Amid extreme caution after suicide of a farmer in April, Jantar Mantar to see satyagraha of sugar millers on June 24The central government has already announced a subsidy of Rs 4000/tonne for export of 1.5 million tonne sugar till September 2015.
23 Jun, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
Maharashtra polls: Why Narendra Modi is the chief architect of the likely winSpread over Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur and Pune districts, Western Maharashtra is popular for sugarcane cultivation and Pawars.
17 Oct, 2014, 08.15 AM IST
Sugar industry bats for buffer stock to mop up supply in marketThe government has declared its intentions of increasing the blending proportion to 10%, which would increase the ethanol requirement.
30 Aug, 2014, 12.11 PM IST
- Legal hurdle sours sugar exports
A prominent Maharashtrabased sugar co-operative has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutionality of the sche...
20 May, 2014, 03.53 AM IST
High court orders freedom for captive elephant SunderBombay high court has ordered the release of the captive elephant Sunder. PETA had been legally fighting for the elephant's release for the...
07 Apr, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
Raj Thackeray's Modi pitch delays Third Front formation in MaharashtraWith Raj Thackeray throwing his weight behind Modi, the plan to prop up Third Front, comprising fringe players in state politics, is delaye...
11 Mar, 2014, 08.43 PM IST
Free Sunder: Keeping elephant chained is cruel, Bombay high court saysMember of legislative assembly Vinay Kore donated Sunder to Jyotiba temple in 2007, and the elephant has been kept chained since then.
03 Mar, 2014, 09.52 PM IST
- PETA releases video of violence against elephant Sunder
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on Thursday released findings of its undercover investigation, including a video recording of a...
06 Dec, 2013, 04.10 AM IST
Regulate fund-raising for social causes by private entities: HCBombay High Court today expressed concern about private organisations collecting funds for social causes.
16 Aug, 2013, 07.33 PM IST
- Gopinath Munde new sugar baron of Maharashtra
BJP veteran Gopinath Munde is the new sugar baron of Maharashtra. Mr Munde has dethroned the state’s much-famed sugar barons. Mr Munde cont...
05 Jul, 2010, 03.27 AM IST
- Now, packaged sugarcane juice
Warana milk producers' cooperative is launching sugarcane juice in aseptic packs (Tetra Pak).
31 Dec, 2009, 12.30 AM IST
- Cities will be heard more
The recent delimitation exercise has changed the contours of assembly polls in Maharashtra, with the number of seats in urban areas increas...
02 Sep, 2009, 02.53 AM IST
- LS reverses could prove expensive for Sharad Pawar
After NCP's drubbing in Lok Sabha polls particularly in its stronghold of western Maharashtra, its very survival in this region is threaten...
09 Jul, 2009, 03.51 PM IST
- Maharashtra wants PPP model in jateropha plantation
Maharashtra Government today mooted a Public-Private Partnership model (PPP) to step up plantation of jateropha seeds for encouraging biofu...
11 Oct, 2007, 10.15 PM IST
- Diversification can wean away sugar co-ops from bailouts
For Pune's sugar mills to start crushing cane in a month, the total bailout package will be over Rs 1,200 crore.
05 Sep, 2007, 02.31 AM IST
- Sugar, sugar it's like being caned
It’s a problem of plenty for the sugar sector in Maharashtra. The state might have outstripped US in sugar production.
17 Jul, 2007, 02.34 AM IST
- Now, tidal waves may free you from power cuts
The state government is planning power generation using tidal waves that is expected to become operational in May. The project would genera...
17 Apr, 2007, 02.24 AM IST