India is rapidly expanding its use of ethanol, a sugar-based fuel. This strategy aims to cut reliance on imported crude oil and boost farme...

The government can offer incentives and concessions to investors only within the framework of sectoral investment policies, and any demands...

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

The Union government under the Maximum Admisdible Export Quota (MAEQ) scheme, allocates mill wise sugar export quota. The mills who fail to...

Noting that "whatever needs to be done the government is doing", Paswan said the arrears to sugarcane farmers now stands at Rs 21,000 crore.

Only private and cooperative sugar mills having the capacity to produce ethanol can avail of the incentive, the order said.

The export incentive will be given for 14 lakh tonne of raw sugar. The move is likely to help companies export surplus sugar and clear cane...

A prominent Maharashtrabased sugar co-operative has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutionality of the sche...

After several meetings of state chief ministers and government with the sugar industry, a fiscal package and other measures were announced ...

Union government has reduced incentive for raw sugar export almost by a third from Rs3,300 per tonne to Rs2,277 per tonne.

The government notified export subsidy of Rs 3,300 per tonne on raw sugar shipments undertaken during the February-March of this year.

"As it is, we are losing money in the domestic market today and we do not expect the government to actually give a subsidy of Rs 5000-6000."

Currently, raw sugar exports from India are not viable as global prices are ruling much lower than the domestic production cost of Rs 26,50...

An informal group of ministers approved incentives to the beleaguered sugar industry for exports of up to 40 lakh tonnes of raw sugar for t...

Sugar futures traded at the commodity exchanges dropped over 3% on Friday with the UP government scrapping the sugar incentive scheme.

Shares of sugar companies were back in demand today on government's decision to give incentives to companies that export the sweetner, givi...

With the Union Cabinet lifting the ban on export of sugar, the Centre may have little option but to once again extend WTO-compatible export...