Gas-fuelled vehicles take LPG market by storm
The market for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is poised for a sea change in the coming months with a slew of private players, aided by latest technical knowhow and collaborations, gearing up to tap the market which is actually being pushed open by car users.

Oil import bill bloats unhindered by risk management techniques
Even as a quasi-government panel ponders on the ethics of futures trading in crude oil and petro-products, the country's oil import bill bloats out of proportion, unhindered by any form of risk management.

Rubber prices show signs of recovery
Natural rubber sector, which has been on a recessionary trend for over three years now, appears to be on recovery path with demand showing some signs of picking up besides the expected immediate support from state-run procurement agencies.


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  Potato prices slump in Tamil Nadu
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  Truck rates likely to firm up
  New varieties by local firm to replace Chinese silk
  SSI paint industries will survive WTO onslaught
  Chinese demand pushes polymer prices 14-22%
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