Centre cares less about states' grains stocks
Centre is totally unconcerned as to whether the farmers in states other than Punjab are making distress sale or are facing difficulty in disposing off their damaged stocks, according to the sources in the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution.

De Beers devices novel idea to compete globally
Till recently, diamonds and diamond studded jewellery were the exclusive subject of show off. But of late, the global rough diamond major De Beers and some of its select sight holders and jewellers, have come up with a novel way to fire the desire to own diamond and diamond studded jewellery among Indians.

Gujarat's $3.5bn AgriFare can attract FDI
agriFare 2000, the four-day international convention-cum-exhibition, inaugurated Thursday by Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel, is being projected as a $3.5 billion opportunity to attract direct investment from domestic and foreign institutions.


  Tax imbroglio in the castor trade turns controversial while trade comes toa halt
  Indian wool business witnesses rise
  Commodity Briefing
  Gold enjoys a roller-coaster ride
  Freight rates for nine-tonne truck load remains buoyant
  Early rains in north India averted; foodstocks lying in open saved
  Apeda seeks Maharashtra sugar mills' help in exports
  Marine exports likely to be phenomenally high this year
  Asia farming on horns of a dilemma over GMO
  Cotton yarn exports touch 11-month low during Sept
  Need to set up crop-specific agro parks in Gujarat
  Castor seed research bodyset up to tap Rs 8,000 cr