Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, January 18, 2005 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES FARM CREDIT State Bank of Mysore gives Rs 650-cr farm loans STATE Bank of Mysore has advanced Rs 650 crore for agriculture sector till December 31, 2004 against the target of Rs 675 crore for the current financial year, according to Mr B.N. Ramaiah, General Manager. Addressing presspersons here on ... More RICE Ryots to assess new rice tech ABOUT 250 farmers from 12 districts in the State have been selected to assess the feasibility of the System of Rice Intensification technology. The initiative is being funded by the WWF International, using its farmers' participatory research. ... More AQUACULTURE Tsunami to affect fishing sector in short run: SEAI THOUGH the initial reports have indicated that the export capability of the seafood industry may not have been seriously hit by the recent tsunami, later assessments have shown extensive damage to the sector, says a press release issued by the ... More
Mussel farming turns a flourishing trade FLORICULTURE A rose in Bengal's cap WEST Bengal is set to figure on the commercial rose farming map shortly. A private company North East Flora has started cultivation of Dutch roses. Mr Sailen Sarkar, West Bengal Minister for Food Processing Industries and Horticulture said at ... More HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES `Hill Banana' growing by Palani's grace THERE is a sudden spurt, both in area and demand for the Hill Banana - Virupakshi. Though the demand for the fruit did not ever die down, growers have been disinclined to raise this variety because of its susceptibility to the Bunchy Top ... More PESTICIDES Agrochem cos may post better results this fiscal on export focus AGROCHEM companies are expected to turn in a moderately satisfying performance for the 2004-05 season so far although there was a delay in the arrival of monsoon rains. Overall domestic sales are much better over the earlier year, higher by ... More POWER Free power should be reserved for poor farmers: Digvijay Singh FREE power should be given only to the poor farmers and "freebie culture should not be encouraged," Mr Digvijay Singh, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and AICC General Secretary in charge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh, has said. He ... More RUBBER Rubber market rules steady THE spot rubber market was steady on Monday. The only exception was sheet rubber which lost 25 paise to close at Rs 52.50 against Rs 52.75 a kg. Traders were waiting for a green signal from the overseas markets, while the absence of active ... More SUGAR Balrampur Chini plans Rs 200-cr expansion SUGAR major Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd has worked out a Rs 200-crore expansion programme, under which it will set up a new 7,000-tonnes-crushed-per-day (TCD) sugar plant and expand the capacity in two of its four existing mills. With the ... More AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS FCI to float bonds to raise Rs 1,000 cr THE Food Corporation of India (FCI) is all set to float its first tranche of bonds to mobilise Rs 1,000 crore out of the total Rs 5,000-crore market borrowings size allocated to it by the Finance Ministry. "We will complete the first tranche in ... More COTTON `Policy on cotton seeds needed' THE Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Dr. C. Ramaswami, has emphasised the need for an integrated policy on cotton starting from seeds. `There is no regulation on seed release. Private seed producers continue to ... More CASHEW Pest attack worries cashew cultivators in Perambalur CASHEW cultivators in Perambalur district are worried over the increasing incident of pest attack caused by a pest-tea mosquito bug on their crops. About 39,000 hectares in the district are under cashew crop. Samples of the damaged leaves of ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS Maximum residue levels for spices, dried chillies mooted THE Joint FAO/WHO meeting on Pesticides Residues (JMPR) held recently in Rome has recommended maximum residue levels (MRLs) for spices and dried chillies and all the recommendations are expected to be approved by the next meeting of the Codex ... More
Kerala pepper procurement makes no impact on prices SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY New technology to preserve sweet toddy THE Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pilicode, has developed a technology to preserve sweet toddy for a year without fermentation. Disclosing this, Mr R. Hali, former consultant to Dr M.S. Swaminathan Foundation and a former Director ... More INTERVIEW 
`Steel e-commerce arena already crowded'THE year 2000 saw a departure in the auctioning of secondary steel in the country. Today, more than 70 per cent of non-prime steel auctioned by manufacturers is transacted through the Net. As the first mover in the field, steel trading portal ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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