What is El Niño and how does it affect India? Could it bring a drought-like monsoon and higher grocery bills?El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...
13 Jun, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
El Niño clouds loom over kharif crops, farm payA developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
For risk-takers with long-term perspective: 10 small-cap stocks from different sectors with upside potential of up to 31%If you buy small-cap stocks today, are you taking a risk or managing it? To some it might appear you are taking a risk, but there is a high...
20 May, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Sugar stocks fall up to 7% on export ban; analysts see limited long-term impactSugar company shares dropped Thursday after India banned sweetener exports. This move follows rising domestic sugar prices and concerns ove...
14 May, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Petrol, Diesel Price Today: Check fuel rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata as sugar exports halted, milk gets costlier and gold import duty doubledPetrol, Diesel Price (May 14): Petrol and diesel prices remain stable in India despite rising global crude oil costs and West Asian conflic...
14 May, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Farm sector suicides at 10,546 in 2024, second straight yearly decline: NCRB reportFarmer suicides saw a slight decrease in 2024. Over 10,500 individuals in the farming sector died by suicide. Maharashtra recorded the most...
08 May, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bitesA strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
ISMA cuts India’s 2025-26 sugar production estimate by 5.5% due to erratic weatherThe Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has lowered its 2025-26 sugar production forecast by 5.5% due to lower sugar...
25 Feb, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Maharashtra puts curbs on sugarcane supply to other statesErratic rainfall has led to a drought-like situation in Maharashtra, the country's second-largest sugar producer, and it is likely to see a...
19 Sep, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
Monsoon woes: Sugarcane shortage likely to dilute ethanol blendingErratic and uneven rainfall this year has affected sugarcane and rice cultivation in the country, which means less will be available for th...
27 Jul, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
ISMA has lowered India’s 2018-19 sugar production estimate by 11.26%The Northern part of Karnataka being contiguous to sugarcane grown in Southern part of Maharashtra, have also suffered due to lower rainfal...
29 Oct, 2018, 02.31 PM IST
India’s 2018-19 sugar production to be up by 8.6% to 10.2%, says ISMASugarcane area in Tamil Nadu in 2018-19 SS has increased to 2.60 lac ha. as against 2.01 lac ha.
16 Jul, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh farmers earn additional Rs 5568 crore in 2016-17: Vipin Kumar DwivediMeerut and Muzaffarnagar remain on second and third position with average yields of 832.28 quintal per hectare and 828.56 quintal per hecta...
27 May, 2017, 12.18 PM IST
Coca-Cola, IFC and DCM Shriram help farmers raise sugarcane yields in Uttar PradeshThe companies are already working in rural areas to get proper farm inputs, which helps farmers deal with poor soil health and water availa...
22 Feb, 2017, 01.21 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