The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 16, 2006

RICE
LT Overseas' ready-to-cook rice
LT Overseas, owners of `Dawat' basmati brand, is all set to foray into the ready-to-cook flavoured rice segment. "We have already successfully developed ready-to-cook flavoured rice varieties and would soon launch lemon, ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Fresh `low' forecast in Bay
Renewed rainfall likely in Orissa, West Bengal More

AQUACULTURE
Karnataka mulls fisheries harbour in Mangalore
Plans to interlink rivers in DK, Udupi More

INSIGHT
Why should government fix Bt cottonseed price?
An action of the Government in fixing the price of a given item pre-supposes that there are no alternatives available and that the farmer is unable to make a rational choice. The mere launch of a new product does not mean that established alternative products are withdrawn. The former, in fact, gives more choice to the farmer and he is free to choose the best based on the cost-benefit analysis. More

Dose of poison when pesticides enter food chain
About 350 pesticides are used on the foods we eat, and to protect our homes and pets. They can cause health problems, such as birth defects, nerve damage, cancer, and other effects that might occur over a long period of time. More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Bollworm threat — Bt cotton may face pest trial this year
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Sattur Chamber hails duty cut on palmoil
Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the announcement of the partial customs duty reduction on crude palmoil and crude palmolien from 80 per cent to 70 per cent and other factions of crude palm oil, from 90 per ... More

Bone of contention
Notification No. 88/2006-Customs (N.T.) was the bone of contention between edible oil traders on Tuesday. While one trader had a "notification" obtained from the CBEC Web site that showed the tariff value being raised, another had the value that ... More

Tariff value hike of palm group of oils rolled back
Centre `corrects' notification', leaves trade in confusion More

POULTRY
Set to take off
BEGINNING TO RISE: Eggs being stacked in a godown at Kochi. Egg exports are set to resume, especially to the Gulf countries, after the Union Government declared that the country was free from avian influenza. After the declaration, the farmgate ... More

INTERVIEW
Crude likely to be bullish, gold weak
Ms Rajini Panicker of Man Financial says she is bullish on crude and, therefore, crude on decline would remain a buy. She also says in the next couple of weeks the trend for gold will be weak. Excerpts from CNBC-TV18's exclusive interview with ... More

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