Congress manifesto for Assam: No MLA’s close relatives to be awarded government contracts or schemesAssam: The Congress manifesto talked about transparent land records, revenue, and taxation system.Priority to local people in jobs and gove...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
SC to examine Uttarakhand sugar mills’ pay cut row after workers challenge HC rulingThe Supreme Court is reviewing alleged salary and benefit cuts for sugar mill workers in Uttarakhand, challenging a High Court decision tha...
26 Aug, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
Ajit and Sharad Pawar rivalry spills into sugar mill poll; rival panels set for bittersweet fightAjit Pawar's entry into the Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill election in Baramati has spurred a counter-move by Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP), whi...
18 Jun, 2025, 04.22 PM IST
Sugarcane fair price hiked to Rs 355 a quintalThe cabinet has increased the sugarcane purchase price for sugar mills by 4.41% to ₹355 per quintal for the season starting in October. Thi...
01 May, 2025, 12.47 AM IST
Cabinet increases fair and remunerative prices for sugarcane to Rs 315/qtl, okays PM PRANAM, urea subsidy schemeUnion cabinet decided to increase fair and remunerative prices for sugarcane for the next season by Rs 10 to Rs 315 per quintal, said Anura...
30 Jun, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
Day of 'special joy' for farmers, says PM Modi on Rs 3,500 crore subsidy for sugar millsThe government approved the subsidy for the export of 60 lakh tonnes of sugar during the ongoing marketing year 2020-21 as part of its effo...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
India's sugar crop harvest faces delays with Covid-19 raging throughout nationIndia's sugar harvest begins in October, when other major producers are winding down. The country's industry is not mechanized, however, re...
02 Sep, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
Domestic sugar consumption to fall by 1 million tonnes, says ICRAWith most countries under lockdown globally, the demand has declined resulting in a fall of the global sugar prices.
27 Apr, 2020, 03.59 PM IST
Maharashtra sugar mills worried about decision to investigate future trading speculationAfter future prices rose by nearly Rs 500/quintal in less than two months, mills had complained that traders were not buying sugar at highe...
20 Jan, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
Maharashtra sugar millers fear future trading investigation may pull down prices againThe state government has announced that it will investigate into the allegations of speculation in futures trading of sugar on the exchange...
20 Jan, 2016, 03.25 PM IST
20% hike for sugarcane workers in Maharashtra this yearMaharashtra Cooperative Sugar Mill Federation had appointed the panel to resolve dispute over wages between sugarcane workers and mill owne...
24 Oct, 2015, 10.34 PM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar slams BJP president Amit Shah over remarks on sugar mills"Amit Shah should tell where malls have been built on the land of sugar mills. He is either ignorant about the facts or is making wrong sta...
16 Apr, 2015, 02.06 PM IST
UP government, sugar mills on collision course over cane priceMills want government to come out with a cane-pricing policy before the next cane-crushing season in October.
04 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Sugar industry mourns bitter loss of Gopinath MundeHe is credited with some crucial decisions that had a lasting impact on the industry in Maharashtra, the country’s top sugar-producing stat...
05 Jun, 2014, 04.32 AM IST
Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathana withdraws cane price agitation in MaharashtraSSS has withdrawn the agitation over cane price without getting any assurance about cane price either from the government or the sugar fact...
29 Nov, 2013, 09.39 PM IST
- TN sugar mills on mechanisation overdrive
Sugar mills in Tamil Nadu see the current farm labour shortage as the right time to embark on their mechanisation drive.
07 Sep, 2009, 08.49 PM IST
- Sugar output to hit record as co-op mills swing into action
Maharashtra expects a second consecutive record breaking year, with sugarcane production expected to be 840 lakh tonnes, giving sugar produ...
25 Sep, 2007, 01.59 AM IST