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Thursday, September 12, 2002
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Centre rethink on dormant bourses — FMC orders closure of potato exchange
THE Government is "thinking aloud" on closing futures exchanges that are either witnessing zero volume turnover or not functioning. "There is a loud thinking on why futures exchanges that are not functioning should not be closed down. We are ... More

RUBBER


Rubber firms up
THE rubber market firmed up on Wednesday following reports of rise in international prices. Low volume trading and uncertainty created by absence of sellers kept the prices up. Though sheet rubber RSS 4 was generally traded at Rs 38.50, some ... More

Rubber consignment for Bangladesh
KOTTAYAM: Dr A.K. Krishnakumar, Production Commissioner of the Rubber Board, flagged off the first container of 100 tonnes of rubber for Bangladesh. The rubber being sent from Kochi would reach Chittagong port in Bangladesh. ... More

WATER MANAGEMENT


TN moves SC on release of Cauvery water
THE Tamil Nadu Government has filed an interlocutory application in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to Karnataka to release the balance 4.6 tmc ft of water. The Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, criticised the Centre for what ... More

Opposition backs bandh call — All-party meet wants Krishna to go back to Cauvery authority
AN all-party meting convened today by the Chief Minister, Mr S.M. Krishna, on Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu ended in a deadlock, with the Opposition parties standing their ground against release of Cauvery waters. Their contention was ... More

COTTON


No big deal for farmers
All parties demand vociferously better returns for farmers when in opposition and resort to brutal repression once in power... The Maharashtra Chief Minister does not wish to let go of the hen that has laid golden eggs for politicians for three deca des. He wants to continue the cotton procurement scheme without any price premium. This cannot be, says Sharad Joshi. More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Time-bound vegoil duty cut may check speculation
CONTINUED uncertainty over widely anticipated change in customs duty on edible oil import has kept the trade on tenterhooks. For nearly a week now, trade transactions in the vegetable oil market have considerably slowed down with both sellers and ... More

COFFEE


  • Coffee Board clarification

    TOBACCO


    Plea for tobacco price stabilisation fund
    TOBACCO growers in Andhra Pradesh have mooted a separate price stabilisation fund for the crop. And in this regard, they plan to submit a memorandum to the committee headed by the Additional Secretary of the Commerce Ministry, Mr Saptharishi, who ... More

    AGRICULTURAL POLICY


    Taluk-level consultation centres for farmers
    The new initiative is likely to help farmers grappling with drought-like situation and a political stand-off on Cauvery water release. More
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