India is set to boost E100 flex fuel availability with 5,000 dispensing stations planned within two years. This initiative aims to signific...

Farmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears

India has a massive surplus of ethanol, pushing policymakers and industry to find new uses. Ethanol-powered cooking stoves are being tested...

Despite technological advancements, sugar mills face challenges like recovery rate variability and energy inefficiencies. Industry leaders ...

India will not reduce sugar exports. Production is lower than anticipated, but domestic consumption has also decreased. This situation offs...

India's sugar sales are down this month. Restaurants and hotels are cooking less because of LPG supply issues. This means sugar mills are n...

Ethanol is explicitly excluded and limited US farm imports will not disrupt domestic markets, says Deepak Ballani, Director General, ISMA.

"We have requested around Rs 10,000 crore for second-generation ethanol and about Rs 1,500 crore for SAF capacity, and overall an outlay of...

India's sugar industry is urging the government to double export allocations to 2 million metric tons for the upcoming season. Lower divers...

ISMA highlighted a significant imbalance in ethanol allocation for 2025-26, with sugar-based sources receiving only 28% compared to 72% fro...

India's sugar and biofuel industries are calling for a national ethanol mobility roadmap beyond the E-20 target. They want tax reductions o...

India has achieved its 20% ethanol blending target with petrol, five years ahead of the 2030 schedule. This accomplishment, driven by gover...

It has been five years since the sugar selling price was last revised; the financial woes faced by sugar mills are expected to continue unl...

India's sugar mills could export up to 2 million metric tons of sugar this season due to improved domestic supply and falling local prices....

ISMA Director General Deepak Ballani said the initiative would help India meet international aviation blending targets set to take effect i...

The world's second largest sugar producer banned exports of the commodity since June 2022. The objective behind the move was to cover local...

"With over 25 years of extensive experience in public policy, government affairs, and organizational management, Ballani assumes this pivot...