The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 15, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rain surplus builds up; deficit in northwest
The rain surplus has begun consolidating once again with all-India area weighted precipitation recording +3 per cent as on September 12 (+2 per cent till the previous week) even as rainfall deficits became entrenched at some places in the ... More

CULTIVATION
More acreage under kharif crops this year
Monsoon rains, prices give positive push More

COMMODITIES
Inflation rate at 99-week low
New Delhi, Sept. 14 After riding high for the better part of the year, a dip in prices of manufactured products and some food items brought down the inflation rate to 3.52 per cent for the week-ended September 1, a 99-week low. The ... More

Cheaper food items keep inflation rate on leash
Wholesale Price Index of all commodities up at 214.4 More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Horticulture aid for Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli district has received Rs 11.23 crore under the National Horticulture Mission Programme for 2007-08. According to the District Collector Mr Prakash, Rs 2.13 crore would be allotted for establishing new mango, amla and banana orchards ... More

RUBBER
Mixed trend in rubber
Kottayam, Sept. 14 Spot rubber witnessed a mixed trend on Friday. RSS 4 firmed up by 50 paise to Rs 87.50 a kg at Kottayam, while it maintained the same level at Kochi. Ungraded rubber also firmed up on improved demand while the remaining ... More

TEA
Steady trend at Kochi tea auction
Prices of most teas remained steady at the Kochi tea auction, which had 10,60,360 kg of dust tea on offer. Best CTC dust remained steady, good liquoring, medium and plainer varieties were barely steady, while finer grades of CTC were ... More

WATER
‘Give priority for old ayacut’
A farmers’ body in Salem has urged the State Government to ensure irrigation to old ayacut of the Vashista river flowing in the district. The construction of Anaimaduvu and Kariakoil dams across the river has deprived the old ayacut of ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Soya futures trade higher
Mumbai, Sept. 14 Soya complex traded higher on the bourses taking support from record high energy prices and bullish outlook by USDA indicating lower soybean production in US, said Mr. Pranav Mer, analyst at India Infoline. Soya oil ... More

Edible oil imports up in August
Mumbai, Sept. 14 Edible oil imports increased 29 per cent, touching 4.69 lakh tonnes for August against 3.63 lakh tonnes during the same period last year, according to the Solvent Extractors Association. Out of the total edible oil ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Govt hints at scaling down wheat import target
Cites higher domestic production as reason for the move More

VENTURE CAPITAL
Boost to Theni agro units
The Tamil Nadu Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (TSFAC) has come forward to offer venture capital assistance and project development facility for promotion of agriculture and agro-based units in Theni district. According to the District ... More

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line

Union Budget 2007-08

Railway Budget 2007-2008

Economic Survey 2006-2007

Top Stories
‘Demand for combo solutions growing’

Norms for semiconductor policy issued

LIC targets 31% rise in new biz premium

Exploration permitted on allotted coal blocks

Intermediate holding co critical for growth: IBA

Forex reserves rise $1.5 b

More acreage under kharif crops this year

Realty cos opting for jt ventures with foreign players

Looking back
Sep. 2-Sep. 8
Going the sugar way?

The other side of micro-finance

Sugar barons accumulate cane arrears

Bears control metals complex

Icrisat, Rusni Distilleries develop model for using sweet sorghum