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

Brazil provides direct and indirect subsidies of at least $ 2.5 billion/year and India at least $ 1.7 billion/year to support its inefficie...

The government gives 5 kg of foodgrain per month to every poor individual .

For distribution of foodgrain, the PDS operation is fully computerised.

The distribution mechanism could be similar to the existing one for sale of subsidised foodgrain under the public distribution system (PDS)...

From January 1, these families will get 1 kg of sugar at Rs 13/kg and 1 litre of mustard oil of Hafed at Rs 20/litre.

Domestic sugar consumption for SY2017 is likely to report de-growth of 3-3.5 per cent to around 24 million MT as compared to last year.

This is likely Domestic sugar consumption for SY2017 is likely to report a de-growth of 3 per cent- 3.5 per centto around 24.0 million MT w...

The scheme has a target of 40 crore beneficiaries of BPL (below poverty line) families. About 2.7 million tonnes of sugar per annum are req...

In the last season, the central government had given subsidy of Rs 4,000/tonne for export of raw sugar. But the World Trade Organization ha...

Sushil Kumar Modi alleged that the poor families were not getting subsidised foodgrains and sugar as a result of collapsed PDS in Bihar.

It’s the end of the road for Assam which was seeking dispensation in case of central govt’s directive of buying sugar from open market.

The Maharashtra government is set to offer a Rs 156-crore sweetener to the common man by keeping sugar prices low for some more time.

Centre may have to pay a higher rate following recent SC ruling on mills petition to link price to sap instead of SMP.

The election-bound state has taken a significant decision to ensure that foodgrain and sugar are made available to ration card holders at d...

Seeing itself as the only industry that is forced to subsidise sugar prices to consumers, the mills want the ex-factory price to be fixed a...

The government on Friday said it has not taken any decision to do away with the necessity of selling sugar by industry to below poverty lin...