The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 16, 2002

Monsoon sets in on time
IN what can be constituted as good news for the economy, the southwest monsoon has arrived over the South Andaman sea on May 14, which is around its normal date. "Considering that the normal date for the monsoon to set in over the South ... More

El Nino global impact may be weak
EL Nino, the unusual weather pattern caused by a rise in the Pacific Ocean surface temperature, is likely to evolve by the end of this year but its global impact might be considerably weaker than 1997-98. According to the Climate Prediction ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Madras HC vacates stay on Tantea broker selection
THE Madras High Court has vacated the interim stay it granted in the Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (Tantea) case on March 15 and posted the writ appeal for immediate hearing after the vacation. Mr Justice P. Shanmugham and Mr Justice ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Facelift for Cubbon Park

RUBBER

Supply crunch props up rubber

COIR

Coir fibre extraction units fighting for survival
COIR fibre extracting units in and around Tiruchi are in dire straits. As many as 12 small and tiny units have already stopped functioning for want of quality raw material and due to lack of Governmental support. These units, located on the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Trade split on GM soya oil import
THE Agriculture Minister, Mr Ajit Singh's flip-flop over restrictions on import of soyabean oil produced out of genetically-modified (GM) soyabean has evoked a wide range of reaction— from cynicism to ridicule on the one hand and praise on ... More

Edible oil imports rise in April
EDIBLE oil imports in April smartly improved to 3.68 lakh tonnes (lt), from 2.27 lt the previous month. April arrivals comprised 2.01 lt of crude palm oil, 73,900 tonnes of crude olein and 87,300 tonnes of degummed soyabean oil. ... More

Argentine crisis hits global oilseed market
WITH major financial crisis gripping Argentina and banking system paralysed for days, vacillating Government policy towards exports has created tremendous uncertainty in the global oilseeds import market. India, too, is expected to be affected by ... More

COFFEE

Lower demand at Kochi coffee sale
KOCHI: A total quantity of 1,69,741 kg of robusta coffee was on offer in the Kochi coffee sale. Of this, approximately 14,000 kg was sold. The international prices on the day of the auction in the London market for the month of May ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Malaysian crop casts shadow on pepper
PEPPER prices have witnessed a declining trend this week. Spot prices dropped by Rs 300 a quintal on Tuesday from the prices during the weekend. MG 1 garbled fell to Rs 9,300 from Rs 9,600 and ungarbled declined to Rs 8,900 from Rs 9,200 a ... More

EVENTS

Vegoil meet on tech upgradation
MUMBAI: A national seminar-cum-workshop on "Technology Upgradation in Vegetable Oil Industry'', to be held in Mumbai on May 18, will discuss the latest technology available in the country to reduce cost of processing and improve ... More

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Unofficial badla is back -- Current rates range between 18 and 22 pc

Maruti: Govt assured of Rs 1,424 cr mop-up from public issue

El Nino global impact may be weak

Citicorp Finance to take stake in 2 Shriram cos

BSNL set to offer STD calls 30 pc cheaper: Pilot VoIP project under way

Sinha denies links with Flex chief: `It was a routine, transparent transaction'

Qatar Petro seeks nod for airline jt venture with Gesco, UB Air

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
May. 5-May. 11
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