The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 21, 2002

Farm products' marketing -- Karnataka bid to streamline activities
CLOSE on the heels of arecanut traders accusing harassment by the Government agencies for moving to a centralised marketing yard, the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) has now accused the traders of trying to prevent any attempt to ... More

TAXATION

CII for phased levy of tax on farm income
"There would not be any constitutional barrier for taxing agricultural income by amending the definition of this phrase in the Income-Tax Act, 1961.'' More

TEA

Good show by South Indian teas in 2001
EVEN as the tea industry in the South had been complaining of poor returns last year, an analysis of the tea market shows that the teas from the region fared better than those from the North. The average price at the auctions in the country ... More

Dusts in demand at Kochi sale
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Though a good general demand witnessed in the dust sale, it was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 896,000 kg on offer in the dust category, ... More

FOODGRAINS

Foodgrains offtake surges by 55 per cent
THERE is some good news at last for the Government on its bloated foodgrain inventories front. Offtake of grains from the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) godowns has surged by over 55 per cent during the first eight months of the current ... More

COTTON

Downward correction in cotton

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Palm oil futures to consolidate

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Downward trend in pepper
As farmers are not willing to sell their produce below the Rs 6000-level, daily arrivals have fallen to 30-35 tonnes/day from 60-70 t/day. More

IPR

`Patent laws a hurdle for biotech R&D'
LACK of good patent laws is deterring US pharma majors from investing in Indian biotechnology R&D, according to Ms Susan Kling Finston, Assistant Vice-President, PhRMA. PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America) represents US ... More

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