Fresh flare-up in cotton; groundnut oil down
Bullish trend in Punjab zone cotton forged ahead with an excpetionally added momentum on very reserved selling in the face of sustained active local mill demand. The Maharashtra federation has also hiked the price.

Bring globally competitive products, says pharmaceutical research report
The report of the pharmaceutical research and development committee has highlighted the need to give priority to introduction of globally competitive products based on new molecules and new delivery system.

Second green revolution is needed, says farm expert
C Subramaniam, father of India's green revolution is not entirely happy with the present state of agriculture in the country.


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