Centre to set up high-level committee within a week to address sugarcane farmers' grievancesUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Food Minister Pralhad Joshi held detailed discussions at the Pusa campus with a delega...
Farmers say no to early sugarcane crushing, demand compensation and higher sugar, ethanol prices firstFarmers' organizations in Maharashtra and Karnataka are resisting the government's early sugarcane crushing proposal. They demand compensat...
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announces Rs 27,000 crore shipyard project and Rs 7.5 lakh crore loan for sugar factoriesMaharashtra's Chief Minister announced a significant ₹27,000 crore shipyard project. This new facility will become India's largest for ship...
Wind-turbine blades were too difficult to recycle, so engineers gave them a second job; in Northern Ireland, retired blades now form a pedestrian bridgeWind-turbine blades can be difficult and costly to recycle. Instead of sending retired blades to waste, engineers in Northern Ireland found...
Sugar prices are rising on tight supply and strong demand: Which sugar stocks could benefit most?India is currently experiencing a sugar shortage, caused by shorter production yields and increased consumer demand. While government initi...
Sugar rush on Dalal Street: Stocks soar up to 59% in August, but are valuations turning risky?Sugar stocks have witnessed remarkable growth on Dalal Street this August, with several firms recording substantial increases in share pric...
No ethanol link, decline in sugarcane production and stockpiling driving up sugar price: ExpertsSugar prices have surged to ₹75-80 per kg in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar amid falling sugarcane production and heavy stockpiling by traders. ...
Farmers foot march: Haryana seals Khanauri inter-state border pointHaryana Police have established multi-layer barricading at the Khanauri inter-state border point. Farmers under the SKM (Non-Political) ban...
FRP industry has good future in India; R&D activities to reduce cost: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari urged the fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) industry to invest in R&D to reduce production costs by 25%. He high...
Increase in FRP to moderate profitability of sugar mills from Maharashtra, Karnataka, says ICRAThe central government's nearly 7.7% increase in the fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane is anticipated to impact the profitabil...
Cabinet approves hike in sugarcane FRP by Rs 25 to Rs 340 per quintal for 2024-25 seasonThe government has decided to increase the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane growers by Rs 25 to Rs 340 per quintal for the 2...
Cabinet okays increase in sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 to Rs 285/qtl for 2020-21The decision to increase the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for the 2020-21 marketing year (October-September) was taken in...
CACP proposes Rs 20 per quintal hike in sugarcane FRP for next seasonThe fair and remunerative price (FRP), the minimum price sugar mills have to pay to farmers, has been fixed at Rs 255 per quintal for the 2...
Government hikes sugarcane FRP by Rs 25 per quintal for 2017-18This 11% rise in FRP has taken place after two years. Last year, the government had kept prices unchanged at Rs 230 per quintal.
CACP for marginal hike in cane FRP to Rs 220 per quintal for 2014-15CACP is a statutory body and advises the government on the pricing policy for major farm produce.
- Govt hikes sugarcane FRP by 4.2 % at Rs 145/qtl
The government has hiked the fair and remunerative price (FRP)of sugarcane by 4.2 per cent at Rs 145 per quintal for the 2011-12 season.
Govt hikes cane FRP by 7 pc to Rs 139/qtl for 2010-11 seasonThe government today hiked the FRP of sugarcane by 7%.