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Chana is oversold, may fall further
Commodity Online | 16 February 2010
Chana futures settled lower on Monday as agriculture minister during the last week has estimated record Chana output in the coming season Read more
   
Government paying special attention to enhance availability of pulses
Press Information Bureau GoI | 16 February 2010
Keeping in view the gap between production and demand of pulses a number of steps have been taken by the Government to enhance availability of pulses Read more
   
Will grow pulses if assured of good returns, says Badal
Indian Express | 14 February 2010
Keeping in view the gap between production and demand of pulses a number of steps have been taken by the Government to enhance availability of pulses Read more
   
Nafed opens window to sell at a fair price
The Times of India | 13 February 2010
In a late initiative to curb the sky-rocketing prices of essential commodities, NAFED, a national level farmers' cooperative, launched a new initiative branded as `farm gate to home gate' (Khet se Ghar tak). Read more
   
Pulses may douse the inflation fire
Business Standard | 5 February 2010
Annual food inflation has picked up for the second consecutive week but the prices of pulses, a major contributor to spiralling food inflation, have declined over 40 per cent from their peak three months ago, on the back of rising arrivals and imports. Read more
   
TN to focus on farm mechanisation
The Hindu Business Line | 28 January 2010
The TN state government plans to launch a major programme to expand the coverage of pulses crop to address the ongoing labour shortage Read more
   
Annual food inflation up, at 17.4 per cent
IBN Live | 28 January 2010
The price of pulses is up 46.87 per cent over the past 52 weeks
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India chana seen opening steady; guar higher
IReuters India | 25 January 2010
India's chana futures are likely to open steady on Monday, as lower level buying is seen offsetting a likely rise in production and rising arrivals in physical market amid weak demand, analysts said.
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NSPOT gears up for imported pulses e-auction
The Hindu Business Line | 15 January, 2010
NCDEX Spot Exchange (NSPOT), the pan-Indian electronic spot exchange, and the state-run trading major PEC will sell pulses and other imported agri-commodities through e-auctions as part of their efforts to expand operations, an exchange statement said on Thursday.Read more
   
India chana seen higher on bargain-hunting
Reuters India | 14 January 2010
India's chana futures are likely to edge higher on Thursday on bargain-buying driven by firmness in kharif pulses, though increasing arrivals and a rise in acreage may restrict the gains, analysts said.
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India chana rises on acreage woes, other pulses
Reuters India | 25 November 2009
   
Pulse prices rise up to 80 per cent in one year
Expressindia.com | 24 November 2009
   
Toor dal rates expected to drop
Times of India | 21 November 2009
   
Chance discovery leads to high-yielding new pigeon pea variety
The Hindu | 19 November 2009
   
Low pulsebeat
Hindustan Times | 15 November 2009
   
Give peas a chance
World-wire.com | 6 November 2009
   
Drought tolerant cowpea can improve crop yield in arid West Africa
Physorg.com | 3 November 2009
   
Cowpea – cotton intercropping for weed management
Indiaagronet.com
   
New pulse varieties set to boost crop production in the Australian state of Victoria
Greenbio.checkbiotech.org | 20 October 2009
   
Raising India's 'pulse' rate
Business Standard | 24 September 2009
   
Looming food inflation and crisis
The Hindu Business Line | 30 September 2009
   
 
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