Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Tech advances yet to fix uneven mill performance, data gaps in sugar sector: Food SecretaryDespite technological advancements, sugar mills face challenges like recovery rate variability and energy inefficiencies. Industry leaders ...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
Ethanol-blended fuel is a national imperative: Industry body ISMAThe Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) defends the E20 ethanol blending program, dismissing claims of vehicle engin...
09 Aug, 2025, 03.40 PM IST
Sugar industry body proposes bio-refinery transition plan to govtISMA Director General Deepak Ballani said the initiative would help India meet international aviation blending targets set to take effect i...
26 Jul, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
ISMA appoints Deepak Ballani as the new Director General"With over 25 years of extensive experience in public policy, government affairs, and organizational management, Ballani assumes this pivot...
12 Mar, 2024, 04.02 PM IST
Mandava Prabhakar Rao takes over as the new president of ISMAMandava Prabhakar Rao has been appointed as the President of the Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) from Aditya Jhu...
21 Dec, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
ISMA withdraws anti-dumping plea on solar imports, to file fresh petitionThe period of investigation for the petition which has now been withdrawn, was April 2016 to June 2017.
05 Mar, 2018, 11.59 PM IST
Sugar industry fears strain as UP, Maharashtra look to revive defunct millsUP and Maharashtra house nearly 45% of the total operational sugar millers in the country and constitute over 70% of the total sugar produc...
25 Oct, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
State, ISMA not on same page about sugar estimateAccording to ISMA's first advance estimate for 2016-17, India's sugar output is expected to decline 7 per cent to 233.7 lakh tonnes this ye...
10 Oct, 2016, 02.19 PM IST
Sugar output may fall 9 per cent in 2015-16 to 26 million tonne: ISMASugar production of India, the world's second-largest producer after Brazil, stood at 28.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 marketing year.
22 Jan, 2016, 08.34 PM IST
Sugar output revised upwards by 2% to 26 MT for 2014-15The ex-mill price of sugar has already declined by about Rs 3 per kg since October 2014 when the crushing started.
30 Jan, 2015, 07.35 PM IST
Sugar industry welcomes government decision of fixing ethanol priceThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday fixed Rs 48.5-49.5 per litre for procurement of ethanol for blending with petrol.
11 Dec, 2014, 10.41 PM IST
Government relaxes sugar export norm amid domestic surplusThe government has relaxed a condition for exports of the sweetener by doubling the limit on overseas shipments that sellers can register.
15 Nov, 2013, 05.34 PM IST
Sugar production set to plunge 5% in 2013-14Sugar production in India, the second largest producer after Brazil, is set to decline by 5% in 2013-14 mainly due to last year's drought i...
10 Jul, 2013, 05.46 AM IST
- Industry asks government to soon notify free sugar export decision
The sugar industry body ISMA asked the government to soon notify its decision to free exports for ensuring shipments of surplus sweetener o...
08 May, 2012, 05.05 PM IST
- ISMA hopes PM panel will give positive report on sugar decontrol
ISMA today said it expects the panel to give positive recommendations and the same would be accepted by the Centre.
27 Jan, 2012, 04.48 PM IST
- Retail sugar prices unlikely to surge due to exports: ISMA
Sugar prices in retail markets are unlikely to surge due to an additional export of five lakh tonnes of the sweetener, an industry body ISM...
04 Jul, 2011, 03.53 PM IST