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E20 mixing in trial phase, Centre tells SC; court orders status quo on ethanol quotaThe Supreme Court has halted the Karnataka High Court's order to increase ethanol allocations for the 2025-26 supply year, urging state-run...
Karnataka HC directs OMCs to honour ethanol offtake pactState-run oil companies must honor their ethanol offtake agreements, a high court ruled, offering a significant boost to dedicated ethanol ...
Amit Shah positive on hiking sugar MSP, raising ethanol quota: FadnavisHome Minister Amit Shah has shared promising news for the sugar industry that could reshape its future. Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devend...
Centre raises MSP for 14 kharif crops, boosts support for pulses and oilseedsBased on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
India craves a sweet fix for crude addiction. Can it work?India is rapidly expanding its use of ethanol, a sugar-based fuel. This strategy aims to cut reliance on imported crude oil and boost farme...
No question of ethanol inclusion in India-US deal: ISMA’s Deepak BallaniEthanol is explicitly excluded and limited US farm imports will not disrupt domestic markets, says Deepak Ballani, Director General, ISMA.
Sugarcane arrears may swell on ethanol cuts, unchanged sugar prices: ISMAISMA highlighted a significant imbalance in ethanol allocation for 2025-26, with sugar-based sources receiving only 28% compared to 72% fro...
Fuel fight brews as ethanol lobby wants blend boostThe ethanol lobby is pushing for a 1-2% increase in blending beyond the current 20% mandate, citing idle industry capacity. Automakers, how...
Bitter reality: Sugar industry faces Rs 40,000 crore meltdown despite govt’s big ethanol pushWith grain-based ethanol now dominating the market, demand for sugarcane-based ethanol has declined, directly impacting mill revenues and p...
From shortage to surplus: India pours record rice crop into ethanolIndia, facing massive rice inventories exceeding government targets, is diverting record amounts of rice, 5.2 million metric tons, for etha...
Govt to impose strict penalties on sugar mills violating stock holding limitsThe Indian government will enforce strict penalties on sugar mills violating monthly stock holding limits set to prevent hoarding and price...
Cabinet approves hike in ethanol prices; sugar stocks rallyThe Union Cabinet has approved an ethanol price hike, with rates set for cane juice, B-Heavy molasses, and C-Heavy molasses. This decision ...
India braces for 8% sugar output dip as cane crop suffers- trade bodyIndia's sugar production is anticipated to decline by 8% to reach 33.7 million metric tons in the marketing year 2023/24, commencing on Oct...
Monsoon woes: Sugarcane shortage likely to dilute ethanol blendingErratic and uneven rainfall this year has affected sugarcane and rice cultivation in the country, which means less will be available for th...
Year-on-year sugar production till January 31 up by 5.6%, says ISMAAccording to ISMA, as on 31st January, 2022, 507 sugar mills in the country were in operation and had produced 187.08 lac tons of sugar, as...
Cabinet approves increase in ethanol price, cotton supportThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) also raised prices of sugarcane-based ethanol by up to ₹1.47 per litre for blending with p...
Cabinet okays ethanol projects' fundingUnder the scheme, called the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana, Rs 1800 crore has been allocated for supporting 12 commercial projects.
Cabinet defers Rs 4,500 cr sugar package; proposal may come up next weekThe ministry has proposed sharp increase in production assistance to farmers to Rs 13.88 per quintal for 2018-19 marketing year (October-Se...
Only 1.37 per cent bioethanol in petrol against mandatory 5 per cent: Piyush GoyalThe Minister added that the Department of Science and Technology is supporting research and development in the use of biofuels in engines.