After NCE's abortive take-off, onus falls on FICE
The office-bearers of the Indian commodity exchanges finally heaved a sigh of relief towards the end of 2000 as the proposed and much-feared NCE waned off into oblivion for various reasons.

ISMA urges Centre to stock 20 lakh tonne with Rs 1,500 cr cess
ISMA has urged the government to create 20 lakh tonne buffer stock with the help of Rs 1,500 crore SDF collected from cess imposed on sugar.

Spice exports may not touch Rs 2,000 cr; cardamom may jump by 12 percent
The year 2000 has not been a favourable one for pepper growers. While there is a 10,000 tonne output jump targeted in production, though unachievable according to sources, there is a projected 4.97% export fall in value terms.


  The West plays basketball China plays ping-pong
  China, not India, provides support system for cotton
  Bullion banks plan forward trading in gold by Feb 2001
  Chemical exports up by 23 per cent to Rs 17,000 crore
  NYCE down; imports may drop by 30 %
  SIMA criticises textile ministry's `distortion' of fiscal policy
  Despite 206 mt surplus crops, benefits fail to percolate to growers