Sugar supply likely to improve on switch to fortnightly quotaUnder the fortnightly quota, sugar mills will be required to sell at least 40% of the allocation in the first week and the remaining quanti...
28 Aug, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
Government to allocate fortnightly sugar sale quota to mills from September to prevent artificial scarcityRetail sugar prices are easing as ex-mill rates decline significantly. The government will now allocate sugar fortnightly to mills from Sep...
28 Aug, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
Ethanol is not the whole story behind India’s sugar price surgeSugar prices have significantly increased due to production shortfalls and rising demand. Government data shows a substantial decline in ex...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
From sugar exports to imports: What’s behind India’s policy U-turn?The policy shift raises questions over whether 2025-26 production and stock estimates were too optimistic.
22 Aug, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
Sugar stock scrutiny on the rise as prices hit record highThe government is increasing scrutiny of sugar stocks due to surging prices. Large industrial buyers are now providing consumption data to ...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Sugar mills unlikely to advance crushing season despite promise to govt: Industry officialsMost sugar mills will not advance their crushing season by fifteen days. A significant shortage of migrant labor remains the primary obstac...
14 Aug, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
India-China border trade resumes after 6 years; first batch of 16 traders flagged off for TibetBorder trade between India and China resumed at Shipki-La after a long hiatus. Himachal Pradesh minister inaugurated the trade and flagged ...
02 Aug, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
Govt imposes stock limit on sugar from Aug 1 to Nov 30 to prevent hoarding during festival seasonThe government has imposed nationwide stock limits on private sugar traders. These restrictions will be in force from August 1 to November ...
29 Jul, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
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11 Apr, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
A big idea to solve America's immigration messThe U.S. immigration system is outdated and inconsistently enforced. The government needs new policies for better border control, legal imm...
11 Jan, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Extra 1 mln tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate: Govt officialIndia, the world's second largest sugar producing nation after Brazil, can export an additional 1 million tonnes of the sweetener if the do...
06 Mar, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
COVID-19 lockdown: Bihar intensifies outreach programme for stranded migrants in other statesPrincipal Secretary, Bihar State Disaster Management Department, Pratyaya Amrit, said a total of 14.56 lakh migrants have been provided rel...
16 Apr, 2020, 08.02 PM IST
What farmers have to say about Modi government's income support schemeET Magazine travels to 8 states to meet farmers braving the ongoing agrarian distress and hears them out.
04 Feb, 2019, 08.38 PM IST
A Revolution In Subsidies: A modern state is a welfare state, but it must target and deliver subsidies effectivelyA modern state is a welfare state. But a modern state does not "spray and pray" with its subsidies. It must deliver them with grace, effici...
11 Sep, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
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