http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications en-us Copyright 2009 The Hindu Business Line Sat, 04 Jul 2009 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline.jpg http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ 320 62 Metals http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451970100.htm Chennai, July 3 Five public sector banks and three of the private sector are in danger of losing about Rs 1,300 crore, as a loan account of a public sector undertaking, STCL Ltd, has turned Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Rice http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451071600.htm Chennai, July 3 Rice prices continue to rule steady with adequate stocks and assured supplies in the southern States. Despite the delayed monsoon in the Cauvery delta and a drop in summer crop, Kuruvai, ample groundwater Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Rubber http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451061600.htm The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved an amendment to the Rubber Act of 1947, which among other provisions, entails change in the definition of a small grower. The Rubber Amendment Bill would be introduced in the ensuing session of Parliament. This Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Tea http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451081600.htm Kochi, June 3 Scanty rains in the tea-growing regions of both North and South India through June have affected production. “But for the last few days of June, the average rainfall in the growing regions have been far below normal, hitting Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Climate & Weather http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451031600.htm Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 The overall picture of an entrenched monsoon continues to be in tact, though concerns are now being raised over the strength of the ‘low’ supposedly shaping up in the Bay of Bengal. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Cotton http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451951700.htm Andhra Pradesh, one of the leading cotton growing States in the country, is expected to grow the crop on 11.80 lakh hectares 2009-10 as against Rs 13.98 lakh ha last Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Horticulture/Fruits & Vegetables http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451881700.htm Gangtok, July 3 The Sikkim Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling, has directed the State agriculture department to develop horticulture and floriculture sectors as an attractive income Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Water http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451111600.htm Chennai, July 3 The water storage level in the 81 major reservoirs in the country remained critical but showed marginal improvement this Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Rubber http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451021600.htm Kottayam, July 3 The physical rubber prices closed steady on Friday. Supply concerns and imports were the two major factors which dominated the market mood and most of the traders preferred to stay back waiting for a clear trend to set in. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Agricultural Institutions http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451011600.htm Hyderabad, July 3 With delayed monsoons threating farmers, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has suggested a four-pronged strategy to overcome it. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Spices & Condiments http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451421700.htm Kochi, July 3 The pepper futures market continued its fall on Friday with the prices of all contracts falling sharply on selling Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Dairy & Dairy Products http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070451901702.htm Sat, 04 Jul 2009