CLIMATE & WEATHER
Weather trends throw up confusing signals
Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 A prevailing western disturbance in northwest India, a typhoon-in-making in the South China Sea basin and a decaying La Nina have combined to throw up confusing signals for evolving weather over the sub-continent. ... More

AQUACULTURE
Fishermen upset over extended ban period
Visakhapatnam, April 15 The imposition of a ban on fishing for two months this year, as against the usual 45 days, has upset local fishermen and the associations have urged the State Government to reduce the period and provide them monetary ... More

INSIGHT
Freeing farmers from intermediaries
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New growth engine for economy
Sardar Sarovar dam More

FLORICULTURE
Blooming trade
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RUBBER
Spot rubber prices improve
Kottayam, April 15 Spot rubber rates improved on Tuesday. The market flared up on supply concerns. A positive closing in the global futures extended further support to the domestic mood. Sheet rubber RSS 4 moved up to Rs 108 from Rs 107 a kg ... More

TEA
Nilgiri tea output up 20%
In the first quarter of calendar 2008, tea production in the Nilgiris, the largest growing district in the South, is up by 20 per cent over the five-year mean, according to the UPASI Tea Research Foundation. The biggest increase ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
‘No stock limits for imported edible oils’
Chennai, April 15 The Union Government has clarified that the stock limit, being enforced under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 will not apply to imported edible oils.In an order passed on April 7, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Turmeric futures hit lower circuit
Mumbai, April 15 The Government anti-inflationary measures such as imposition of inventory limits by the State Governments and possible ban on futures trading in essential commodities continue to affect sentiments of traders in the commodity ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Labour shortage hits wheat harvest operations
Arrivals of wheat may extend beyond May 31 More