UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls for COVID-like national spirit to tide over West Asia crisisUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged citizens to embrace self-reliance amid West Asian crises. He highlighted the state's sig...
14 May, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Govt raises sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 to Rs 365/quintal for 2026-27 seasonThe government has increased the minimum price for sugarcane. Sugar mills will now pay Rs 365 per quintal to farmers for the 2026-27 season...
05 May, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
India considers raising sugar floor price, ethanol rates to support mills, sources sayIndia is looking at increasing the minimum price for sugar sales domestically. The government may also raise the price oil companies pay fo...
19 Nov, 2025, 03.04 PM IST
Balance sheets of sugar cooperatives changed due to ethanol blending: Amit ShahUnion Minister Amit Shah stated that India's sugar cooperatives significantly benefited under PM Modi, crediting ethanol blending for impro...
05 Oct, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
India's sugar output increases 4% from Oct 1-Jan 15, hits 15.7 million tonnesIndia's sugar production grew by nearly 4 per cent since the current season began last October, an industry body said in a statement on Tue...
17 Jan, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
Day of 'special joy' for farmers, says PM Modi on Rs 3,500 crore subsidy for sugar millsThe government approved the subsidy for the export of 60 lakh tonnes of sugar during the ongoing marketing year 2020-21 as part of its effo...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
PM Modi has worked more for farmers in 6 years than earlier govts did since 1947: UP CMAccusing the previous governments of selling 21 sugar mills in the region at throwaway prices after suppressing farmers' agitation against ...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.54 PM IST
Indian sugar mills owe record $4.38 billion to cane growersThe high inventories are keeping domestic sugar prices depressed and increased storage costs.
11 Apr, 2019, 05.00 PM IST
Yet another sweetener for sugar companies before electionsThe new relief package could entail the Centre facilitating loans worth nearly Rs 12,000 cr for which the exchequer will bear the 5-6% inte...
08 Jan, 2019, 10.59 PM IST
'UP industrialist may be another Nirav Modi in making'Comparing Umesh Modi to fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi, Singh wrote, "I am afraid that Umesh Modi - just like Nirav Modi - will flee fr...
04 Dec, 2018, 10.49 AM IST
Tamil Nadu sugarcane mills want rescheduling of loan paymentsChief Minister Palaniswami is seeking an exemption for TN mills from measures taken by the Centre to support sugar prices and improve the f...
20 Jun, 2018, 12.43 PM IST
UP sugar mills go slow on procurement amid falling pricesUP, which ranks second in sugar production in the country, has so far produced 2 mn tonnes of sugar in the current season, which ends in Se...
20 Jan, 2015, 11.54 AM IST
'Mawana Sugars, Modi Sugar may not be able to clear cane dues'The Centre had fixed a FRP of Rs 210 per quintal for 2013-14 marketing year, while the UP govt has fixed higher cane price of Rs 280 per qu...
09 Oct, 2014, 09.09 PM IST
High-level meeting tomorrow to discuss Rs 11,000 crore sugarcane duesRam Vilas Paswan called a second high-level meeting tomorrow to discuss ways to bail out the sugar industry that is unable to pay Rs 11,000...
22 Jun, 2014, 01.15 PM IST
Narendra Modi's pitch for co-operatives rattles UP sugar baronsSugar barons in UP are rattled by Modi's call to give a better deal for farmers and his preference for co-operatives instead of private fir...
05 Feb, 2014, 04.15 AM IST
- Cane crushing begins on sour price note
Court hearing today on UP’s counter affidavit that seeks to defend higher SAP.
18 Nov, 2008, 12.46 AM IST
- Sugar price recovers on better offtake
Wholesale sugar prices recovered up to Rs.15 per quitnal in the national capital today following pick up in demand from local traders and b...
24 Jun, 2008, 05.43 PM IST