FMC calls for futures trading
Mktg per se is the forte of the pvt sector, not that of govt bureaucrats. But last Friday at Vadodara's Holiday Inn Hotel, the scene was a bit unusual, when the director of FMC, commodity futures regulator, made a rather spirited pitch for the importance of commodity futures as a hedging mechanism in a liberalised economy.

Tidco, Cornell University to set up biotech park
Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Cornell University, USA, on Monday, in the presence of Tamil Nadu CM, M Karunanidhi, for setting up a biotechnology park in Chennai.

Charge duty on Chinese goods -- ICMA
Imposition of countervailing duty against surging dumping of fine and speciality chemicals by China, could help minimise the adverse impact of these products on Indian industry, feels Indian Chemical Manufacturers' Association president Rajiv Pandia.


  Corporatisation of crops in the offing
  Mixed results for bullion; oilseeds firm
  Briefing