The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, June 18, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rains pound East as depression crosses in
Thiruvananthapuram, June 17 The monsoon depression in the Bay of Bengal has crossed over into Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh, and is expected to keep tracking to the northwest to preside over a productive wet session in east ... More

CULTIVATION
AP to have 10 new circles for minor irrigation
Hyderabad, June 17 The Andhra Pradesh Government delegated financial powers to the District Collectors to sanction minor irrigation works and create 10 new circles under minor irrigation. A decision to this effect was taken by the ... More

Dry lands development scheme
The Department of Agriculture will be developing massive dry lands in Dindigul district under the National Agriculture Development Programme. According to Mr R. Shanmuga Sundaram, Joint Director of Agriculture (in-charge), to begin with, bio-mass ... More

AQUACULTURE
Struggle for survival
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INSIGHT
Irrational exuberance on food front
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RUBBER
Spot rubber gains
Kottayam, June 17 The physical rubber rates improved further on Tuesday. Sheet rubber RSS 4 closed better by 50 paise at Rs 129 (128.50) a kg on scattered trading as there were no quantity sellers or buyers in the market. The prices sustain at ... More

WATER
AP ploughing back water service charges to farmers’ organisations
Rs 24 crore sanctioned for dredging operations More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Amul turnover up 23%
Anand, June 17 The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which owns and markets the Amul brand of milk products, registered a growth of 22.9 per cent to reach a record turnover of Rs 5,255.41crore in 2007-08, an increase ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Mentha oil hits upper circuit
Mumbai, June 17 Mentha oil futures continued its bull run to hit the upper circuit of four per cent on MCX on Tuesday. It closed higher at Rs 510 a kg on concerns of crops damage in Uttar Pradesh due to the recent rains. Cardamom gained 1.88 ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
‘Post-harvest technology needs large investments’
Agriculture Secy stresses need for regulated markets to drive growth More

EVENTS
Course on feed manufacturing tech
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