The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 03, 2007

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Agricultural innovation project calls for proposals in 2nd round
Hyderabad, Sept. 2 The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), a World Bank-funded programme, has called for proposals under the second round, seeking to find solutions for the agricultural and livelihood issues using innovative ... More

COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Power trading platform gets regulatory nod
Major players eyeing equity stake in MCX-led venture More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
‘Low’ holds as strong westerly flows sustain
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 2 An upper air cyclonic circulation lurking over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and along the north Andhra Pradesh coast descended to lower levels to set up a weak low-pressure area over the ... More

AQUACULTURE
Poor catch
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TEA
Darmona continues to fetch better prices
Darmona Estate’s RD tea, auctioned by J. Thomas and Co, continued to fetch better prices at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) last week. Vinayaka Tea Co bought the RD teas for Rs 120 a kg. This was the ... More

Demand improves for Assam CTC leaf, dust
Kolkata, Sept. 2 CTC leaf and dust of Assam varieties in North Indian auction centres at Kolkata, Siliguri and Guwahati witnessed an improved demand at fully firm to occasionally dearer levels, with Dooars varieties selling around last, ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Bearishness likely in cotton
NY cotton futures ended sharply higher on Friday on speculative buying post the announcement of the weekly USDA weekly export sales report ahead of the long US holiday weekend. The cotton market will be shut on Monday along with other ... More

Signs still bullish in gold
Gold futures ended sharply higher on Friday on firmer stock markets and a strike at a gold mine, and as speeches by the US President, Mr George W. Bush, and the Federal Reserve calmed financial markets ahead of the Labor Day holiday long weekend. ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Going the sugar way?
The domestic dairy industry has dismissed the claims made in the CII-circulated ‘paper’ to justify an extension of the ban on milk powder exports.During 2005-06, exports of skimmed and whole powder exports totaled 50,501 ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Squeeze in pepper supply likely
If the latest reports from the pepper producing countries in the world are any indication, the earlier projections of a tight supply situation in the coming months and a consequent upward swing in the pepper prices cannot be ruled ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Chana prices seen ruling weak in near future
Chennai, Sept. 2 Chana prices are likely to rule weak in the near future in view of increased availability and weak demand for its dal.According to Angel Commodities, huge arrivals of moong in Rajasthan have pressured farmers to ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
CII ‘paper’ seeks extension of milk powder export ban
Not our official position, clarifies Chamber More

OUTLOOK
Gold needs a trigger to surge ahead
Demand inspires confidence in metals rebound More

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