The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 28, 2003

Commodity exchange, NSDL sign pact
NATIONAL Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) has signed an agreement with the National Securities Depository Ltd to enable depository participants to maintain in an electronic form balance of commodities held by the participants of ... More

FARM CREDIT

Kerala State Cooperative Agri bank announces new lending rates
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Cooperative Agricultural And Rural Development Bank (KSCARDB) has announced new rates for loans for long-term agricultural, non-agricultural and house construction purposes from December 1. ... More

CULTIVATION

Rabi pulses, oilseed sowing gathers pace
CONGENIAL climatic conditions have accelerated sowing of rabi crop, particularly pulses, rapeseed and mustard, an Agriculture Ministry note has said. "Sowing of rabi pulses is gaining momentum, while wheat sowing has commenced," it said. So ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Juicy deal
Oranges from Nagpur being sorted in a godown in Thrissur for supply to shops. Due to a glut, the price has come down to Rs 15 a kg.

RUBBER

Rubber declines on global trend
RUBBER prices declined on Thursday. Sheet rubber RSS 4 fell to Rs 53 a kg from Rs 54 on Wednesday. All the grades except latex were down as traders turned themselves into sellers, since the reports from the world markets were not favourable. ... More

TEA

Tea industry awaits sops for export
A plea has also been made to reduce import duty on tea machinery to five per cent. More

FOODGRAINS

With truckers reluctant to operate — Zonal rlys urged to move foodgrains to North-East
THE Railway Board has urged the zonal railways to accord priority to movement of foodgrains and essential commodities to the North-East in view of present uncertainty over truck movement to that region. The Hindi-speaking truck drivers and ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

`TN taxes on oils, oilseeds must be brought down'
THE Tamil Nadu Government should bring down taxes on oil and oilseeds trade to make the business competitive and prevent tax evasion, according to the Madurai Oil and Oilseeds Association. In a representation, the traders have requested the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Cardamom falls on heavy arrivals
HEAVY arrivals in the absence of a corresponding increase in demand have pushed up the prices of cardamom down at the major auction centres in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. During the past four days, arrivals at four major centres were 192 tonnes, of ... More

EVENTS

Call to boost apiculture
HONEY bees play a vital role in preserving bio-diversity, conservation of flora in a particular eco zone and improvement of agricultural yields and, therefore, a concerted effort should be made to make bee-keeping an integral feature of ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES

Nandan Agro to unveil 7 safed musli formulations
NANDAN Agro Farms is working on preparing seven formulations from an indigenous medicinal plant - safed musli. Mr C.S. Jadhav, Marketing Director of the Hyderabad-based company, said here on Thursday that one formulation had been prepared ... More

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