The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 16, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Peninsular coast gains at northwest’s cost
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 15 Peninsular India has witnessed some of the heaviest winter rainfall, until now, with coastal Andhra Pradesh (+668 per cent), south interior Karnataka (+452 per cent) and Rayalaseema (+364 per cent) topping the ... More

CULTIVATION
Six-month certificate course in organic farming launched
Government plans Rs 366-cr outlay to boost production More

AQUACULTURE
Measures sought to revive seafood sector
Exporters say industry facing crisis More

COMMODITIES
Cheaper food items keep inflation rate on leash
Wholesale Price Index of all commodities at 217.4 More

RUBBER
Mixed trend in spot rubber
Kottayam, Feb. 15 Spot rubber rates showed a mixed trend on Friday. According to sources exporters were comparatively active in the main marketing centres. RSS 4 finished unchanged at Rs 96 a kg at Kottayam while the grade improved by 50 paise ... More

TEA
Tea producers earn Rs 12 crore less at Coonoor
Coonoor, Feb. 15 Producers who sold their teas through the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) earned Rs 12.06 crore less in 2007 compared with 2006. Though the volume sold rose marginally, the price realisation was ... More

FOODGRAINS
Wheat buffer stocks: States’ contribution a source of worry
Punjab, Haryana make up over 90% of Central procurement More

COTTON
Vidarbha cotton farmers to tour TN
Coimbatore, Feb. 15 A group of cotton farmers from the Vidarbha region in Maharahstra, which has reported high incidents of farmers suicides due to penury farming, will be touring western Tamil Nadu, including Coimbatore and adjoining ... More

‘Estimate cotton crop accurately’
Indian Spinning Millowners Association (ISMA) has asked the Centre to facilitate correct estimation of the domestic cotton production so as to fix the surplus available for exports.The association has also suggested for assessing the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
‘Keep veg oil customs duty unchanged’
Chennai, Feb. 15 The Central Organisation for Oil Industry and Trade (COOIT) has urged the Union Finance Ministry to keep the customs duty on import of vegetable oils unchanged in order to help increase oilseeds production in the ... More

TRENDS
Under a cloud
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