The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 22, 2006

COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Gold, silver futures for retail investors
The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) on Tuesday launched new gold contract for 100 gm and silver contract for 5 kg. The contracts are designed to attract retail investors. The exchange currently trades in gold .. More

Mobile trading launched in commodity futures
JRG ties up with Financial Technologies More

WHEAT
Millers: Supply wheat at ` reasonable' price
Feeling of Govt may not extend duty concession More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
`Low' splits; remnant brings rain to west coast
The entire west coast is witnessing a wet spell after the `low' in the South-East Arabian Sea got split and an eastward-bound remnant rolled in to the accompaniment of elongated stretches of cloudiness. The rest of the formation is tipped to ... More

CULTIVATION
Jatropha plantation: `Rlys must lower extent of revenue-sharing'
Current norm of 50 pc not attractive to private players More

RUBBER
Spot rubber remains static
Spot rubber continued to rule flat on Tuesday. Trading activities were dull as there were no quantity sellers in the market due to tight supply. But the undercurrent was not firm as all major international indices lost further on all-round ... More

COIR
Mozambique in talks with Coir Board
A high-level official delegation from Mozambique headed by the Governor of the Province of Zambezia, Mr Carualho Muaria, visited the Coir Board office here on Monday and held discussions with the Board Chairman, Mr A.C. Jose. Apart from the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Cap on duty-free vanaspati imports from Lanka
Centre fixes 2.5 lakh tonnes limit; shipments de-canalised More

COFFEE
New Mangalore Port sees increase in coffee cargo
The New Mangalore Port handled 35,726 tonnes of coffee cargo till October during the current financial year as against the annual traffic of 21,717 tonnes in 2005-06. The number of containers carrying coffee cargo increased from 1,113 TEUs ... More

Coffee powder prices up by Rs 10
Coffee traders in Tamil Nadu have upped the price of the powder by Rs 10 a kg to Rs 200/kg. This is the third time that the trade has resorted to the hike in the last 12 months. The blended powder rate, however, varies between Rs 120 and Rs ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Urad prices dip on hopes of better crop
Quality norms relaxed for futures contract More

WTO
`Focus on farmers' capacity building in trading'
Capacity building of the domestic farming sector should precede any dialogue involving India's agriculture related trade under the Doha round/World Trade Organisation because of the heavy odds faced by the small farmers in market place, according ... More

EVENTS
Call to encourage organic farming in a big way
`Growing demand for organic products worldwide' More

NATURAL CALAMITIES
`Indebtedness main reason for farmer suicides'
If MNCs were allowed to control or increase stake in seed business, issue of farmer deaths will never be solved. More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Of quarantine laws & food security
The warnings started coming well before the trip. "Make sure you don't take any food stuffs with you," said one well-meaning friend who had travelled to Sydney. "Or if you insist you need your Indian food, then declare it at the Australian ... More