AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
EMPLOYMENT
Shades of toil
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
Westerly trough delays monsoon withdrawal
Weak monsoon will unleash rains along southeast coasts
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CULTIVATION
High prices dissuade rubber growers from replanting
‘Slaughter tapping’ may hit output in the next few years
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PULSES
Chana futures gain on NCDEX
Mumbai, Sept. 6 Chana futures on NCDEX gained 1.5 per cent to Rs 2,299 per quintal on strong demand. However, far months contracts were on backwardation (futures lower than spot prices) indicating that the Government efforts to boost ...
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RUBBER
Buyer resistance pegs spot rubber down
Kottayam, Sept. 6 Spot rubber lost its grip on Thursday. Prices moved down in tune with a weak closing in Japanese futures though there was not any significant selling pressure from dealers or growers. Sheet rubber settled marginally down at ...
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WATER
Preliminary steps on for new dam at Mullaperiyar
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 6 The Kerala Government has initiated preliminary steps for the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar. The Minister for Water Resources, Mr N.K. Premachandran, said in reply to a question in the State ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
‘Coconut oil, an ideal fat’
Kochi, Sept. 6 Coconut oil is the ideal fat next only to mother’s milk, as the lauric acid in coconut oil gets converted inside the human system into monolaurins, the best fat that mother milk has, according to Prof B.M. Hegde former ...
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Russia to sign draft rules today on Indian sesame seeds import
Kolkata, Sept. 6 The Export Inspection Council of India (EIC), set up primarily to facilitate development of exports through quality control and pre-shipment inspection, is learnt to have been nominated as the agency from the Indian side for ...
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COCONUT & COPRA
Rejuvenation plan
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Speculation keeps pepper futures hot
Kochi, Sept. 6 Pepper futures market continued its upward swing on Thursday but much on speculative activities.The high volatility in the trading gives the impression that the way trading is going on uncontrolled that it is in the hands ...
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