Olympics: Unable to afford a javelin, Annu Rani honed her skills by throwing sugarcane sticksAnnu Rani is all set to make waves at the Paris Olympics with her exemplary javelin-throwing skills. The 31-year-old, who hails from a humb...
07 Aug, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
Ethanol from various feedstocks must be priced adequately to help all stakeholders: Avantika Saraogi, Balrampur ChiniSugarcane, found in abundance in India, has the potential to contribute significantly to bio-based packaging solutions, reducing the depend...
07 Aug, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
UP’s hike in sugarcane support price lifts sugar counterAnalysts, however, remained cautious on anymore gain in sugar companies' share prices as the sugar prices may not increase further in the r...
22 Nov, 2016, 08.37 AM IST
Akhilesh Yadav flays Opposition for disrupting Assembly over cane issue"The Opposition parties do not have issues to fight for, so they are stalling the House proceedings," Yadav told the Assembly.
09 Dec, 2013, 03.21 PM IST
- Villager injured in leopard attack
A villager sleeping on a cot in the verandah of his house on Tuesday night was attacked by a leopard in Rampurwa Matehi Nishangarha range o...
10 Oct, 2013, 07.18 AM IST
- Centre likely to tread cautiously on the issue of open sugar exports
Indications from the food ministry now are that a decision is likely to be taken only between late December or the first half of January.
08 Dec, 2010, 03.14 AM IST
- Maharashtra protests on cane pricing may spread to UP, Karnataka too
In UP, cane growers and millers are set for a faceoff with both sides sticking to their demands regarding cane price.
01 Nov, 2010, 12.47 AM IST
- LS passes controversial sugarcane support price thorugh ECA amendeents
The Centre formally legislated the increase of State-set purchase price for sugarcane to Rs 129.84 per quintal from 107.76 per quintal.
11 Dec, 2009, 06.52 AM IST
- Sugarcane pricing controversy threatens wheat acreage
The contentious issue in the country's largest cane producing state seems set to ricochet on other key Rabi crops as well.
12 Nov, 2009, 10.25 PM IST
- Farm sector to grow by 2.6% in FY09
The slump in agricultural growth during the third quarter exaggerates the slowdown in the sector which may grow at 2.6% this fiscal, accord...
10 Mar, 2009, 01.40 AM IST
- Farm sector to grow 2.6 pc; Q3 GDP figure exaggerated: Goldman
The slump in the agriculture growth during the third quarter "exaggerates" the slowdown in the sector, which may grow at 2.6 per cent this ...
09 Mar, 2009, 05.41 PM IST
- Sugar industries unite for high support prices
In short, it has demanded that sugar price be the pre-dominant factor in fixing cane SMP.
08 Feb, 2009, 08.36 PM IST
- Sugar industry seeks high support price for the commodity
The sugar industry in the private and the cooperative sectors have united to pressure the government to announce high support prices for th...
08 Feb, 2009, 08.24 PM IST
- Sugar sector hit by capital woes
Monday’s repo rate cut and the recent CRR cuts for banks notwithstanding, the ongoing liquidity crunch in the economy is threatening the co...
22 Oct, 2008, 02.51 AM IST
- India unlikely to meet target for biofuel mix
The government is unlikely to meet its deadline of October 2008 for increasing the level of ethanol from 5% to 10% in the ethanol-petrol bl...
02 Jun, 2008, 03.04 AM IST
- Switch to sugarcane to affect Gujarat’s cotton production
A low availability of farm workers in the region is likely to push the cotton production in south Gujarat below 8,000 bales over the next f...
29 Mar, 2007, 12.36 AM IST
- Erratic rains may hurt oilseed, grains output
Erratic monsoon rains will drag down winter oilseeds output, while grain production will stay near levels forecast in the first official es...
16 Sep, 2006, 12.53 AM IST