The turnover of commodity exchanges in 2006-07 financial year is likely to touch a whopping Rs 37 lakh crore (Rs 37 trillion), according to the data from Forward Markets Commission.
The government's policy of interference has broken the backbone of futures market in India
The diversion of US grain to produce ethanol to fuel cars has led to an increase in world food prices
Prohibition state Gujarat is adding colour to the favourite drink of Bacchus.
In the GenNext world, waste of the past is best of the present. Otherwise, how can one believe that a Punjab-based company will be depending on rice husk to power its new power generation plants.
A sweet war is all set to erupt between India and Pakistan.
India's agriculture ministry has identified a list of around 80 special products that should get tariff treatment as part of the World Trade Organisation's current Doha Round negotiations.
The Ahmedabad-based Claris Lifesciences has received the United States Food & Drug Administration clearance for its sterile injectable manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad.
KPIT Cummins Infosystems, a global IT consulting organisation, announced on Tuesday a definitive agreement with Cargill Ventures to issue shares of $4.5 million on a preferential basis, in addition to warrants convertible into shares of up to $4.5 m.
Can disparity in futures prices at two prime commodity exchanges in the country hold pepper trade to ransom?
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India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Consumer Affairs has called for a complete ban on futures trading in essential commodities like wheat, rice and sugar.
A food exhibition in Japan has given hope to cashew exporters in India. The exhibition, 'Foodex Japan 2007', featured Indian cashew products like 'kaju kathli' and 'halwa' which attracted several inquiries at the event.
According to the latest estimates released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), the total investment in agriculture has declined from 2.1 per cent in 2002-03 to 1.9 per cent during 2003-04 to 2005-06.
E-krishi, Kerala State IT Mission's ((KSITM) online agri-business network, is making waves in the state with the pilot project in Malapuram district receiving tremendous response.
After the Bt Cotton boom, Indian farmers are all set to reap rich dividends from a slump in cotton spinning in Britain.
There is spicy news for pepper growers in India. The export subsidy policy of India has helped the country -- after a gap of five years -- outweigh Vietnam to emerge as the largest exporter of black pepper to the US in January.
Wheat futures may be banned in domestic market. But the government is all set to take up trading in wheat futures in the global market.
A fresh estimate from the ministry of food processing says a whopping Rs 58,000 crore (Rs 580 billion) worth of agriculture food items get wasted in the country every year.
A derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of one or more underlying variables or assets in a contractual manner. The underlying asset can be equity, forex, commodity or any other asset.
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