Have you heard of an electronic exchange to trade electricity? Soon, online power exchanges will be a reality in India.
Pakistan says it will go with the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline despite skepticism over the project from the United States.
India is all set to train a large number of cotton traders from African countries from Tuesday.
For the mandarins of the reform process in our country, over the past one and half decades, the disquiet in our countryside is becoming difficult to dispel
A trader should be properly equipped with modern tools before entering into market arena.
Faced with competition from India following the volatility in the Futures market here, global giants in pepper production - Indonesia, Vietnam and Brazil - have formed a group to protect their interests.
The consumer affairs ministry has assured the pepper and jeera traders that it would look into their demands.
India's export revenue from biotechnology grew by 47 per cent to reach to 1.2 billion dollars in the financial year ended March 2007, a survey said.
Spices Futures market is heading south and the trend is expected to continue for sometime from now.
The stage is set for foreign investors to invest in India's commodity exchanges. The Manmohan Singh Cabinet will give formal approval this week on allowing foreign investment in commodity exchanges.
Kerala's cardamom growers have reason to cheer
Rising prices have hit export of Basmati rice this year
Delay in monsoon has affected the sowing operations of various crops during the kharif season, reducing the acreage of these commodities this year.
In an effort to keep tabs on the sale, quality and distribution of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the state, the Andhra Pradesh government is mulling to come out with a 'GM Seeds Act'.
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said that it is necessary that farmers are given relevant information and guidance in simple language to generate better returns from farming activities.
In an effort to rein in inflation, the State Trading Corporation is likely to float a tender to import up to 2 million tonnes of wheat this month.
Strengthening of rupee has made Indian rice dearer in the international market
Gujarat's mango growers are a happy lot today. Their produce, Kesar mangoes, are leaving Indian shores to conquer American palate on Thursday.
Finally, gold prices have started heading south this week. Prices of yellow metal tumbled to an eight-month low of Rs 8,600 per 10 gm
Commodity market regulator Forward Markets Commission may not allow futures trading in cement.
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