The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 04, 2008

FARM CREDIT
Kerala registers Rs 1,156-cr growth in farm loans
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 3 The outstanding agricultural advances by commercial banks in Kerala recorded an increase of Rs 1,156 crore in the first half of the current financial year.This was, however, slightly lower than the growth of ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Punjab, Haryana may receive rainfall
Contours of what could in all probability be a ‘pincer-like’ approach of the wet climes about to buffet Jammu and Kashmir and the adjoining northwest border are becoming increasingly clear. The India Meteorological ... More

INSIGHT
Ban on cotton exports will harm farmers more
The Union Government in the recent past has been taking various measures to protect the interest of the cotton farmers. Some of the important measures include relief packages, particularly to the Vidarbha cotton farmers. In spite of such ... More

RUBBER
Madurai rubber cluster gets ‘in-principle’ approval
The proposal for establishing a rubber cluster at Madurai has been given ‘in-principle’ acceptance by Tamil Nadu.According to Mr P.T. Krishnamurthy, President, Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association ... More

Spot rubber prices unchanged
Kottayam, Jan. 3 The physical rubber rates were unchanged on Thursday. Sheet rubber RSS 4 was traded at Rs 94 a kg consecutively for the sixth day at Kottayam and Kochi lacking support from traders. RSS 3 spot moved up to Rs 102.55 from ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Focus on dairy farming in Uttara Kannada
Enthused by the response to the kisan melas (farmers’ conventions) in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, the Dakshina Kannada-based non-governmental organisation — Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) ... More

FOODGRAINS
Ban maize exports by pvt trade: Poultry sector
‘Prices rising on hoarding, speculation in forward markets’ More

COTTON
Cotton lint prices stay firm
Coimbatore, Jan. 3 Cotton lint prices continued to remain firm during the current fortnight. While cotton exports to countries, including China and Pakistan, has enabled a firm price trend, the off-take by the domestic mill sector remained ... More

SILK
Dumping duty on raw silk imports extended
Plea to impose the levy for 5 more years under consideration More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Speculative buying buoys pepper
Kochi, Jan. 3 Pepper futures market went up sharply on Thursday on speculative buying by bull operators following a series of “buy calls” from technical experts. The arrivals of new crop have not yet taken place even after ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Gold zooms past Rs 11,000 per 10 gm
Recycled metal enough to meet slack demand More

WTO
India seeks effective cuts in overall farm support from rich countries
New Delhi, Jan. 3 As the agriculture negotiations for trade liberalisation have begun in Geneva on Thursday, India would continue to insist on “effective cuts” in the Overall Trade-Distorting Domestic Support (OTDS) being liberally ... More

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