According to Krishi Bhawan officials in New Delhi, due to the well-distributed rainfall this monsoon, kharif production is set to rise perceptibly and consequently the net sown area will also increase.
Westward ho! That seems to be the new slogan of India's horticulture sector now.
After the Supreme Court order, the Indian government has further made the multi-location research trials of new genetically modified (GM) crops tougher.
Four months after the launch of Futures trading in polymers in India, NCDEX seems to have met with little success. The daily average volumes in PVC have been ruling around Rs 50-60 lakh
Corporate houses are adding sheen to the domestic commodity exchanges now.
Cardamom could soon be traded through an electronic system, which Spices Board says would ensure trading transparency and help small growers.
ITC Ltd has acquired the Technico Pty Ltd of Australia. The acquisition has been made through Russell Credit Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary and investment arm of ITC Ltd.
Seeing a good market in the European Union countries, India's horticulture sector is now busy tapping this potential.
India has asked its top geological agency to explore additional reserves of 20,000 tonnes of gold and diamonds in several states in a bid to reduce the country's dependence on imported bullion.
After the Supreme Court order, the Central government has further made the multi-location research trials of new genetically modified crops tougher.
The Forward Markets Commission will convene a meeting of 21 regional exchanges in the country to prepare a plan of action for their revitalisation, commission's chairman B C Khatua said.
India's cotton sector is pitting its stakes on a bumper production in 2007-08.
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture has leveled serious charges against Genetic Engineering Approval Committee for allowing large-scale field trials of Bt Brinjal.
With prices of pulses playing a big role in the rising inflation rates in India, the government may allocate more funds for research in pulses development.
Commodities prices will witness a major upheaval in the coming couple of years with demand for food going up.
Now, Bihar wants a white revolution in the state. So, the state has approached National Dairy Development Board to seek assistance.
After the Bt Cotton boom in Gujarat, it is the turn of organic cotton now. Keeping pace with the global trends, certain areas in Gujarat are going for organic cotton.
In a major step, SBI Capital Markets, India's leading investment banker, has decided to enter commodity broking and expand aggressively its online equity trading to take on competition from ICICI in the sector.
India's apex commodities regulator - the Forward Markets Commission - is a hub of activity these days. The Bill amending the Forward Contracts Regulation Act is pending before the Parliament.
India's public sector steel companies will spend a whopping Rs 230 crore (Rs 2.30 billion) on corporate social responsibility to build 'Model Steel Villages' across the country during the current financial year.
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