Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, May 04, 2005 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES COMMODITY EXCHANGES NCDEX launches agri index The index acts as a barometer of the underlying (agri) sector's performance. It also indicates the relative performance of the sector vis-à-vis the reference period and acts as a powerful information tool and benchmark for investment performance. More
MCX gets quality certification CLIMATE & WEATHER Weather forecast for the farm MONSOONS follow a complex cycle. Agriculture is a gamble in monsoons and, in consequence, has a number of cycles of its own. The prices of agricultural produce nosedive when the new harvests come to the market and start climbing up till they ... More SEEDS 
Saving for posteritySeeds of various crops being stored in the genebank of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) headquarters at Pathancheru, Hyderabad. The genebank is the bedrock of Icrisat's crop improvement research. This ... More INSIGHT 
50 pc of farm households indebted: SurveyCLOSE to 50 per cent of the farmer households in the country are indebted, a survey on indebtedness of farmer households carried out by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has revealed. The organisation's `Situation Assessment Survey ... More
Rice: Towards enhancing yield in rain-fed areas RUBBER Rubber prices gain Covering groups and purchase agents turned active again expecting revised and better quotations from major manufactures amidst low supply. All grades gained smartly but latex 60 per cent closed static following low trading interest. Sheet ... More SUGAR Triveni to set up 3 sugar units "Our capacity is expected to double in the next three years." More COTTON 
Bt cotton allowed in some States, not in APTHE Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) on Tuesday renewed its permission for Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) to market its three varieties of Bt Cotton hybrids - MECH-12Bt, MECH-162Bt and MECH 184Bt - containing Cry 1 ... More
Contract cotton farming helps Super Spinning Mills to reduce contamination COFFEE 
`Coffee production likely to be lower till 2007'LOW prices of coffee in the world market during the past four years have forced the planters to cut costs, leading to a drop in production which is likely to continue up to 2007, according to Mr Anil Kumar Bhandari, President, UPASI. During ... More GENERAL INSURANCE Service tax exemption for farm income insurance premium THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has proposed a service tax exemption on the premium paid under the farm income insurance scheme. The Ministry of Agriculture had in 2003-04 introduced the farm income insurance scheme with the objective ... More MINERALS Unlock mineral sector's potential, says McKinsey MCKINSEY & Company has suggested that India should aspire to expand its key minerals value chains by three to four times over 10 to 12 years in order to leverage its natural resources for faster economic development. At the same time, the ... More PEOPLE New Director for NAARM HYDERABAD: Dr Satya Prakash Tiwari has assumed charge as Director of National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) at Rajendranagar near here. Prior to this assignment, Dr Tiwari was the Assistant Director General (Seeds) ... More TRENDS CWC targets farmers for value-added services THE Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has initiated steps to offer a package of value-added services to the farmers from farms to market level. Under various schemes, the corporation has been educating farmers in areas nearby CWC warehouses ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Apr. 24-Apr. 30 Govt may lower wheat output projections — Above normal temperature in Nov-Dec affects yield Ginger exports cross 13,000 t US to review dumping duty on Indian shrimp Global commodity investors may turn cautious Cabinet nod soon for Jute Technology Mission `$500-mark for gold no longer a fancy' Tea exports from South rise in 2004 Spices exports rise 18 pc in 2004-05 |
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