Silent undercurrent brewing across west UP against Modi govt's 'failures' : CongressElaborating on what he said were "jumla details", Ramesh said Uttar Pradesh is India's largest sugarcane producer and yet, the BJP governme...
19 Apr, 2024, 10.43 AM IST
Cabinet increases fair and remunerative prices for sugarcane to Rs 315/qtl, okays PM PRANAM, urea subsidy schemeUnion cabinet decided to increase fair and remunerative prices for sugarcane for the next season by Rs 10 to Rs 315 per quintal, said Anura...
30 Jun, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
First woman director Dr G Hemaprabha takes charge at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding InstituteHemaprabha is the first woman director of the 111-year-old institution and at present, 'Co' (Coimbatore) varieties developed at the institu...
28 Oct, 2022, 09.15 PM IST
Sugar price rise 'inevitable' due to sugarcane FRP hike: NFCSFThe National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories, which represents cooperative sugar mills, welcomed the government's decision to hik...
25 May, 2017, 06.42 PM IST
To beat drought, ICAR eyes GM sugarcaneThe move is significant considering the govt is treading cautiously on the path of GM crop amid strong opposition from environmentalists.
09 May, 2016, 01.45 PM IST
Marathwada mills declared Rs 1500/tonne as the first installment of cane paymentSugar mills from Marathwada region of Maharashtra have declared to pay Rs 1500/tonne as the first installment of cane payment to the sugarc...
04 Dec, 2015, 06.48 PM IST
Maharashtra government to name sugarcane harvesting board after Gopinath MundeGovernor Vidyasagar Rao was addressing a joint session of the Maharashtra Legislature at Vidhan Bhawan, as the Budget session got underway ...
09 Mar, 2015, 02.31 PM IST
Biggest challenge for poll-bound Maharashtra is fixing support price for sugarcaneSugarcane pricing has always been a thorny issue in India. A high price is resisted by influential sugar mill owners as it raises their inp...
03 Oct, 2014, 02.27 AM IST
Sugar industry, some farmers can’t agree on Maharashtra price control boardMaharashtra co-operation minister Harshvardhan Patil announced the names of the non-official members of the SPCB on Monday.
26 Aug, 2014, 01.26 PM IST
Farmer bodies likely to lock horns with sugar mill owners in MaharashtraIf the Board is set up in Maharashtra, it is expected to declare FRP decided by central government as the first installment of cane price.
19 Aug, 2014, 03.00 AM IST
Sugarcane growers to get incentive of Rs 150 per tonneKarnataka Cabinet decided to provide an incentive of Rs 150 per tonne of sugarcane in addition to the already announced State Advisory Pric...
03 Jan, 2014, 09.54 PM IST
Haryana to give country's highest ever price of sugarcaneThis would benefit the farmers to the tune of an additional income of Rs 450 crore to Rs 500 crore during the year 2013-14.
26 Sep, 2013, 07.00 PM IST
- Sugar mills to raise sugarcane prices by almost 25%; signals losing influence of Sharad Pawar
A month-long agitation by sugarcane farmers in Western Maharashtra has resulted in a hike in procurement prices.
28 Nov, 2012, 12.57 PM IST
- SAP of sugarcane fixed at Rs 200 per quintal for 2010-11
The Punjab Government today fixed the State Assured Price (SAP) of advanced, medium and late variety of Sugarcane at Rs 200, Rs 195 and Rs ...
19 Oct, 2009, 05.04 PM IST
- Sugar factories in Maharashtra to go green
Sugar factories in Maharashtra, leading producer of sugarcane in India, are all set to embrace new technologies and measures to drastically...
06 Oct, 2008, 06.22 AM IST
- Sugar factories in Maharashtra to go green, courtesy MPCB
Sugar factories in Maharashtra, leading producer of sugarcane in India, are all set to embrace new technologies and measures to drastically...
05 Oct, 2008, 01.01 PM IST
- Central directive makes Bihar lose Rs 14000 cr in proposals
A central directive that prohibits production of ethanol from sugarcane juice has dealt a severe blow to Bihar govt's plan to develop the s...
13 May, 2008, 09.25 AM IST