Drought may pull down two-wheeler prices by 5% 
Mumbai: The two-wheeler industry is expected to come under increased pricing pressure and further price cuts may be in the offing following the monsoon failure in certain parts of the country. 
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New package of loans to bail out coffee growers 
New Delhi: The commerce ministry has announced a new package for bailing out the coffee industry currently experiencing a crisis. 
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GM food Ii Okay, says WHO 
Top international trade and health experts have urged world leaders to link health and trade policy to encourage growth in developing countries and sought to ease concerns over genetically modified foods. 
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Marginal improvement in monsoon situation 
Mumbai: There has been a marginal improvement in monsoon situation. With scattered showers in certain regions of the country during August, the deficiency in average cumulative rains, which was 24% a week ago, has improved to 23%. 
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WTO should have clauses to bail out farm sector: Expert  
New Delhi: Former chairman of the commission for agricultural costs and prices, Abhijit Sen said that India in the next WTO review meeting on agreements in agriculture should demand inclusion of a provision for contingency measures for bailing out the farm sector in the event of any natural calamity or wild fluctuations in the global prices. 
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Govt to improve financing of exports to Africa 
New Delhi: The government on Friday said it was considering a series of measures to improve financing of exports and clearance of overseas investment to boost trade with sub-Saharan Africa which registered a growth of 24 per cent during 2001-02. 
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Haryana maintains 5.2% industrial growth rate 
Chandigarh: Haryana has been able to maintain 5.2 per cent industrial growth rate against the all-India average of 2.7 per cent. 
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Duty free imports for SEZs notified 
New Delhi: Government has notified the long-awaited duty free imports of inputs and materials by developers of special economic zones (SEZs) and setting up of a committee to approve such imports. 
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