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Saturday, May 31, 2003
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT More funds sought for R&D in agriculture THE Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dr Mangala Rai, sought increased investments in agricultural research and development (R&D) to double the productivity of various crops for meeting the needs of the ... More INSURANCE Health insurance scheme for farmers in Dakshina Kannada OVER 50,000 farmers in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka have been covered under the Yashaswini Health Insurance Scheme since its formal launch on November 14, 2002. Said to be the first of its kind in the country, the scheme hopes to ... More RUBBER Imports under advance licence — Rubber goods sector fears policy change THE rubber goods manufacturing sector, which heaved a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of the Bombay High Court paving the way for natural rubber import under advance licence, is now apprehensive that the ... More
Low arrivals keep rubber steady OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Ambiguous decisions hit edible oil trade The benefit of lower duty or lower tariff value seldom reaches consumers who continue to pay a high price for edible oil. More COFFEE G-8 summit to discuss coffee crisis IN its desperate search for solutions to the ongoing crisis among coffee-producing nations, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) has decided to draw the attention of participants at the G-8 summit in June to the issues affecting coffee ... More TOBACCO WHO urges fashion sector to shun tobacco promotion FASHION is being used as the perfect disguise for a product that kills 4.9 million people globally every year. Not surprising then that the entertainment and fashion industry was urged by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to quit promoting ... More POULTRY APPF plea on poultry feed THE Andhra Pradesh Poultry Federation (APPF) had submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Task Force Committee on Drought, Mr L. K. Advani, seeking release of 3 lakh tonnes of feed-grade wheat from the Food ... More EVENTS Meet to promote ricebran oil as health product WITH a view to spreading awareness about ricebran oil, particularly on technology, nutrition, health and marketing aspects, a national seminar will be held in Lucknow on July 13. Organised by the Solvent Extractors' Association of India as ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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