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India's horticulture sector eyes European mart

India's horticulture sector eyes European mart

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

Seeing a good market in the European Union countries, India's horticulture sector is now busy tapping this potential.

Govt seeks to reduce dependence on bullion import

Govt seeks to reduce dependence on bullion import

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

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.

Govt tightens grip on GM crop trials

Govt tightens grip on GM crop trials

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

After the Supreme Court order, the Central government has further made the multi-location research trials of new genetically modified crops tougher.

FMC calls regional exchanges' meet

FMC calls regional exchanges' meet

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

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.

Cotton industry upbeat on bumper crop

Cotton industry upbeat on bumper crop

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

India's cotton sector is pitting its stakes on a bumper production in 2007-08.

Bt Brinjal trials court controversy

Bt Brinjal trials court controversy

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

Centre for Sustainable Agriculture has leveled serious charges against Genetic Engineering Approval Committee for allowing large-scale field trials of Bt Brinjal.

Rs 300 crore for pulses research likely

Rs 300 crore for pulses research likely

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

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 to soar for two years

Commodities prices to soar for two years

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

Commodities prices will witness a major upheaval in the coming couple of years with demand for food going up.

Bihar plans white revolution with NDDB help

Bihar plans white revolution with NDDB help

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

Now, Bihar wants a white revolution in the state. So, the state has approached National Dairy Development Board to seek assistance.

Organic cotton booms in Gujarat

Organic cotton booms in Gujarat

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

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.

SBI plans commodity broking foray

SBI plans commodity broking foray

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

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.

'Commodity market was never allowed to grow'

'Commodity market was never allowed to grow'

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

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.

Haier India acquires Daewoo Anchor

Haier India acquires Daewoo Anchor

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

As a part of its localisation strategy, the $13.9 billion Chinese consumer durables major, Haier's Indian operations on Friday announced the acquisition of Daewoo Anchor Electronics in India.

Steel PSUs to form 'model villages'

Steel PSUs to form 'model villages'

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

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.

Islamic funds bullish on India

Islamic funds bullish on India

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

Changing political situation in America and European countries have forced rich Islamic investors from the Gulf countries to look for investment opportunities in South East Asian countries, including India.

Container dearth hurts coffee exports

Container dearth hurts coffee exports

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

After rupee appreciation and global and domestic price mismatch, it is container shortage which is harming the coffee exports from India now.

India to host 1st Global Agro Forum

India to host 1st Global Agro Forum

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

The first Global Agro-Industries Forum will be organised in New Delhi from 8 to 11 April 2008.

Hyderabad to host global Soya seminar

Hyderabad to host global Soya seminar

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

Hyderabad will host the third 'international seminar on soya foods - 'farm to kitchen' on August 24-25.

Commodity index to undergo change

Commodity index to undergo change

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

The Multi-Commodity Exchange on Wednesday initiated changes in the composition and weightage of India's first real-time composite commodity futures index - MCX-Comdex.

What are commodity futures markets?

What are commodity futures markets?

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2007

India has a long history of commodity futures trading, dating back to more than 125 years. But futures trading in commodities was interrupted in the mid seventies as the government wanted to usher in an elusive socialistic pattern of society.