The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 04, 2002

Demand up for sheet rubber
THE rubber market shot up on a sudden buying spree on Tuesday. Sheet rubber prices touched Rs 38.25 a kg. The uptrend visible on Saturday last continued again after a slight fall on Monday mainly due to better buying by all factions including ... More

SUGAR

Rajshree Sugars plans fuel alcohol unit
Once the Rs 2-crore new plant, based on the `molecular sieve' technology, goes on stream, the company can use the same distillery to produce different ranges of alcohol. More

TECHNOLOGY

ISRO to launch `precision farming'
USING inputs from space-based platforms like satellites, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch a national programme on `precision farming', the Chairman, Dr K. Kasturirangan, has said. The expertise gained by ISRO ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Low funds, strict laws plague medicinal biotech sector
THOUGH the country is blessed with the world's largest bio-resources with tremendous scope for medicinal biotechnology, the potential of this sub-sector still remains untapped. This sub-sector has to operate within the constraints of the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Soya oil tariff raised 10 pc
THE Government has hiked the base import price or tariff values on crude soyabean oil by over 10 per cent following rapid increase in the prices of the commodity in the global market. Only last week, the Government raised the tariff value of ... More

TOBACCO

AP Govt mulls entry tax on tobacco from Karnataka
THE Andhra Pradesh Government is seriously considering the growing demand for imposition of entry tax on Karnataka tobacco being brought into the State for processing in view of that State's attitude in the matter of production and marketing of ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE

SHGs to implement novel insurance scheme for crops
WITH the concept of self-help groups (SHGs) taking deep roots, the sponsors of such a group have embarked upon experimentation to devise new schemes such as crop insurance to ensure that the beneficiaries reduce the risk of repayment of their ... More

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