BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
TVS' ethanol-powered models ready, rollouts to be in phases, says Sudarshan Venu, CMD of TVS Motor CompanyIndia's E20 ethanol blending milestone has yielded significant foreign exchange savings and rural economic strengthening. TVS Motor's CMD, ...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
Inside India’s bid to ditch plastic: Balrampur Chini powers a sugarcane-based packaging shiftWith bio-based materials like PLA gaining traction, Balrampur Chini Mills’ Ayodhya initiative offers a glimpse into how tradition and techn...
11 Nov, 2025, 12.07 PM IST
Sugarcane to sustainability: India gets its first fully integrated PLA plant as Balrampur Chini unveils BioyugThe company expects Bioyug to catalyse MSME participation in downstream packaging and green innovation.
03 Jul, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
Ethanol from various feedstocks must be priced adequately to help all stakeholders: Avantika Saraogi, Balrampur ChiniSugarcane, found in abundance in India, has the potential to contribute significantly to bio-based packaging solutions, reducing the depend...
07 Aug, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
Average cane crushing days of the sugar mills have decreased by 20% increasing production costs, says minister Nitin GadkariGadkari said that in the last 10 years, the sugar mills have generated revenue of more than 940 billions Rupees from the sale of ethanol. "...
12 Jan, 2024, 09.23 PM IST
Centre should reconsider its decision on ethanol: Co-operative sugar mills federation officialSugar factories cannot survive on sugar production alone. Of the total ethanol produced in the country, 50 to 52 per cent is produced using...
08 Dec, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Balrampur Chini aims to maintain growth traction; acquisition opportunities on radarThe city-based sugar major, which operates ten sugar factories in Uttar Pradesh with an aggregate sugarcane crushing capacity exceeding 80,...
03 Dec, 2023, 03.22 PM IST
Sugarcane farmers in UP were trained to conserve water. 275 billion litre was saved in 3 yearsSugar, which is one of the most water intensive crops, is dependent on the scarce resource for cultivation. Simple innovations in the sugar...
22 Nov, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains to serve food on eco-friendly disposable platesThe move is part of a trial run being conducted of 8 express trains to see if bagasse-based packaging could be a viable alternative to plas...
05 Jun, 2018, 09.39 PM IST
Tamil Nadu giving importance to food grain productionThe Government was taking up rain water harvesting in a massive way to tackle the drought-like situation.
16 Aug, 2014, 03.45 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University launches sustainable sugarcane initiativeTamil Nadu Agricultural University has come out with a Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative to improve productivity of water, land and labour.
08 Jun, 2013, 04.16 PM IST
- Jayalalithaa announces scheme for sugarcane farmers
Jaya announced a scheme for boosting sugarcane productivity, under which subsidies of Rs 12.93 cr will be provided this year.
23 Nov, 2011, 12.49 PM IST
- Monsoon deficit up 24%, dry spell seen
The met department does not expect a significant resurgence in the monsoon next week, potentially damaging the sowing of soyabean and paddy...
16 Jul, 2010, 05.14 AM IST
- Orissa to build three more terminal market yards for farmers
Orissa government will provide four terminal market yards to enable the farmers to sell their produce at market prices.
13 Apr, 2010, 11.03 PM IST
- Sugar prices down by Rs 2
Sugar prices which went up as high as Rs 34-36 per kg last week fell Rs 2 per kg over the past couple of days, mainly due to the absence of...
02 Sep, 2009, 09.16 PM IST