The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 05, 2005

WWF award to CIFT scientists
THE first-ever International Smart Gear Award of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been won by a team of CIFT scientists consisting of Dr M.R. Boopendranath (Principal Scientist) Dr P. Pravin (senior Scientist), Mr T.R. Gibinkumar (senior Research ... More

BUDGET

Praj Industries finds Budget positive
PUNE: The Manager Director of Praj Industries Ltd, Mr Pramod Chaudhari, has said the Budget is good, especially with the thrust on agri and agro- processing industries. He noted that reduction in customs duty for metals and molasses, is ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Girijan Co-operative to get 80,000 quintals of tamarind
THE Girijan Co-operative Corporation is taking steps to procure 80,000 quintals of tamarind from tribals in the State and make it available to consumers at reasonable rates, said Mr A. Vidya Sagar, Managing Director. He said in an interview on ... More

POLITICS

TDP walkout over irrigation contract
THE members of the opposition Telugu Desam Legislature Party (TDLP) staged a walkout in the State Assembly on Friday, alleging payment of kickbacks to the tune of Rs 170 crore in the sanction of tenders for the Rs 1,548.42-crore Nettempadu ... More

POWER

`AP free power taking toll on transformers'
THERE has been a steep rise in failure of electrical transformers in Andhra Pradesh following the implementation of the free power supply scheme to farmers. According to the State Finance Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, as many as 38,000 transformers ... More

RUBBER

Rubber firms up as arrivals dip
SPOT rubber prices firmed up followed by acute shortage of the raw material as the lean production period falls in February and March due to extreme dry spell. According to reports, tapping has slowed down almost by 65-75 per cent in all ... More

WATER

Water levels recede at major reservoirs in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Water level at the three major reservoirs, Idukki, Idamalayar and Kallada, has receded slightly in the past week. According to figures released by the Central Water Commission, the level receded from 2,342.82 ft to ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

GEAC approves 6 Bt cotton strains for N. India
THE Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) on Friday approved the commercial cultivation of six genetically-modified (GM) Bt cotton hybrids developed for the northern region by Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd (Mahyco), Rasi Seeds ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

PALM OIL PRICE OUTLOOK 2005
Palm oil seen range-bound
IN what could be termed as an unusual unanimity of views, almost all the speakers at the Palm Oil Price Outlook 2005 conference here said they expected crude palm oil prices to rule between Malaysia ringgit (MYR) 1,300 and 1,500 a tonne, with the ... More

POULTRY

`Poultry sector has only got chicken feed in Budget'
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has handed over a "chicken feed" for the poultry sector compared to what other sectors of the have got, according to the Chairperson of Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group, Ms Anuradha Desai. "The Budget ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Direct sale of Flavourit spices from today
The products can be booked at head post offices. More

CO-OPERATIVES

Agri co-op banks oppose Vaidyanathan panel terms
STATE-LEVEL and primary cooperative agriculture and rural development banks (SCARDBs/PCARDBs) have decided not to associate with the Vaidyanathan Task Force reviewing long-term lending for agriculture and rural development. Speaking to ... More

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