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National Doughnut Day 2026: Krispy Kreme, Dunkin', 7-Eleven and Duck Donuts offer free treats and sweet dealsNational Donut Day 2026 will be celebrated on June 5 with free doughnuts, discounts and special promotions from major chains across the Uni...
20,000 kg sugar-mixed jaggery, coloured peas seized in Pune food safety department raidsThe FDA in Pune seized 16 tonnes of jaggery and 20 tonnes of sugar intended for adulteration, alongside 68 kg of artificially coloured frie...
Top KCP militant leader arrested in Delhi amid Manipur hostage crisisSecurity forces have arrested a top Kangleipak Communist Party leader in Delhi. Manipur's Chief Minister has assured that efforts are under...
Four suspects arrested in connection with kidnapping of six Naga civilians: Manipur CMFour individuals have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of six Naga civilians in Manipur. Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Sin...
Maharashtra considers rationing of fertilisers, says minister Dattatray BharaneMaharashtra will ration fertiliser sales to farmers for the upcoming kharif season. The state government seeks Centre approval for this pla...
President's Rule in Maharashtra creates uncertainty about starting of crushing seasonThe sugar commissioner’s office issues licences to sugar mills to begin operations after this date after checking that the mills have fulfi...
Maharashtra’s 2019-20 sugar production likely to fall by 45%The extent of drop in Maharashtra’s sugar production will play a crucial role in determining the country's total sugar production for the 2...
Maharashtra govt, cos to check sugar mills’ undercuttingMills use various means to circumvent MSP, said people aware of the matter.
Maharashtra sugar commissioner initiates recovery proceedings against sugar mills to pay farmersIn the last sugar season (October to September), when the sugar commissioner's office had issued RRCs to some 40 sugar mills, they had liqu...
Maharashtra gives in principal approval to sugar mills facing liquidity crunch to pay farmers by giving sugarThe state has crushed 497 lakh tonnes of sugarcane and produced 52 lakh tonnes of sugar till date with a sugar recovery of 10.63%.
Mills get nod to give farmers sugar as part-paymentIf implemented, this move could create a big decentralised stock holding with farmers.
Maharashtra sugar mills owe Rs 593 crore to farmersGovernment is making efforts to persuade the sugar mills to clear the dues of farmers, the state sugar commissioner's office said.
Maharashtra's 2017-18 sugar production to touch 10 million tonnes“We have revised our preliminary estimate of 73 lakh tonnes to 100 lakh tonnes now,” said Sambhaji Kadu Patil, sugar commissioner of Mahara...
India keeps current fiscal's sugar production figure at 22.5 million tonnesAn official from the UP govt, largest sugar producing state, said that in 2016-17 sugar season, production may total 8.1 million tonnes fro...
Notices to 11 Maharashtra sugar mills for defaulting on FRP paymentsPatil had said the Sugar Commissioner's office would be issuing notices to the erring mills after the one-month moratorium came to an end.
Oil marketing companies to procure Rs 97-crore litre ethanolThe industry is also expecting that the Union government may come out with the decision about extending export incentives any time.
- Maharashtra mills owe Sugarcane arrears to farmers, payments unlikely soon
The sugar cane crushing season is about to get over in Maharashtra and there are arrears of over a month to be paid to cane farmers.
- State steps in to stem sugar price slide
The sugar commissioner’s February 27 order asking sugar mills not to sell at below-levy rates has helped arrest the slide in ex-factory sug...
- State asks mills to sell sugar at levy prices
In an effort to ensure that sugar prices do not slide and mills are able to pay farmers at least the binding statutory minimum price (SMP),...
- Govt struggles to check sugar slide in state
A Problem of plenty is pushing Maharashtra’s sugar industry into a financial crisis.