Following good demand from domestic sector, cement shipments have come down by almost 30 per cent this year.
Rice processor REI Agro entered retail sector in Punjab region announcing to launch 50 more stores in the region with an investment of some 50 crore (Rs 500 million)in a year.
Although domestic cotton production in 2007-08 is expected to be good, global productions are predicted to fall.
The Communist Party of India Marxists said that Reliance gas pricing was 'artificially inflated.'
Experts at the seminar ruled out the possibility of coconut causing increased risk of heart ailments.
Brazil, Russia, India and China - popularly known as the BRIC nations - continue to be the hottest destinations for global investors, a new report from consulting firm Grant Thornton said on Wednesday
Derivatives are financial instruments that are derived from an underlying asset's value
In fact, a cotton futures exchange was started in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1875.
Soon, traders in India could play in the global agri futures market. India's commodity exchanges have asked the market regulator, Forward Market Commission, to permit evening trading in internationally linked agri commodities.
In a giant move, the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations company has decided to invest Rs 375 crore (Rs 3.75 billion) in Ethiopia to develop 10,000 hectares of tea plantation.
The Indian government is on a wheat buying mission. Officials said India will buy a record amount of the commodity to increase stockpiles even as the world price of wheat has skyrocketed.
In a step to study the functioning of regional exchanges and recommend measures to strengthen them, Commodity market regulator Forward Markets Commission has constituted a task force.
Despite the enormous commodity potential in developing countries, agricultural finance has been decreasing steadily over the past 20 years
Contract farming, which helps farmers reduce the risks of production and marketing, thrives in several states with governments making suitable legal provisions.
The controversy over wheat imports is refusing to die down. In yet another questionable move, the State Trading Corporation of India on Thursday
The Spices Board will take part in 13 global fairs during the current financial year.
Farmers may find it easy to avail of agriculture loans now as a group, set up by the Reserve Bank of India, has recommended changes in the loan procedures.
Cardamom auction crossed a milestone on Thursday when the first-ever e-auction of the commodity was inaugurated by Union minister of state for commerce Jairam Ramesh at Bodinayakannur.
It is an Internet-based government regulated derivatives exchange where traders can hedge against or speculate on economic events and price movements.
Worry and nervousness have gripped investors worldwide. With the outburst of sub prime issue in the United States leading to a re-pricing of risks, markets have witnessed a secular sell-off all across the world.
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