1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1168+ words) The ethanol supply year 2026-27 could look different from the previous few years. The biggest question may not be ethanol demand, but whether sugar mills will find it economically attractive, and practically possible, to divert sugar towards ethanol. The sugar sector…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (426+ words) Vivek Waghmode has 17 years of experience in print and online media. He has worked with newspapers like Indian Express and The Times of India as a principal correspondent. As a reporter, he has covered a series of stories on health…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (588+ words) New Delhi: India’s sugar industry can use sugarcane and other domestic feedstocks to produce a wider range of biochemicals and reduce dependence on imported chemical products, Dr Sangeeta Srivastava, Executive Director, Godavari Bio Refineries, said at the Indian Sugar & Bio-energy…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (401+ words) New Delhi: Biofuels can play a strategic role in strengthening India’s energy security by converting domestic biomass into fuel, creating income opportunities for farmers and supporting rural economic resilience, Rajnath Ram, Advisor (Energy), NITI Aayog, said at the Indian Sugar…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (326+ words) The Maharashtra government has decided to start the state’s 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season from October 15, bringing forward the annual operation as sugar prices climb and festive demand is expected to rise. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (449+ words) Pune: Recent decline in domestic sugar prices in the country has made raw sugar imports less attractive, creating a challenge for the Centre’s plan to bring in 1 million tonnes of the sweetener to ease local supplies, The Economic Times reported....

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (364+ words) Belagavi: Rising sugar prices have increased consumer interest in jaggery, pushing the price of jaggery prepared without adding sugar to between Rs 5,000 and Rs 5,800 per quintal in Belagavi district, Deccan Herald reported. Sugarcane is grown across more than three lakh…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (309+ words) The Central government has issued a follow-up communication to state governments and Union Territory administrations regarding the implementation of the revised sugar stockholding limits that will come into effect from September 15. The communication follows the amendment to the government’s earlier…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (260+ words) New Delhi: India’s growth outlook could face greater scrutiny in the coming quarters as concerns over the credibility and comparability of official GDP estimates complicate the assessment of underlying economic momentum, according to a research report by Systematix. The brokerage…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (767+ words) Speaking to ChiniMandi, stakeholders said the combined impact could cause losses of around Rs 700 to Rs 900 per tonne. The availability of cane-cutting labour is another major concern if the season begins earlier than usual. The key question now is whether…...