The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, December 30, 2006

New norms soon for commodity bourses stakes
The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is likely to adopt a flexible view compared with SEBI, the capital market regulator, while preparing guidelines for shareholding norms for commodity markets. The new norms are likely to be finalised in ... More

6 BME members killed in mishap
The Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) remained closed on Friday as six of its members were killed in an accident in Madhya ... More

CULTIVATION
Wheat acreage up 6.7%, tops 260 lakh hectares
Area under maize up, oilseeds sowing still trails More

COMMODITIES
Inflation rises on costlier manufactured items
Wholesale Price Index of all commodities up at 207.8 More

RUBBER
Rubber firms up on covering purchases
Physical rubber prices finished firm on Friday. The market improved mainly on covering purchases since leading international markets continued to rule better in the weekend session. Certain major manufacturers were buyers on sheet rubber up to ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Hatsun Agro, Boost tie up
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, the Chennai-based private dairy, has tied up with Boost, the energy drink, to give its consumers a double advantage through a special offer. According to a press release from Hatsun, by returning five ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
New Director for CAZRI, Jodhpur
Dr K. Pandu Ranga Vittal has been appointed as the new Director of the Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur, a national institute under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Rajasthan. Dr Vittal, ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Groundnut exporters upset over double levy collection
Despite Govt clarification that export item must bear cess only once More

CASHEW
Europe to get Indian biodynamic cashew
The Mangalore-based cashew manufacturer and exporter Achal Industries is planning to introduce biodynamic cashew in the world market during 2007-08. Addressing presspersons at the cashew factory here on Friday, Mr G. Giridhar Prabhu, ... More

EVENTS
Delhi to host biodiesel meet next week
New Delhi will host the first major national convention and exhibition on biofuels, more specifically biodiesel, called Bio-Energy Tech 2007 during January 5 and 6, event organisers, Bio Diesel Association of India (BDAI), said. The association's ... More

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