AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
`Time to tap potential of commodity futures'
EVEN as the Indian capital markets have begun to ease over the last couple of weeks, experts have warned both brokers and investors to spread their risks and enter into viable alternate avenues such as commodity futures. Talking to ...
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NCDEX plans futures trading in 5 more commodities by month-end
THE National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) will start futures trading in jute, black pepper, gram dal, rubber and guar from the end of this month. According to Mr Narendra Gupta, Chief Business Officer of NCDEX, the exchange has ..
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CULTIVATION
Cauvery farmers look to alternative cropping systems
A GOOD number of farmers in the Cauvery delta region are said to be looking at alternative cropping systems to tide over the acute water shortage. They are now prepared to switch over to short duration crops with less water use instead of going ...
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RUBBER
Rubber unchanged on dull trading
THE spot rubber market continued to stagnate on Monday. All the grades were inactive in the absence of market participants. Arrivals were meagre due to low production in the prevailing drought conditions. It is reported that the temperature has ...
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Subsidy for rubber exports may continue
The subsidy per kg is likely to be less than what is being offered during the current fiscal.
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TEA
Exporters help sustain Coonoor tea auction
EXPORTERS lent a useful hand to sustain the market during the weekend when 7.39 lakh kg of teas were offered for sale at the auctions conducted by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA). But for them, the market would have crashed as most of ...
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Tea break
A view of the tea museum in Munnar, set up by Tata Tea recently. Among other things, the museum houses equipment and machinery used by the company in the olden days. The museum will be an added attraction to tourists visiting the hill ...
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DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Milk production up in Perambalur dt.
MADURAI: The daily milk production in the Perambalur district has gone up by 9,500 litres, thanks to the formation of 25 all-women co-operative societies, according to Mr N. Ramadoss, Deputy Registrar of Co-operatives, Dairy Development. ...
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TOBACCO
Tobacco auctions disrupted in AP
TOBACCO auctions have been disrupted in Andhra Pradesh over an incident at an auction floor in Nellore district last week. The Tobacco Board officials are trying to sort out the issue and are hopeful of getting the floors opened by Tuesday. ...
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REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Govt defends move to declare NDDB as PFI
THE Department of Company Affairs has defended the decision to declare the National Dairy Development Board as a `public financial institution' (PFI) under the Companies Act, despite the latter's basic mandate to promote dairy and other ...
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INTERVIEW
`Strengthen framework for commodity futures'
THE pioneer of net trading in the country's capital markets, Mr C.J. George, Managing Director of Geojit Financial Services Ltd, has now taken to the commodity futures markets with gusto. In a free-wheeling interview to Business Line, he ...
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
New Delhi to host meet on medicinal plants
HERBAL products will be among the fastest-growing categories in the coming years, and exploring this will be an international conference on livelihoods and trade options in medicinal plants and herbal products to be held in the Capital later this ...
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BOOKS
Agriculture almanac from ANGRAU
HYDERABAD: The Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) has released Vyavasaya Panchangam (agriculture almanac) on Sunday, the Telugu New Year day. The panchangam covers all crops in the State giving the details ...
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