The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 27, 2005

Dubai Gold Exchange to start operating in Nov
DUBAI Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the first such marketplace in West Asia, will commence operations on November 22. The DGCX will open its gold futures market on the same day. The DGCX is a joint venture of the Dubai Metals and ... More

CONTRACT FARMING

Reliance to take up large-scale jatropha farming
THE Reliance group's arm, Reliance Life Sciences (RLS), is planning to scale up its jatropha plantation to a few thousand acres in a couple of months' time. Currently, RLS has a 50-acre pilot project called Samalkot Farms at Kakinada, close ... More

AQUACULTURE

Netting foreign exchange
A scene from Chavakkad beach in Thrissur district. Fisheries sector contributes Rs 1,099 crore or 3 per cent of the State's total foreign exchange earnings.

RUBBER

Rubber prices remain unchanged
THE rubber market remained unchanged on Wednesday. The market activity was rather dull as sellers and buyers preferred to stay on the sidelines. NMCE November contract was quoted at Rs 65.10 ( Rs 65.02), December at Rs 63.75 (64), January at Rs ... More

SUGAR

Bannari Amman to roll out `refined sugar'
BANNARI Amman Sugars is planning to roll out a premium brand `refined sugar' for the retail market. "The roll out can be expected within the next three months," Mr S.V. Balasubramaniam, Chairman, Bannari Amman Group, told Business ... More

Ethanol plan set to gather pace
THE programme to supply ethanol-doped petrol is expected to move forward in the coming weeks, with oil companies calling sugar mills for price negotiations. This is important for the sugar mills as it will contribute to boosting the prices of ... More

WATER

Irrigation projects: AP CM for faster State-level forest clearances
THE Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has expressed displeasure over the pace of the State-level forest clearances for the irrigation projects being planned in the State. Stating that any element of negligence on the part of officials ... More

PRECIOUS METALS

Banks see good biz in retail sale of gold coins
GIVEN Indians' love for the yellow metal, banks are increasingly looking at retail gold coins as an avenue for additional income. Banks are also considering extending loans against these coins and offering buyback facilities. Customers need ... More

High prices likely to dampen gold appetite
UNCERTAINTY on more than one front has helped gold make strong gains in recent times. Natural disasters, high oil prices, inflation concerns and apprehension of slowing economic growth have all fuelled interest in the yellow metal to which huge ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Ministry offers subsidy for farm marketing infrastructure
A TOTAL subsidy of Rs 175 crore is available for developing agricultural marketing infrastructure to help farmers in rural areas, the Senior Marketing Officer, Directorate of Marketing, Union Ministry of Agriculture, Mr S. Noohu Kannu, has ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Govt to electronically link Krishi Vigyan Kendras
THE Director-General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Mr Mangla Rai, has said the Government would electronically link 200 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) by 2007 at a cost of Rs 38 crore to various agricultural universities. ... More

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