Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, May 30, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES AQUACULTURE PLANTATIONS Cabinet to take up FDI in plantation THE Group of Ministers on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) headed by the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has recommended permitting 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the plantation sector. The Ministry of Commerce and ... More RUBBER Rubber up on poor arrivals RUBBER prices have scaled up on Wednesday on extremely thin trading. Arrivals continued to be sparse as growers are reluctant to release the available stocks pinning hopes on further improvement in prices. Covering purchases were negligible. ... More SUGAR 
Rajshree Sugars set to launch organic brandRAJSHREE Sugars and Chemicals Ltd (RSCL) is planning to get into pure, organic branded sugar. The company is set to introduce the Demerara Sugar — RSCL sugar brown — to the South Indian market very soon. Demerara sugar takes its ... More TEA Govt favours revamp of tea auction system THE Union Commerce Ministry is in favour of revamping the existing tea auction system based on the recommendations of a consultant appointed by the Government. At a meeting called by the Union Commerce Secretary on Tuesday to discuss the report ... More
Plea for Central aid to small tea growers PRECIOUS METALS Gold hovers near 6-year highs GOLD continued to hover near six-year highs at Rs 5,400 per 10 gm, edging closer to February 1996 level of Rs 5,453 per 10 gm. The absence of buying support did not deter the upward movement of gold. Gold 24 carat opened at Rs 5,370 per 10 gm, ... More WOOL TN has potential to grow woolly animals -- Pilot project to raise wool production being readied LACK of market avenues is retarding the wool development programme in Tamil Nadu, despite the State having the potential to grow woolly animal breeds. This has led to the economics of meat value overtaking the interests on wool, largely due to ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Safeguard duty on edible oils proposed THE Director-General (Safeguards) in the Ministry of Finance has accepted the Solvent Extractors' Association of India's (SEA) application, seeking imposition of safeguard duty on edible oil imports. ``The DG (Safeguards), on the basis of the ... More COFFEE Kochi coffee sale to resume in Sept A TOTAL quantity of 95,587 kg of coffee was on offer in the Cochin coffee sale no.10. Of this, robusta consisted of 87,977 kg and arabica consisted of 7,610 kg. Approximately 70,600 kg of coffee was sold in the auction. The international prices ... More TOBACCO AP farmers anxious as Tobacco Board is yet to enter market The State Government has advanced a loan of Rs 13 crore to the union for buying tobacco and has released Rs 3 crore. More AGRICULTURAL POLICY AP: 4 lakh more acres to come under irrigation The State Government had secured financial assistance from the World Bank to modernise irrigation systems and the water users' associations were entrusted with the task of undertaking works for the maintenance of the canal system. More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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