Tamil Nadu Polls: Focus on Vijay's poll promises; TVK assured 8 gm gold for womenActor Vijay's new party TVK is poised to lead in Tamil Nadu elections. His manifesto includes significant promises like gold for marriages ...
04 May, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
SP president Akhilesh Yadav promises loan waivers to farmersSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledges swift 24-hour payments for sugarcane farmers if his party wins in 2027. He promises loan waive...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Sugar MSP to be raised after seven-year pauseThe government is reportedly set to increase the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar by nearly 23% to ₹38 per kg, marking the first hike i...
23 Nov, 2025, 11.44 PM IST
Karnataka: Rs 100 more per tonne for sugarcane growers as agitation engulfs 9 districtsThe farmers were getting an effective price of only Rs 2600 to Rs 3000 per tonne after harvesting and transportation costs but increase in ...
07 Nov, 2025, 07.38 PM IST
Sugarcane arrears may swell on ethanol cuts, unchanged sugar prices: ISMAISMA highlighted a significant imbalance in ethanol allocation for 2025-26, with sugar-based sources receiving only 28% compared to 72% fro...
29 Oct, 2025, 02.56 PM IST
India set to decide soon on sugar selling price, ethanol useThe Indian government is considering a hike in the sugar MSP to help the industry pay sugarcane farmers promptly. Ethanol policies will be ...
27 Jul, 2024, 07.27 PM IST
Govt to decide on sugar MSP hike in coming days: Food SecyUnion Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra indicated that the government may soon decide on increasing the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar. T...
27 Jul, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
Increase minimum selling price of sugar to Rs 42/kg, says industry body NFCSFThe National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF), representing co-operative sugar mills in India, has requested the central g...
14 Jun, 2024, 08.05 PM IST
From farms to mills, it's a long wait for Western UP farmers just to get sugarcane weighedSome pass their time chit-chatting about the ongoing protests, others while smoking bidis or cigarettes, but all of them sound worried abou...
07 Mar, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
GoM recommends hike in sugar MSP to Rs 33/kg; asks Food Minister to move cabinet noteSources said the GoM took stock of the pending sugarcane dues to be paid by sugar mills which stand at around Rs 20,000 crore so far in the...
15 Jul, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Mills to sell sugar at Rs 31/kg now from Rs 29 earlier: Ram Vilas PaswanThe MSP is the rate below which the mills cannot sell sugar in the open market to wholesalers and bulk consumers like beverage and biscuit ...
14 Feb, 2019, 08.13 PM IST
Centre wants states to pay cane farmers upfrontIndustry estimates show that mills making the sweetener, of which India is the world’s biggest consumer, already owed farmers about Rs 17,0...
11 Apr, 2018, 09.04 AM IST
- Centre may crop kharif MSP, open field for cane & pulses
The Centre must announce the MSP for kharif crops well before the sowing season in June to allow the farmer to make an informed and remuner...
08 Jun, 2009, 01.10 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu fixes sugarcane MSP at Rs 1,034 per tonne
The Tamil Nadu government has fixed the minimum support price (MSP) for procuring sugarcane at Rs 1,034 per tonne, which is Rs 222.20 more ...
16 Nov, 2007, 08.10 PM IST
- Wheat import required to boost buffer stock: Pawar
Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the buffer stock needs to be augmented to meet any exigencies.
13 Nov, 2007, 02.09 PM IST
- Maharashtra looks at sugar industry makeover
The state government wants sugar factories to become complete units & make by-products also.
12 Oct, 2007, 03.45 AM IST
- State sets Rs 850 base price for cane
The government of Maharashtra has fixed a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 850 per metric tonne for sugarcane in the state.
03 Aug, 2006, 01.13 AM IST