The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 05, 2005

NEWS ANALYSIS
Govt must focus more on non-price, non-trade initiatives
It is unclear how the Government would manage the risk that can potentially arise if state-run agencies are allowed to trade commodity futures in the name of price risk management. More

TEA

Coonoor tea prices up on low offer
PRICES rose on an average Rs 2 a kg at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here on Friday with the volume on offer - 9.9 lakh kg - being one of the lowest for the year. The improvement was more visible in the bottom ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Cotton likely to rise further
NEW York cotton futures ended marginally higher on trade and commercial buying on expectation of demand to pick up in the months to come. The focus next week will likely turn to the monthly supply/demand data due on Friday from the US ... More

COTTON

Documentary on Bt cotton busts myths
RAPID strides made by India in cotton production in the last three years are nothing short of a dream run for any agrarian economy. The period also coincides with the adoption of Bt cotton, the country's first genetically-modified (GM) crop. ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

NDDB takes over sick dairy co-ops in Gujarat
NATIONAL Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has taken over a number of defunct dairy cooperatives in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a move seen by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, better known by its brand Amul, as a ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Crop cover: Satellite images to assess claim payouts
REMOTE sensing technology has now made its way to crop insurance. The Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) will, for the first time in India, be using satellite images to capture crop vigor (biomass) and assess claim payouts to farmers. Mr ... More

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