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CLIMATE & WEATHER


Excess rains in 3 dists
HYDEL power capital Idukki (+50 per cent) and the drought-hit Wayanad (+12 per cent) and Kottayam (+84 per cent) were the three districts that recorded excess rainfall while Pathanamthitta (+4 per cent), with its share of hydel stations, totted ... More

CULTIVATION


Nod for policy framework on organic farming awaited: TNAU
A POLICY framework on organic farming awaits Government approval. The structure has been prepared and submitted to the Tamil Nadu Government by the farm varsity. Disclosing this at a seminar on `Organic Agriculture in Peninsular India - ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Bananas, oranges tag on to Maharashtra's export kitty
THE Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) is all set to add a few more products to its export kitty. Mahamango, mahaanaar (pomegranate) and mahagrapes have been doing the rounds for the last couple of ... More

A good year seen for alphonso mango
COME summer and the most awaited fruit for the Punekars or Maharashtrians is the king of fruits, alphonso mango, which is seen in the Mandai by end of March. Mangoes start trickling into the markets by mid-March and are usually picked up ... More

RUBBER


Rubber imports may come down under VAT regime
AS value added tax (VAT) comes into force in Kerala from Friday, rubber trade has moved into a lower tax regime which experts say will benefit growers and user industries alike. Under the VAT, natural rubber will have only four per cent ... More

Rubber dealers keep off market for third day
RUBBER dealers continued to abstain from trading consecutively for the third day on Friday. According to sources, sheet rubber is expected to open with a gap above Rs 58.50 on Saturday against Tuesday's closing at Rs 56.75 a kg while the ... More

TEA


Tata Tea divests control in tea estates in Kerala
TATA Tea today divested management and control over 55,529 acres of tea estates in Kerala and transferred 12,770 workers to the newly formed company, Kannan Devan Hills Plantations Company Ltd. Mr T.V. Alexander, Managing Director of the new ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS


IRMA board begins search for new chief — Conspiracy to capture institute, says Kurien
THE daily engagements card on Dr Verghese Kurien's table said it all. The only entry for April 1 was: "10:30 - IRMA board meeting???" On a day marked by intense drama, the board of the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) virtually ... More

`Present director would have to go'
DR V. Kurien on Friday vociferously defended his position as the chief of IRMA, an institution he had built 25 years ago. Instead of buckling under pressure, he said that the incumbent Director, Prof K. Prathap Reddy, would have to go. Excerpts ... More

EVENTS


Call to step up investment in farm sector
INFUSION of higher levels of investment in agriculture, continuing domestic support, protection to growers and consumers by deploying tariff rates effectively and strengthening regional trade are some of the critical issues that need the ... More


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