May 14, 2007 -- India's industrial production growth unexpectedly surged by nearly 13% in March, according to data released May 11, but falling inflation could keep interest rates on hold, economists said. Prices of food staples such as barley, wheat and poultry all declined as headline inflation fell for a second straight week to its lowest level in 2007. But inflation, which has emerged as a major political issue because of its burden on India's millions of poor households, slipped fell...

Lester Spell, the state's Agriculture and Commerce commissioner, said Friday that hundreds of grocery stores have been inspected and that many have removed the fish from sale voluntarily after hearing test results. Earlier this month tests by officials found ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin, members of the fluoroquinolones family of antibiotics, which are banned for use in the United States. The problems with catfish come after the FDA has already raised concern about the presence of...

The Government is still deciding what it should do with the wheat marketing system after AWB was temporarily stripped of its power to veto other exports when it was found to have given $290 million in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime, in breach of United Nations oil-for-food sanctions. au AWB-style sanction busters face 10 years Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. The Government is still deciding what it should do with the wheat marketing system after AWB was temporarily stripped of...

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Pet shelters in the Washington area have not been affected by the contaminated pet food that sickened animals around the country and triggered a major product recall. Other shelters around the country found themselves short of pet food after the Food and Drug Administration recalled more than 100 brands due to suspected contamination. However, the problem was so widespread and went undetected for so long that Crist has drafted legislation that would require tighter...

Paul Raymond, whose belief in "courtesy and common sense" in education became the touchstone principle of the Northwest School -- a Seattle institution he co-founded nearly 30 years ago -- died Thursday after a brief illness. The three met while teaching together in California and hatched the idea of a school run by teachers who would provide a foundation for young people to go out and change the world. Raymond, who had been a history teacher, wanted to build a learning institute that...