Ready to flex ethanol muscle, E100 gets road map to cut oil importsIndia is set to boost E100 flex fuel availability with 5,000 dispensing stations planned within two years. This initiative aims to signific...
20 May, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Sugar output rises 7% to 275 lakh tonnes: ISMAWhile overall production is up, the number of operational sugar mills has decreased substantially. Maharashtra and Karnataka have shown str...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
US slaps 123% anti-dumping duty on Indian solar importsIndia's solar industry said the decision to impose steep preliminary anti-dumping duties on cells and modules from India will have limited ...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
Sugar crushing season hits final phase, production reaches 274.8 lakh tonsUttar Pradesh has produced 89.26 lakh tons so far, against last year production of 91.10 lakh tons.
16 Apr, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Tech advances yet to fix uneven mill performance, data gaps in sugar sector: Food SecretaryDespite technological advancements, sugar mills face challenges like recovery rate variability and energy inefficiencies. Industry leaders ...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
India faces second year of sugar deficit as mills close earlyIndia's sugar output will fall short of demand for the second year. Lower cane yields are causing mills to close early. This will reduce do...
02 Apr, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
India's sugar production rises 9% to 272.31 lakh tons till March 31: ISMAIndia's sugar production saw a 9 percent rise in the 2025-26 season. However, fewer sugar mills are operational this year. The industry is ...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
ISMA cuts India’s 2025-26 sugar production estimate by 5.5% due to erratic weatherThe Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has lowered its 2025-26 sugar production forecast by 5.5% due to lower sugar...
25 Feb, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
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...
18 Mar, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
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...
12 Mar, 2024, 04.02 PM IST
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...
21 Dec, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
ISMA demands increase in price of ethanol made from B & C heavy molassesThe Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) urges government action following the ban on using sugarcane juice for ethanol production. To off...
09 Dec, 2023, 03.43 PM IST
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...
31 Jan, 2023, 04.21 PM IST
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...
14 Jun, 2022, 01.17 PM IST
Cane arrears rise over 19% to Rs 22,900 cr till Feb of 2020-21 season amid liquidity crunch: ISMAQuoting government data, ISMA said, cane arrear so far this year is higher as compared to arrears one year back when it was around Rs 19,20...
01 Apr, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
- Sugar production likely to fall by 4% in 2012-13: ISMA
ISMA has estimated that the sugar production in the ongoing 2011-12 season will be 260 lakh tonne. Till June this year, 257 lakh tonne has ...
03 Jul, 2012, 05.24 PM IST