The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 12, 2002

Making plain timber work like teak
THE Research Wing of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has developed methods to upgrade second level timber to perform like good quality teak and rosewood. According to Dr G. Kumaravelu, Chief Conservator of Forests (Research), the project, ... More

RUBBER

Thin arrivals paralyse rubber
The arrivals, which enhanced the stock during the last few days, suddenly slowed down. Thin arrival was the result of the temporary suspension of tapping in some plantations. The prices of various grades had been paralysed for about a week ... More

SUGAR

Sugar Commissioner asked to earmark cane area for mill
THE Madras High Court has referred a plea by a newly set up sugar mill for reserving a specified area, from which it can get sugarcane supply for production, to the Sugar Commissioner of Tamil Nadu. The court has referred the plea for passing ... More

TEA

Libya lifts ban on Indian tea imports
LIBYA has lifted its ban on import of Indian tea, with the Libyan Purchasing agency - NASCO - now registering Indian companies who have applied for registration with them for all commodities including tea. India and Libya have also ... More

PRECIOUS METALS

AP Govt plans to halve sales tax on gold
OUT of a target of Rs 7,219 crore for Central excise and Rs 1,917 crore for customs fixed for the current fiscal for Andhra Pradesh, Rs 2,966.55 crore towards excise and Rs 856.96 crore towards customs duty had been collected in the first half ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS

NDDB told to buy more milk from Rajasthan
THE Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, has asked the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to increase procurement of milk from Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Development Federation through the board's subsidiary, Mother Dairy, by two lakh ... More

FOODGRAINS

Call to modernise rice mills
MODERNISATION of rice mills is imperative to boost non-basmati rice exports, according to Mr N.T Shanmugham, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries. Speaking at the inaugural function of the three-day national exhibition and ... More

JUTE

Rs 458-cr Jute Tech Mission to be launched soon
THE Union Ministry of Textiles, after the final nod from the Planning Commission expected within the next few days, will be launching the Jute Technology Mission whose financial implications would be to the tune of Rs 458.34 crore. This was ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Vanilla acreage on the rise
ENTHUSED by the current high prices of vanilla beans, more farmers are taking up vanilla cultivation in the southern States and given this trend, 15,000 hectares are expected to be under this crop by the end of the Tenth Plan period. However, ... More

TRENDS

Karnataka: Rains revive rabi hopes
WIDESPREAD rains in the State, especially in the southern and central districts and several parts of northern districts, over the last two days have not only provided some respite to the Karnataka Chief Minister on the Cauvery issue, but has also ... More

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Sep. 29-Oct. 5
Sugar coops want monthly release system to continue

Sub-standard seafood units must go — MPEDA Chairman warns of suspension

Finance Ministry warning against raw sugar imports

Drought bonus for farmers — Kharif procurement prices hiked Rs 5-20 per quintal

Huge palm oil imports impact coconut oil

Floriculture units caught in a pincer

2002 termed all-India drought year

Squeezed soya oil importers plan re-export