The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 15, 2008

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Scientists achieve breakthrough in plant breeding
Hyderabad, Feb. 14 In a step that can augur well for the food crops, a team of scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here has identified a gene in plants that can lead to produce plants equivalents to hybrids in ... More

RICE
Samba, thaladi paddy harvest nearing completion in Nagapattinam
Harvest of samba and thaladi paddy crops in the Cauvery delta region of Nagapattinam district is nearing completion and 90 per cent of the harvest was over in the district.Mr P.R. Vaithiyanathan, Joint Director of Agriculture, ... More

Kerala sets up Paddy Board
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 14 The Kerala Government has constituted a Paddy Board with the objective of increasing production of rice.The board will be headed by the Agriculture Minister with the Agriculture Production Commissioner as ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Weak westerlies bring splotches of rain
Feeble western disturbances have started venturing into Jammu and Kashmir right under the nose of a domineering high-pressure zone on the Pak-Afghan border. Stray moisture kicked up by these systems will be emptied as splotches of rain ... More

INSIGHT
How green is my Blue Hill
An organic dream takes seed in The Nilgiris… More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices improve
Kottayam, Feb. 14 Spot rubber improved on Thursday. According to observers, certain traders exploited the opportunity to lift the prices as there were no quantity sellers in the market. RSS 4 moved up to Rs 96 a kg from Rs 95 a kg both at ... More

TEA
Leaf teas surge on good demand at Kochi sale
Kochi. Feb. 14 Good general demand propped up the price of medium CTC dust teas by Rs 1-2 at the Kochi tea auction. High priced CTCs were barely steady at last week’s levels. Orthodox dust varieties also remained steady. ... More

CASHEW
Full mechanisation of cashew industry unlikely
New tech sought to overcome shelling difficulties More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Upward trend continues in pepper futures
Kochi, Feb. 14 Pepper futures market on Thursday witnessed high volatility during the day and closed marginally higher than that of Wednesday closing.The upward trend said to have been created by the FMC’s decision to enhance the ... More

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