Shailesh Bhatt, Commodity Online

Stories by Shailesh Bhatt, Commodity Online

GrapeNet-software to track India's grapes export

GrapeNet-software to track India's grapes export

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

Hereon, grapes exported from India will be tracked and traced by a new software called 'GrapeNet.'

India excels in cotton export to China

India excels in cotton export to China

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

The performance of Indian cotton exports to China is better than the United States, according to a latest report of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Wheat prices up as govt ends procurement

Wheat prices up as govt ends procurement

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

With government's wheat procurement operations coming to an end, flour mill owners have stepped up their buying from the market, causing a rise in prices of the commodity.

'Tea Cola' to replace mineral water?

'Tea Cola' to replace mineral water?

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2007

A group of Indian scientists have developed an exotic health drink and pill from tea extract, which they claim will help quench thirst and can replace traditional bottles of water canes.

Pepper traders cry foul over FMC's new rules

Pepper traders cry foul over FMC's new rules

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2007

Forward Market Commission's recent introduction of two rules to rein in highly volatile pepper market has come in for serious criticism from traders and farmers alike.

NCDEX to connect farmers to futures trading

NCDEX to connect farmers to futures trading

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2007

India's largest agri commodity exchange -- the National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange says is chalking out several projects to connect farmers with online futures trading in commodities.

Gaping holes in measuring inflation

Gaping holes in measuring inflation

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2007

Economists V Shunmugam and D G Prasad working with India's largest commodity bourse -- the Multi Commodity Exchange -- have come out with a research paper arguing that the government urgently needs to shift the method of calculating inflation.

Exchanges bullish on bullion, metals and energy

Exchanges bullish on bullion, metals and energy

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2007

Declining volumes in agriculture commodities are prompting the commodity bourses to aggressively focus on futures trading in bullion, metals and energy products.

Diamond industry cheers rising Re

Diamond industry cheers rising Re

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2007

India's exporters may be hard hit by the appreciation of rupee against dollar. But the rising value of rupee has cheered the diamond industry in the country.

Bullion, energy futures to see entry of FIIs, MFs

Bullion, energy futures to see entry of FIIs, MFs

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2007

It seems time has come for foreign institutional investors and mutual funds to trade in bullion and energy Futures on commodity exchanges in India.

Growing demand for copper in India

Growing demand for copper in India

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

The growing demand for copper combined with a lack of new refining capacities could make India one of the largest copper importers in the world, experts said.

Futures trading in carbon credits soon in India

Futures trading in carbon credits soon in India

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

India's commodity bourses -- Multi-Commodity Exchange and National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange -- are gearing up to launch futures trading in carbon credits.

Climate change and commodity derivatives market

Climate change and commodity derivatives market

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

The dynamics of commodity risk mitigation assumes new dimensions in the face of growing concerns of climate change.

BARC developing alternative fuel

BARC developing alternative fuel

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre said on Tuesday the agency is developing a prototype compact high temperature reactor to produce hydrogen as substitute for fossil fuels.

Power exchanges to trade electricity

Power exchanges to trade electricity

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2007

Have you heard of an electronic exchange to trade electricity? Soon, online power exchanges will be a reality in India.

Pakistan pledges to implement gas project

Pakistan pledges to implement gas project

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2007

Pakistan says it will go with the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline despite skepticism over the project from the United States.

India to train African cotton traders

India to train African cotton traders

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2007

India is all set to train a large number of cotton traders from African countries from Tuesday.

India cannot 'shine' with its villages in darkness

India cannot 'shine' with its villages in darkness

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2007

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

How to sharpen your trading skills

How to sharpen your trading skills

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2007

A trader should be properly equipped with modern tools before entering into market arena.

Global pepper giants form group

Global pepper giants form group

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2007

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.