Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, August 20, 2008 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES WATER: Storage level in major reservoirs improves Monsoon revival helps; situation seen improving further. Chennai, Aug. 19 The revival of monsoon since the last week of July has helped improved the water storage level in 81 major reservoirs in the country but it is still lower compared with ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: Bay waters warming up for fresh system Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 19 The eastern end of the monsoon trough is still scouring the waters of the north-east Bay of Bengal for signs of a possible cyclonic circulation or ‘low’ even as the western end continued to run close to ... OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL: Relief for FMCGs as palm oil prices plunge 40% down from March peak. Palm oil has become the latest item to join the bandwagon of plunging commodities, its prices falling by nearly 11 per cent over the last week to a 15-month low of about $700 a tonne. Prices of the palm oil complex ... ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK: Livestock Board, Sree Chitra Institute launch joint venture Move to produce animal tissues of biomedical quality. The Kerala Livestock Development Board (KLDB) and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) have launched a joint venture project for developing ... TEA: Bengal tea workers to seek higher bonus It has to be substantially more, says union spokesman. Kolkata, Aug 18 Tea garden workers in West Bengal will press for higher bonus this year. ... FARM CREDIT: Co-op banks grant Rs 86 cr as farm loans Co-operative banks have extended farm loans to the tune of Rs 86.69 crore to over 47,600 farmers of the composite Perambalur district in the last couple of years. ... AQUACULTURE: On collision course? SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures fall below spot prices Pepper futures market dropped on Tuesday on bearish activities. August contract dropped by Rs 156 to Rs 14,010, below the spot prices for MG 1. The fall in other contracts was from Rs123 to Rs201 a ... RUBBER: Spot rubber declines further Kottayam, Aug. 19 Rubber prices fell further on Tuesday. The sentiments were hit by the losses in Japanese rubber futures as the January contract fell below its all time low of ¥300.5 followed by heavy long liquidation. RSS 4 moved down ... OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL: Cargill to launch olive oil soon New Delhi, Aug. 19 The domestic olive oil market is set to see a new entrant — Cargill India. ... TEA: H1 Coonoor tea auctions fetch Rs 82 cr more Coonoor, Aug. 19 Producers who sold their teas through the 31 auctions conducted by Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) in the first half of this year received Rs 82.25 crore more than in the same period last year. ... EVENTS: Upasi meet on Sept 9 Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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