The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 13, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Chill factor rules supreme
The chill factor continued to rule supreme in the North and Northwest on Tuesday as cold wave conditions prevailed over many parts of Punjab, Haryana, the Jammu Division, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, East Uttar Pradesh and ... More

CULTIVATION
Experimental organic paddy harvested at Vadakkencherry
Kochi, Feb. 12 The first experimental organic paddy crop in Vadakkencherry panchayat in Palakkad district was harvested on Tuesday with the inauguration of the 50-acre demonstration plot by the District Panchayat President, Ms Subaida Isahaq. ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices rebound
Kottayam, Feb. 12 The domestic rubber prices rebounded moderately following a spurt in international rubber rates on Tuesday. The tyre sector revised their quotes to Rs 94.50 a kg for sheet rubber but they failed to procure the raw material at ... More

SUGAR
Implement sugar package in ‘letter & spirit’, bank chiefs told
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday advised public sector banks to implement the scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar undertakings, popularly described as ‘sugar package’, in “letter and ... More

TEA
Tea exports drop 30%; output dips marginally
Shipments suffer on Iraq, Pak factor; weather hits crop More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
‘Raise import tariff on tapioca starch’
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Paddy processing research centre gets national institute status
Centre allots nearly Rs 50 cr for additional buildings More

JUTE
Jute procurement from AP suspended
The Jute Corporation of India has suspended purchase of jute for the past couple of days and the officials here are unable to confirm when it will be resumed, putting jute farmers in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts to great distress. ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Volatility crushes pepper futures
Kochi, Feb. 12 Pepper futures market on Tuesday crashed on excessive volatility allegedly caused by the numerous “technical sell calls” by market analysts of leading brokers. Adding fuel to fire the Forward Markets ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Confusion over rice export ban notification
Mumbai, Feb. 12 Uncertainties have continued to dog rice exporters, as one arm of the Government does not know what the other is doing. Exporters find themselves at their wits end because of the interpretation given to the ... More

WTO
India hails revised WTO texts on agriculture, NAMA
‘No compromise on developed nations cutting trade-distorting subsidies’ More

INTERVIEW
‘Small farmers must get their share of credit’
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