Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, May 07, 2005 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Icrisat releases pigeonpea strain resistant to virus ICRISAT's pigeonpea variety ICP 7035, claimed to be highly resistant to pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus (PPSMV), has been recommended for release at the recent Zonal Research and Extension Advisory Council meeting at the University of ... More COMMODITY EXCHANGES Speculative sales pull down sugar futures — Spot trading comes to standstill FUTURES prices of medium grade sugar at the NCDEX have declined by about Rs 100 a quintal in the last eight trading sessions, mainly on speculative sales against extremely cautious buying. Medium grade sugar prices of the current May contracts ... More FARM CREDIT Malaprabha Grameen Bank farm credit disbursal doubles in 2004-05 THE Dharwad-based Malaprabha Grameen Bank — which has 243 branches in Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag and Belgaum districts — registered a growth of 99.55 per cent in its agriculture credit portfolio during 2004-05. Syndicate Bank sponsors this ... More WHEAT Procurement, arrivals of wheat lower MARKET arrivals and procurement of wheat by official agencies continue to indicate a lower-than-expected wheat crop for this year. Arrivals have been lower by 10.12 lakh tonnes (lt) in various mandis across the country and progressive ... More CLIMATE & WEATHER MET SIGNS `Low pressure' in Bay of Bengal THE upper air cyclonic circulation that has been persisting over Southeast and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal has set up a low-pressure area over the Southeast Bay on Friday. According to the official India Meteorological Department (IMD) ... More AQUACULTURE Kerala Govt bans trawling from June 15 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government proposes to impose the monsoon-time ban on mechanised trawlers within the State's territorial waters for 45 days from June 15. The Fisheries Minister, Mr Dominic Presentation, announced this ... More INSIGHT 
National Jute Policy: Revitalising the sector's fibreThe jute industry has been beset by several problems, including competition from the synthetics sector, high labour costs, obsolete machinery and operational diseconomies, all of which have led to endemic sickness. In this background, the National Ju te Policy, unveiled by the Textile Minister recently, and the proposed restructuring of the Jute Corporation of India are welcome moves that will give the sector a fresh lease of life, says G. Srinivasan. More RUBBER Shortage persists in rubber market ACUTE shortage of rubber continued to haunt the operators all over the main marketing centres. Covering groups seemed to panic while chasing the meagre arrivals to fulfil their weekly commitments. Buying from the futures market was also reported ... More TEA Kundah tea revival project launched A MASSIVE scheme, called "Kundah Tea Revival Project" to replant 3,000 hectares of age-old tea in the Kundah belt in the Nilgiris with high-yielding modern clones, has been launched as a concerted effort of Tea Board, UPASI Krishi Vigyan Kendra ... More PRECIOUS METALS Karnataka to study Australian co's plan for Kolar Gold Fields THE Queensland-based Indian Mineral Corporation has sought the Karnataka Government's support to its proposal to revive Kolar Gold Fields. Karnataka would further consider the interest shown by IMC and would urge the Centre to take a speedy ... More JUTE Training in jute bags making in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: The Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of Andhra Pradesh is organising a one-month training programme in manufacturing jute bags, in association with Andhra Bank and National Centre for Jute Diversification (NCJD), Kolkata, for ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS Uninterrupted cardamom auctions likely this year THE anticipation of an early crop arriving in the market in June might result in uninterrupted auctions this year unlike in the past when the major auctioneers unofficially used to suspend auctions for about six weeks in the lean season. The ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back Apr. 24-Apr. 30 Govt may lower wheat output projections — Above normal temperature in Nov-Dec affects yield Ginger exports cross 13,000 t US to review dumping duty on Indian shrimp Global commodity investors may turn cautious Cabinet nod soon for Jute Technology Mission `$500-mark for gold no longer a fancy' Tea exports from South rise in 2004 Spices exports rise 18 pc in 2004-05 |
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