Karnataka rolls out new alcobev policy, distillers unhappyBengaluru has a new excise duty on alcohol-in-beverage. Prices are now set by producers. The government cut liquor price slabs to make drin...
17 May, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
Alcohol-in-beverage: Karnataka leads India’s next liquor tax experimentKarnataka becomes India's first state to adopt an Alcohol-in-Beverage excise duty structure. This new policy, effective May 11, deregulates...
17 May, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
India meets FY26 with cheers & beers: High-end spirits popular; ale beats rainy daysIndia's liquor sales saw a rebound in the year ended March, with spirits volume growing 4% and beer volumes also rising 4%. This recovery w...
12 May, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
Liquor stocks have macro tailwinds, but will FTAs become a problem? 6 liquor stocks with an upside potential of up to 26%Supply chain disruptions caused by the US-Israel-Iran conflict have a second-order impact on several industries. The liquor sector is no ex...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Bacardi, United Spirits move HC against Maharashtra liquor policyMajor liquor companies are challenging a new Maharashtra government policy in the Bombay High Court. They claim the policy unfairly benefit...
27 Mar, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Maharashtra bars, permit rooms declare bandh on July 14 to protest tax hikesOver 20,000 bars and permit rooms in Maharashtra will close on July 14 due to the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association's protest against...
12 Jul, 2025, 07.46 PM IST
Taxes on beer already very high compared to IMFL whisky in Maharashtra: Brewers AssociationThe Brewers Association of India (BAI) supports Maharashtra's decision to raise excise duty on IMFL whisky, citing already high beer taxes....
12 Jun, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
Sula Vineyards, GM Breweries shares jump up to 18%. What's making their brew stronger?Sula Vineyards and GM Breweries shares surged as Maharashtra's new liquor policy spared beer and wine from excise duty hikes, benefiting co...
11 Jun, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
"Unfair playing field" against domestic liquor; makers ask Maha govt to reconsider duty reduction on imported productsIn November, the Maharashtra government had announced to reduce the excise duty on imported liquors by half, which is from 300 % to 150 % o...
12 Dec, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
Maharashtra allows hotels, restaurants to sell alcohol for off-premises consumptionThe exemption, however, does not apply to state capital Mumbai, where BMC has prohibited the sale of alcohol, and in other areas of the sta...
20 May, 2020, 09.12 AM IST
Hotels in Maharashtra get nod to sell off liquor stock, but not in MumbaiIndustry executives, who had been lobbying for the move, have nevertheless welcomed it. “In other places in the state where alcohol consump...
19 May, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
Liquor sale ban by highways: Hoteliers to meet Maharashtra CMThe apex court later in its order on Friday made it clear that the judgment banning the liquor vends along the highways would also be appli...
03 Apr, 2017, 08.23 PM IST
Carlsberg ties up with 2 more manufacturers to expand in IndiaLilasons Industries has made significant investments in equipment, automation and processes to upgrade its brewery operations in Maharashtr...
14 Feb, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
Carlsberg signs manufacturing agreements to strengthen operations in Maharashtra and JharkhandCarlsberg India Managing Director Michael N Jensen said the company has seen significant growth from both the states over the last few year...
13 Feb, 2017, 03.23 PM IST
Plastic industry opposes ban on alcohol sale in PET bottlesPlastic packaging is dangerous to human health and the country liquor and country made foreign liquor cannot be sold in such bottles.
12 Feb, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
- Manufacturing norms for country liquor on anvil
The Bureau of Indian Standards is in the process of setting fresh norms for country liquor. Invest in wine I High-end whiskies I Heavy drin...
22 Jan, 2008, 04.30 AM IST
- Maharashtra govt moots new liquor duty
The Maharashtra government is mulling a plan to levy a duty of Rs 300 per litre of imported liquor, replacing the existing ad valorem rate ...
18 Oct, 2007, 02.29 AM IST