Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, February 14, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES COMMODITY EXCHANGES Online pepper futures trading hits roadblock A MAJORITY of the members of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association (IPSTA), the promoters of the International Commodity Exchange (ICE), have turned down the proposal to begin online trading in pepper futures. About 102 members of the ... More PLANTATIONS Even as wage talks remain inconclusive -- TN planters offer cash advance THE member plantations belonging to the Planters' Association of Tamil Nadu (PAT) have agreed to offer a cash advance in lieu of salary, as the wage talks still remain inconclusive. The plantation managements would disburse the advance on ... More RUBBER Rubco floats tender to export 10,000 tonnes THE Kerala State Rubber Co-operative Ltd (Rubco) has issued a global tender to export 10,000 tonnes of RSS (ribbed smoked sheet) 4 grade rubber as part of efforts to promote the commodity's shipment from the country. The tender, floated this ... More
Rubber weak EDUCATION Institute for organic farming soon COIMBATORE: The Union Government has proposed to set up a National Institute on Organic Farming in Ghaziabad very soon, Dr J.S. Samra, Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management), ICAR, said. He said the institute would ... More LEATHER Normalcy returning to leather market THE leather market has begun to witness normal overseas enquiries during the last two weeks. Most of the tanners, manufacturers and exporters of leather and leather products are busy in confirming and processing fresh and trial orders secured at ... More BIO-TECH & GENETICS Call to boost research on GM crop A QUANTUM leap in agricultural yields, and pest resistance, can only be achieved through genetically modified varieties and the line of research has to be encouraged, even though there are some apprehensions over such varieties, Dr I.V. Subba ... More COTTON HC permits Dindigul mills to import cotton at old duty SPINNING mills affiliated to the Dindigul Spinners Association (Dispa) have been allowed by the Madras High Court to have their imported cotton in transit released by paying the old customs duty rate of 5 per cent and furnishing security/bank ... More COCONUT & COPRA Bleak prospects More TOBACCO Tobacco growers want interest rates lowered THE Andhra Pradesh Virginia Tobacco Growers' Association has urged the Centre to reduce the interest rates on loans to tobacco farmers on par with the level of export credit and entail greater credit flow to the agriculture sector. In a ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS Pepper prices drop PEPPER prices have fallen by Rs 250 a quintal in less than five days at the terminal market on lack of buying support from domestic buyers and exporters. Spot pepper MG 1 garbled was sold at Rs 6,050 on Wednesday as against Rs 6,300 a quintal ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Feb. 3-Feb. 9 Govt may allow FDI in tobacco sector S&S Industries exits oil palm business -- TN licence being reallocated to Cauvery Oil Coffee output slide likely to continue Gold, silver zoom to new high ISEC to pick up stake in sugartrade.com Gold zooms to 5-year high Rose exports up ahead of Valentine's Day |
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