Silver prices strong in 2011 as demand grows

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"JPC to have 30 members, 20 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha write the Asian Age, Pioneer and other papers on their front pages.
Brace for a Milk crisis this summer" is the Mail Today headline. The paper adds that the government expects an unprecedented shortage of Milk and Milk products in the next few months. Ministry sources have however said, that the strict regulation of exports and assistance to dairy farmers are measures that the government intends to take to stem the crisis.
The Financial Express reports that in the upcoming rail budget to be announced tomorrow, there is a likelihood of a rise in upper class fares and freight is  also going to cost more, with an exemption for grain and oil, to contain inflationary pressures on the economy. In a related story, The Times of India and The Indian Express write "Didi distracted, Railways in the Red, adding that the Indian Railways is staring at a huge financial crisis which Mamta Benarjee will struggle to hide as she eyes the West Bengal Elections in April . "Populist plan eating into rail profit for long" writes Mail Today
Plastics used in insulating power cables can be made to conduct electricity with the help of a thin metal film. Researchers at the University of New South Wales can now makes cheap, strong flexible and conductive plastics films. The new material can be easily produced with commonly used equipment. The Hindu, Times of India and Asian Age have reported this story.
And Finally, For Generations silver jewellery has been versatile, durable and cheaper than the preferred metal gold. But now with sky rocketing silver prices, improvisation with cheaper metals has becomes the norm. Five year ago silver rates were between 10,000 and 12,000 a kg. But today the rate of silver is 49,700 per kg reports The Times of India.  "Silver prices strong in 2011 as demand grows" writes the Financial Express.