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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES AQUACULTURE: Lakshadweep gets nod for 100-t fishing vessel buy Cold storage option to boost fish output. Kochi, Nov. 24 Following the sanction by the Finance Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Centre has approved the acquisition of a 100-tonne fishing mother vessel to the Union Territory of ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Cardamom crashes on heavy arrivals Labour shortage at grading centres adds to woes. Kochi, Nov. 24 The cardamom prices crashed last week at the Kerala and Tamil Nadu auctions on heavy arrivals and shortage of labour at grading centres ... RICE: Lower coverage ... INSIGHT: Emaciated food policy In the seventeenth century France, when the poor were getting restive during a famine, Marie Antoinette famously asked them to eat cake instead of bread. The result: France burned and the Empress paid dearly with her life. India might not burn, ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: Bay trumps forecasts, spins up early ‘low’ Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 The southwest Bay of Bengal has trumped forecasters by spinning up a ‘low’ off Sri Lanka and neighbourhood on Monday ahead of an anticipated and potent easterly ... CASHEW: ‘Expand cashew cultivation in N-E States’ Mangalore, Nov. 24 There is a need to expand cultivation of cashew in north-eastern and east coast States such as Orissa, according to Mr Oscar Fernandes, Union Minister of State for Labour and ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures rise a tad Kochi, Nov 24 Pepper futures market after witnessing high volatility was closed marginally up ... TEA: Duncans Tea chalks out plans to expand market share Hyderabad, Nov. 24 The next time when you visit a retail petrol outlet or your LPG gas dealer don’t be surprised if they try to sell a pack of tea ... OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL: Vanaspati sector opposes customs duty hike on palm oil The ongoing tussle between the liquid oil trade and the domestic vanaspati industry has intensified with the latter making a strong pitch for continuing the current duty structure for palm oil and palm ... INFRASTRUCTURE: Rajasekhara Reddy promises lift irrigation plans for 3 districts Visakhapatnam, Nov 24 A massive lift irrigation scheme will be taken on the Godavari to irrigate 3.21 lakh acres in Visakhapatnam district, 3.94 lakh acres in Vizianagaram and 85,000 acres in Srikakulam district, according to the Andhra ... Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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