Premier Tech Increases Its Presence in India

Premier Tech accelerates the positioning of its products and services in India through its subsidiary Chronos Richardson Private Ltd. India. The mandate of this joint venture with its Indian partner, The Malani Group, is to commercialize the technologies of Premier Tech Aqua (PTA), a business unit of Premier Tech, and targets municipal and industrial wastewater treatment applications. Chronos Richardson thus becomes...

Reserve fertile land for farming: Pranab

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee certainly does not subscribe to the West Bengal government’s views on conversion of agricultural land into industrial plots. Sitting next to railway minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Friday, Mukherjee said that all multi-crop land has to be reserved for agriculture. His statement was of significance as Mamata had fought tooth and nail against the setting up of...

USIBC honours Y C Deveshwar with its Global Leadership Award

The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) of the US Chamber of Commerce presented its Award for Global Leadership to Mr Y C Deveshwar, citing his exemplary commitment to empowering India’s rural agricultural community as well as the measures he has led to conserve natural resources and protect the environment. Over 400 senior business and...

Husqvarna Introduces Personal Riding Mower for Smaller Yards

The WeedeaterOne – a real “game changer” at an MSRP of $699 available by February 2010 in major retail channels including Home Deport, Walmart, Kmart, Ace Hardware and True Value. This new personal riding mower was designed from the ground up by “people who cut their own grass.*” Its smaller, more maneuverable, less intimidating and more affordable than any other rider on the market. The one blade/one...

Only organic milk can put India on global dairy export map: Expert

es, today said that only organic milk could put India on the global dairy export map. ECOCERT is organizing a national convention on organic milk and milk products at The Gateway Hotel Ummed Ahmedabad on November 14, 2009. Several eminent organic dairy and food experts will speak on the opportunities and challenges facing the India dairy industry at the convention. “India exports little milk though it is the...

New Program Encourages California Producers to be Conservation Stewards

A new program is available to California agricultural and forestry producers offering financial incentives to adopt additional conservation activities on their land. The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is a voluntary program that encourages producers to maintain existing conservation activities and add new ones. “This program is for those willing to do additional conservation activities over and above...

Valhi Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) reported a net loss attributable to Valhi stockholders of $19.0 million, or $.16 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2009 as compared to a net loss of $.2 million, or nil per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2008. For the first six months of 2009, Valhi reported a net loss attributable to Valhi stockholders of $39.0 million, or $.34 per diluted share, compared to net loss of...

FIEO welcomes Union Budget – 2009: A. Sakthivel

Hailing the Union Budget 2009-2010, A. Sakthivel, President, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) saidthat abolition of Fringe Benefit Tax, extension of tax holiday for one more year for EOUs, STP, EHTP units, extension of interest subventi on scheme till March 2010 are welcome move by the government to enhance competitiveness of export sector. President, FIEO also thanked the government for providing...

Delay in monsoon will harm agriculture sector

The government on Wednesday said monsoon could be below normal this year, heightening fears of lower agricultural output. The second forecast of the India Meteorological Department put the rainfall at 93 percent of the average. “The southwest monsoon rainfall will likely be below normal between June to September,” Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan told reporters...

Delayed rains, farmers’ nightmare

The southwest monsoon has got delayed by over two weeks now and with that the hopes of farmers for a good agricultural season are drying up. The worry is that agricultural productivity of not just food crops like rice and maize, but also oilseeds like groundnut and cash crops like cotton are going to be hit. What’s more, the delayed rains could badly affect the rabi crop as well. Lakshmi is worried that even...