Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, January 09, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES PLANTATIONS Marginal fall in cardamom CARDAMOM prices declined marginally on Monday at the major auctions in Kerala and Tamil Nadu for want of buying support. However, a drop in arrivals prevented a steep fall. Buying activities, by both exporters and domestic players, were at low ... More RUBBER Sheet rubber unchanged SHEET rubber market was unchanged on lacklustre trading on Tuesday. Demand from the tyre and general rubber goods sectors was modest. Latex market however, remained steady to firm as buyers had difficulty in locating enough supply. RSS 4 was ... More TAXATION ICAI urges tax on farm income It has been recommended that cases in which agricultural income exceeds more than Rs 2 lakh should get the accounts audited to `discourage assessees from showing taxable income as agricultural income.' More FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING Food park funds not used fully: Minister FAILURE of the States and Union Territories to fully utilise the first instalment of the funds released by the Centre for the food parks has led to a delay in the release of the second instalment, the Union Minister of State for Food Processing ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS `Market-driven tech key to biotech success' MARKET-DRIVEN technology and assessment of internal and external market requirements are among the key elements important to the success of biotechnology infrastructure as biotech-parks and incubators, said Dr M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, M.S. ... More
FOODGRAINS FCI blamed for wheat products export mess THE pricing policy of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has kept export of wheat products from taking off, claim southern roller flour millers. For reasons best known to itself, FCI has announced prices that make exports unviable. While ... More COTTON Customs duty on raw cotton doubled THE Government has doubled the basic customs duty on raw cotton to 10 per cent. The move follows a recovery in domestic production from last year's 12-year-low of 93.9 lakh bales (of 170 kg each) to an estimated 123 million bales in ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Groundnut oil may rise on consumer switch-over GROUNDNUT oil prices are seen rising from the current levels in the next couple of months in view of consumers' increased preference for it over sunflower oil. As a result of good prices, farmers are also expected to opt for sowing groundnut next ... More REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS Mangalore APMC direct buys from Jan 20 MANGALORE: The Chairman of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee here has announced that the Mangalore APMC would start direct purchase of arecanut, copra and other agricultural commodities from January 20. The direct purchase is ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Dec. 30-Jan. 5 Cotton market stuck in a year-end limbo Wheat output set to recover Govt mulls foreign stake in tuna sector RBI nod for bank credit to units in export zones |
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