India's farms offer 116 GW solar manufacturing opportunity: ISMAIndia's agricultural sector could create a demand for 116 GW of solar modules through the solarisation of irrigation pumps. The Pradhan Man...
India's solar manufacturing industry can generate 32 lakh jobs, attract $89 billion investment by 2047: ISMATitled Vision 2047: Solar Manufacturing from Polysilicon to Power Plant, the report presents a pathway for India to move beyond module asse...
Uttar Pradesh turns to cattle to beef up rural incomes; ₹40,000 subsidy on offer per animalUnder UP State Livestock Mission, farmers buying eligible indigenous cows will receive a subsidy of Rs 40,000 per animal. The government wi...
Sugar season 2026–27 begins on schedule, nearly 107 mills commence operations across India: ISMAIn Maharashtra, the country’s largest sugar-producing state, close to 87 mills have commenced operations. More mills are expected to start ...
ISMA says 107 sugar mills begin crushing operations so far, enough stock to meet domestic demandNearly 110 sugar mills have begun operations for the 2026-27 sugar marketing year in several states. The Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufact...
Sugar industry rejects profiteering claims, says mills sold less than 2.5% of annual demand at August peakThe industry bodies said the correction reflected market dynamics as well as continued government efforts.
Refiners to sell 2.5 lakh tonnes of white sugar in domestic market: Shree Renuka Sugars MD & CEOTo combat the rising sugar prices, Indian refiners are gearing up to sell 2.5 lakh tonnes of white sugar domestically. This decision aligns...
Government to allocate fortnightly sugar sale quota to mills from September to prevent artificial scarcityRetail sugar prices are easing as ex-mill rates decline significantly. The government will now allocate sugar fortnightly to mills from Sep...
Bulk sugar users in a soup as Govt refuses to ease stock limit orderThe government has rejected requests for more time to sell excess sugar stocks. Bulk sugar users must now liquidate any surplus by August 3...
Sugar prices rise over Rs 1 per kg for second consecutive day to Rs 65 amid festive demandRetail sugar prices increased for a second day due to higher festive demand. Ex-mill rates have fallen significantly after the government a...
Sugar prices rise by nearly Re 1 per kg to about Rs 64Sugar prices rose by nearly Re 1 per kg to Rs 63.97 in the retail market on August 25, despite recent government steps to curb the surge. T...
India's sugar industry body shares a positive price outlookRetail sugar prices are expected to decrease soon as speculative stocking eases. The industry body attributes recent price hikes to specula...
Industry body ISMA sees sufficient sugar availability to meet India's demandThe Indian sugar industry body ISMA ensures sufficient sugar availability for the 2024-25 season, with a projected closing stock of 54 lakh...
ISMA appoints Deepak Ballani as the new Director General"With over 25 years of extensive experience in public policy, government affairs, and organizational management, Ballani assumes this pivot...
Mandava Prabhakar Rao takes over as the new president of ISMAMandava Prabhakar Rao has been appointed as the President of the Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) from Aditya Jhu...
ISMA lowers India's 2022-23 sugar production estimate by 6.8%ISMA has said that it has revised the production estimate based on the satellite images of harvested and balance area, field visits, curren...
Allow export of 80 lakh tonnes of sugar under OGL in 2022-23, urges ISMAIn a letter written to the Food Secretary Sundhanshu Pandey on June 10, a copy of which is with ET, ISMA has said that immediate announceme...