With a view to pitching their demands in an organised way, cotton ginners from across the country have decided to form a national-level association soon. The Saurashtra Ginners Association (SGA), one of the apex bodies of ginners in Gujarat, has taken the lead in bringing together all the ginning associations.

Cotton ginners to form a national level association

Business Standard

Democracy allows a hundred ideas on a given subject to bloom before a policy is finally made. That the draft mining bill will provoke miners, stand alone ones and those who dig earth to remove minerals for captive use, to react is expected. Perhaps that is what the government wants.

Miners should not dig themselves out of their social responsibility

Begins using TCS software for daily update of grain movement.

FCI goes online for stock accounting

The Centre has asked Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure PAU-201 paddy that conforms with its specifications and dispose of the rest in the open market through tenders.

Centre for auction of PAU-201 paddy

Copper fell by 0.24 per cent, or to Rs 359.65 per kg in futures trade today after speculators booked profits amid weak trend overseas.

Copper futures down on profit-booking, global cues

Press Trust of India

Tracking subdued trend in the entire base metals, lead fell by 65 paise, or 0.64 per cent, to Rs 100.45 per kg in futures trading today.

Lead futures fall 0.64% in thin trade

Amid profit-taking by speculators and weak trend overseas, nickel prices fell by Rs 4.60, or 0.44 per cent, to Rs 1,046 per kg in futures market today.

Nickel extend losses in futures trade, down 0.44%

Zinc futures traded 0.71 per cent down to Rs 97.40 per kg today, as speculators reduced their positions ahead of monthly expiry amid weak trend in global markets.

Zinc weakens by 0.71% in futures trade

Cardamom prices fell by Rs 20.20, to Rs 1,023 per kg in futures trade today, as speculators booked profits, triggered by subdued demand in spot markets.

Cardamom futures fall by 1.94% on profit taking

Extending its yesterday's losses, aluminium futures prices fell by another 0.20 per cent, to Rs 101.50 per kg today after speculators trimmed their positions ahead of monthly expiry amid weak trend overseas.

Alumininum futures remain in negative zone on global cues

Refined soya oil prices fell by Rs 3.10, to Rs 502.95 per 10 kg in futures trade today after speculators reduced their positions, driven by a weak trend at spot markets due to subdued demand.

Refined soya oil futures weakens on subdued spot demand

Crude palm oil prices continued to loose and shed Rs 0.70 to Rs 420.40 per 10 kg in futures trade today, as traders engaged in booking profits amid subdued demand in the spot market.

Crude palm oil futures decline on profit-booking

Mentha oil traded higher by Rs 1.80, or 0.21 per cent, to Rs 851.80 per kg in futures trading today after speculators enlarged their positions, driven by pick up in domestic and export demand.

Mentha oil futures up on spot demand

Amid profit-booking by speculators and weak trend at spot markets, jeera prices fell by Rs 68, or 0.49 per cent, to Rs 13,700 per quintal in futures trading today.

Jeera futures down 0.49% on profit-booking

Select edible oils continued to decline for the second straight day by losing up to Rs 200 per quintal in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on sluggish demand at existing higher levels amid weakening global trend.

Select edible oils remain weak on sluggish demand

Chana prices drifted by Rs 5 to Rs 2,247 per quintal in futures market today, as speculators booked profits at higher levels, triggered by subdued demand in the spot market.

Chana futures trade lower on profit booking

Turmeric prices moved down by Rs 136, or 1 per cent, to Rs 13,420 per quintal in futures market today, as speculators off-loaded positions with a view to book profits.

Turmeric futures fall one pc on profit-taking

Cotton arrival in Punjab and Haryana has not picked up due to last weak's rains and only 25,000 bales of cotton have reached markets so far, much less than the arrivals in the corresponding period last year.

Rains delay cotton arrival in markets in Punjab, Haryana

Silver fell from record levels by losing Rs 350 to Rs 32,950 per kg in the national capital today, on emergence of stockists' selling triggered by weakening global trend.

Silver slips from record level; gold eases on weak global cues

Select base metal prices declined at the non-ferrous metal market here on subdued industrial demand amidst lower London Metal Exchange (LME) advices.

Copper and tin declines on global cues

Gold prices fell from record by losing Rs 49 to Rs 19,164 per ten gram in futures trade today, as speculators reduced their holdings in tandem with a weakening global trend.

Gold futures fall from record on global cues

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