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India's veg oil requirement to touch 17.7 m tonne by 2010Hisar, Aug 2: The country's vegetable oil requirement is expected to touch 17.7 million tonne (equivalent to 52 ml tonne oilseeds) by 2010, Director General Indian Council of Agricultural Research Mangla Rai today said.Increase in population and improvement in standard of living will push the demand for vegetable oils at the rate of 5.5 to 6.0 per cent during the next decade, he said after inaugurating annual research workers' group meeting of rapeseed-mustard at Haryana Agricultural University here today."Though the Indian farm scientists have done a great job in oilseeds production, yet the country would remain dependent upon import of vegetable oils like palm oil if we do n ZCZC PRI ECO ESPL .HISAR DCM129 VEGETABLEOIL India's veg oil requirement to touch 17.7 m tonne by 2010 Hisar, Aug 2 (PTI) The country's vegetable oil requirement is expected to touch 17.7 million tonne (equivalent to 52 ml tonne oilseeds) by 2010, Director General Indian Council of Agricultural Research Mangla Rai today said.Increase in population and improvement in standard of living will push the demand for vegetable oils at the rate of 5.5 to 6.0 per cent during the next decade, he said after inaugurating annual research workers' group meeting of rapeseed-mustard at Haryana Agricultural University here today."Though the Indian farm scientists have done a great job in oilseeds production, yet the country would remain dependent upon import of vegetable oils like palm oil if we do not succeed in increasing oilseed production further," he said.He said that during 2001-2005 the annual compound growth rate of rapeseed-mustard production in the country was 18.9 per cent which was highest compard to cereals and pulses.Despite this development the country was still importing nearly 40 per cent of the domestic edible oils need, he said for which the farm scientists had a great role to play to meet the need. read more. Expat Australians welcome Howard's bid for fifth termDubai: Australians living in the UAE have welcomed the news that their long-serving Prime Minister John Howard is to seek another term in office. Howard announced this week he would remain leader of the Liberal party and contest elections scheduled for late 2007. His decision dashed the hopes of finance minister and deputy PM Peter Costello, who claimed recently that Howard now into his fourth term as Prime Minister had promised to step down after two terms. Howard's time in office has been characterised by economic prosperity, but his foreign policy such as his support for the Iraq War and socially conservative views have alienated some voters. Geoff Wheatley, 63, chairman of the Australian Business in the Gulf Group, said 67-year-old Howard's decision to contest the next election was "to be applauded". read more. DIC set for SmartCity talksA delegation from Dubai Internet City is to meet with officials in Kerala in a bid to revive the SmartCity project in Kochi, which was stalled by the new state government, reported Gulf News. The scheme, which is intended to be developed alongside the government, aims to boost investment and employment in the state. The DIC is currently in discussions with other Indian cities about setting up similar business parks. . read more. Record stand takes Jayawardene, Sangakkara into top 10Dubai: Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara reaped rich rewards for their record-breaking partnership against South Africa in Colombo which saw both batsmen storm into the top ten in the latest ICC rankings.The two added 624 for the third wicket at the Sinhalese Sports Club in the first Test against the Proteas, setting the platform for an innings victory for their team.Jayawardene, who scored his country's highest Test score of 374, moved up nine places to number 10 while Sangakkara, who scored a career-best 287 climbed three places to eighth.Australian captain Ricky Ponting continued to head the batting charts ahead of his Indian counterpart Rahul Dravid while Jacques Kallis gained one spot to number three.Also gaining a place each were Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf and Australian Matthew Hayden. read more. Balfour wins Dubai road contractsBalfour Beatty, the UK's biggest construction company, said it won contracts valued at more than $187m to upgrade roads in Dubai. Balfour's jointly owned company, Dutco Balfour Beatty, will carry out the work to improve traffic flow in downtown Dubai city, the London based company said in a Regulatory News Service statement. . read more. Al Ghurair City Knowledge Surprises activities a huge draw with ...The Dubai Land Department, organisers of Knowledge Surprises week, is hosting four wonderful activities to enrich the knowledge bank of the little ones at Al Ghurair Centre. These are fun activities designed to entertain and enrich the kids while also developing their competitive spirit. Sultan Ibrahim, Deputy Head of Organising Committee of Knowledge Surprises said, These activities will benefit the participants by widening their knowledge bank, nurturing their talent and developing their skills. Team competitions also teach the kids on how to cooperate and work for the team. As a token of encouragement for the kids we also distribute gifts at the end of each activity. The activities at Al Ghurair include Fatfoot, the Pyramid Builder. Its a game where four children participate and try to climb the pyramid following Fatfoots orders. read more. Electrocutionist on course for Saturday's King GeorgeDubai: Electrocutionist is on target for Saturday's £750,000 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot. Godolphin's Dubai World Cup winner came through his latest piece of work with flying colours and trainer Saeed Bin Surour reported: "He worked nicely and it's a case of so far, so good." Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford added: "We were pleased with the way Electrocutionist worked and he is on course for the King George." Godolphin have a good record in the race, having won it five times in the past with Lammtarra (1995), Swain ('97-98), Daylami ('99) and Doyen ('04). Italian import Electrocutionist is a 5/2 second favourite to French raider Hurricane Run (5/4). The five-year-old found Ouija Board too strong in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot last month after being behind in work at the time. read more. SAAG RR Infra bags Rs 3.18 cr order from DegremontMumbai: Construction company SAAG RR Infra Ltd has bagged an order worth Rs 3.18 crore from water treatment company Degremont Ltd for undertaking construction work at a water treatment plant in Karnataka.The order entails carrying out civil construction works for a 100 MLD (million litres per day) water treatment plant, which is on the premises of an existing 270 MLD plant at T K Halli, Karnataka.The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it would commence work from August 3 and complete it within four months.Shares of the company were up 7.25 per cent, trading at Rs 33.30 on the BSE. . read more.Quit wasting away money aiming to train yourself. One thing to be mindful of while you chew over the wealth of Advertising Jobs In Dubai research readily available is that the sites and sites you find won't be entirely reliable.
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