Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, September 17, 2008 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES WHEAT: Wheat prices crash on poor offtake by mills Talks of Centre’s open market sale hit sentiments. Chennai, Sept. 16 Wheat prices in primary markets of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana have crashed on poor offtake by rolling flour mills and talks of the Centre selling wheat at Rs 1,000 ... AQUACULTURE: Govt plans fisheries varsity ... CASHEW: `Growing cashew can help eco restoration' Cashew, a versatile tree crop, apart from being a commercial crop, could play several roles, such as, in eco-restoration, coastal and environmental protection, increasing the income of small farmers, employment generation for rural poor etc., if ... TEA: Pak’s entry cheers small tea growers Coonoor, Sept 16 Nilgiris small tea growers have urged the Commerce Ministry to take necessary steps to retain Pakistan for sustaining the CTC leaf ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: ‘Low’ ramps up to just below cyclone strength Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 16Monday’s ‘low’ over the north Bay of Bengal became well-marked the same evening, intensified into a depression on Tuesday morning and further into a deep depression (one notch below tropical ... COMMODITY EXCHANGES: NCDEX hikes penalty on delivery default Applicable for contracts expiring in Oct. Mumbai, Sept 16 Commodity markets regulator, Forward Markets Commission (FMC), has approved the proposal of NCDEX to hike penalty on delivery defaults to three per cent from 2.5 per cent, besides ... RICE: Kuruvai in full swing ... RUBBER: Spot rubber slips on global cues, weather Kottayam, Sept. 16 Domestic rubber prices dropped further on Tuesday. The market lost its grip as selling from traders and growers became dominant followed by a positive change in weather and sharp declines in global rubber ... AWARDS & HONOURS: Kurien chosen for agriculture leadership award Anand (Gujarat), Sept. 16 Dr Varghese Kurien, father of the White Revolution in India and the architect of Operation Flood, has been selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Awards Committee of Agricultural Leadership ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures market recovers on tight supply Kochi, Sept. 16 The pepper futures market on Tuesday recovered on tight supply position coupled with bullish ... RICE: Direct purchase centres for paddy Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has opened 15 more direct purchase centres (DPCs) in Nagapattinam district from Tuesday in addition to the existing 84 DPCs functioning in the district for purchase of kuruvai paddy from the farmers. ... Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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