The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 02, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Buzzing seas lure dry westerlies into trap
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 Invading westerlies are gradually expanding their reach farther into the plains of north and central India but a web of land-based cyclonic circulations and a busy Bay of Bengal have conjured up some defence to the ... More

RUBBER
Rubber Board calls for tough stand on market speculators
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Covering groups lift rubber prices
Kottayam, Oct. 1 Intensified rains continued to lift the domestic rubber prices once again to further highs as covering groups turned aggressive amidst acute short supply. Though the overseas reports were negative and major ... More

TEA
Tata Tea goes for single umbrella brand
Mumbai, Oct 1 Having bagged the largest volume share in the tea market, Tata Tea has decided to unify all its tea brands under the name of Tata Tea. The four Tata Tea brands – Tata Tea Premium, Tata Tea Gold, Tata Tea Agni and ... More

COIR
Ministry sanctions Rs 50 lakh for global coir fair
Kochi, Oct. 1 To provide a major exposure to the coir industry in the international market, the Coir Board is organising India International Coir Fair-2007 from December 7 to 11 at Kochi. Mr Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
NMCE revises margin in pepper, jeera contracts
Ahmedabad, Oct. 1 The National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) today revised margins in pepper and cumin seed (jeera) contracts with effect from commencement of trade on Monday (October 1, 2007), to be collected on real-time basis.While ... More

Pepper futures move up on speculative activities
Kochi, Oct. 1 Pepper futures market on Monday moved up marginally on speculative activities.There were no spot sellers. However, investors holding expired stocks were putting it on sale. Some business said to have taken place at Rs 2-3 ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DST plans real-time mapping of standing crops
DETERMINING HEALTH STATUS More

M-COMMERCE
Reuters rolls out info service for farmers
Pune, Oct. 1 Reuters has launched Reuters Market Light (RML), a live service to provide farmers in the country with customised updates on commodity pricing, news and weather conditions via SMS messages on cell phones in Hindi, English and the ... More

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