Maharashtra polls: Centre's focus on cooperatives raises political temperatureCooperatives play a big role in Maharashtra's rural economy and political parties that control these cooperatives also largely control the ...
06 Jan, 2022, 07.50 AM IST
Pak's FIA files case against Shahbaz Sharif, PM Khan's friend, others in multi-billion sugar scamThe FIA said the court in fact has empowered it to go against those involved in the sugar scam without any discrimination.
16 Nov, 2020, 12.11 PM IST
Flood-hit Maharashtra sugar barons seek aidThe quantity of sugar produced per tonne of sugarcane, called sugar recovery, will decline substantially, according to millers.
02 Dec, 2019, 08.50 AM IST
Sugar barons suspect foul play in recent 13% price fallSugar millers have claimed that sales have become extremely sluggish, making payments difficult.
12 Dec, 2017, 11.30 AM IST
Maharashtra polls: Sharad Pawar rejects talks of sugar cooperatives losing their grip over politicsThese factories, about 170, were the lifelines of village economy in the entire sugar belt comprising primarily 13 districts helping farmer...
10 Oct, 2014, 04.37 AM IST
- For sugar barons, Baywatch is over, Jaws is coming
Decontrol is that kind of moment for our sugar barons. Very soon, their shareholders, bankers, distributors and peers will see how they are...
06 Apr, 2013, 04.46 AM IST
- India's 2013-14 sugar output looks positive: ISO chief
Sugar production in India in the next year looks positive despite concerns about drought situation in some states like Maharashtra: Interna...
25 Mar, 2013, 02.20 PM IST
'New Procurement Policy to aggressively pursue indigenisation'The Defence Ministry is in the final stages of preparing the New Procurement Policy, which will 'aggresively' pursue indigenisation: Defenc...
25 Mar, 2013, 02.03 PM IST
Decontrol sugar and set free the farmersForcing sugar companies to subsidise liquor only serves to depress the price factories pay farmers.
23 Nov, 2012, 08.35 AM IST
- Sugar to extend bearish run as production exceeds demand
Sugar, the fourth-worst performing commodity this year, will be under "bearish pressure" as global production exceeds demand for a third ye...
27 Sep, 2012, 06.01 AM 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
- Maharashtra's sugar barons prevail over the govt again
Maharashtra’s empowered group of ministers on the sugar industry has agreed to bail out the sugar co-operatives from the short margin crisi...
28 Jun, 2010, 06.38 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
- State set to offer more sops to sugar industry
The Vilasrao Deshmukh government may yet again try to please the state’s politically formidable sugar barons on Monday, with a string of so...
09 Apr, 2007, 03.30 AM IST
- Sugar barons want state to bail them out
The sugar kings of Maharashtra seem to have come together to extract another round of largesse from the state.
05 Apr, 2007, 03.32 AM IST
- No purchase tax for M’rashtra sugar mills
When it comes to helping sugar barons, the Maharashtra government never runs short of excuses, as the state finance minister Jayant Patil h...
04 Apr, 2007, 03.40 AM IST
- State govt doles out Rs 254-cr sop to sugar mills
When it comes to helping sugar barons, the state government never runs short of excuses, as state finance minister Jayant Patil showed last...
02 Apr, 2007, 02.41 AM IST