Tea growers raise doubts about viability of futures trading plan
The tea growers have expressed doubts over the Tea Board's proposal of setting up a futures exchange in the country for forward trading in tea.

Centre imposes duty on barium carbonate import
The government has imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of barium carbonate from China as it was affecting the Indian industry.

Gold prices reflect demand-supply scenario, says WGC official
The current gold prices are true indicator of the demand-supply situation, said World Gold Council (WGC) regional chief executive Rolf Schneebeli. "For too long, speculation had driven the market to unrealistically low levels," he added.


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