The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 10, 2003

Rains bring relief to delta farmers in AP
RAINS under the influence of a depression in the Bay of Bengal this week have brought some relief to the Krishna delta farmers and the water release into the canals from the Prakasam barrage here has also improved to meet the requirements of the ... More

CULTIVATION

Plans to develop wasteland in Sivagangai
THE Sivagangai district administration has drawn a contingency plan to develop one lakh hectares of wasteland over three years. According to the District Collector, Dr J. Radhakrishnan, the district has a large area of Government and private ... More

INSIGHT

The curdled controversy
IT IS now almost a year since the simmering tensions between Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF or Amul) Chairman, Dr Verghese Kurien, and his counterpart at the National Dairy Development Board ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Karnataka: Call for change in cropping pattern in coastal districts
THE Director of Department of Horticulture, Bangalore, Dr G.K. Vasantha Kumar, has stressed on the need for change in cropping pattern in the coastal districts of Karnataka. Presiding over a seminar and workshop on "Potential of tuber crops", ... More

RUBBER

Rubber weakens
RUBBER prices weakened on Thursday. RSS 4 declined to Rs 49.50 from Rs 50 per kg on Wednesday. ISNR 20 and latex were static in the absence of quantity sellers amidst moderate demand. The futures market turned better on Thursday. The ... More

TEA

2 pc flat tax on tea auction sales mooted in TN
The Tea Auctioneers Association of South India (TAASI) has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to introduce a flat rate of 2 per cent tax on auction sales of tea through the Coonoor Tea Trade Association and the Tea Trade Association of ... More

Tea trade subdued at Coonoor
DOMESTIC tea trade remained subdued this week following the Pooja holidays with many Gujarat-based buyers who normally pay higher prices and pick up quality teas choosing to postpone their purchases. Hindustan Levers Ltd operated, although ... More

COIR

Coir co-ops in a shambles, says study
A RECENT study conducted to evaluate the performance of Coir Vyavasaya Cooperatives (CVCs) - set up with the objective of solving the problems of the industry and to bring all coir workers into the cooperative fold to ensure them regular work ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Oilmeal exports may top 35 lakh t
"Demand will not be confined just to soyameal. We see a good demand for groundnut meal and rapeseed meal also." More

PEOPLE

Amrita Patel gets fresh term as NDDB chief
THE Government has re-nominated Dr Amrita Patel as the Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for a fresh five-year term. The decision is seen as a major blow to her erstwhile mentor and predecessor, Dr Verghese Kurien, who had ... More

Roller Flour Mills' body chief
BANGALORE: Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta has been elected President of the Karnataka Roller Flour Mills Association for the year 2003-04 at its annual general meeting held here recently. Mr B.N. Mahaveer and Mr Pramod Kumar S have been made the ... More