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In India, wine industry struggles to take root (MSNBC) - The sleepy town of Nashik in western India, long famous for its grapes, has become the subcontinent's Sonoma Valley, the heart of a $100 million wine industry.

Cattleman will take industry concerns to 2020 summit (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - A pastoralist from Central Australia who'll represent the cattle industry at the Prime Minister's 2020 summit says he wants to speak for the region and for cattlemen across Australia.

Industry welcomes Telecom separation plan (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - A finalised plan to split Telecom into at least three separate divisions will ensure better and cheaper internet and phone services for most consumers, industry groups say.

2008 Deep Research Report on Global and China Thin Film Solar Cell Industry Now Available (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c87079) has announced the addition of 2008 Deep Research Report on Global and China Thin Film Solar Cell Industry to their offering.

Plastic bags spawn cottage industry in Ivory Coast (AFP via Yahoo! News) - They may be the scourge of cityscapes and the countryside and the bane of environmentalists, but discarded plastic bags have spawned a growing and lucrative cottage industry in Ivory Coast.

Biodiesel Industry Stalls As Soybean Oil Prices Triple (KWWL Iowa) - The once rapidly expanding biodiesel industry has stalled as soybean oil prices have tripled over the past two years, making it difficult for the refineries to make a profit. A new $63 million plant in Algona serves as an example.

High soybean oil costs slows expansion of biodiesel industry (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines) - Associated Press - March 30, 2008 8:44 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The once rapidly expanding biodiesel industry has stalled as soybean oil prices have tripled over the past two years, making...

High soybean oil costs slows expansion of biodiesel industry (WOI-TV Des Moines) - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The once rapidly expanding biodiesel industry has stalled as soybean oil prices have tripled over the past two years, making it difficult for the refineries to make a profit.

Cement industry's contribution to GDP under-reported (Business Recorder) - ISLAMABAD (March 31 2008): The overall contribution of manufacturing sector particularly cement industry to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is under-reported due to non-availability of basic/vital statistics of cement units, regarding, production and capacity utilisation.

India's wine industry takes root (CNN.com) - NASHIK, India (AP) -- Bulls lumber down dusty roads, cow-dung patties bake in the sun, and women in bright saris pluck grapes from manicured fields, their bangles jangling with every toss.