Under political pressure, the Centre had to drop a proposal which made the state government pay for the difference between the fair and remunerative price fixed by the Union government, and the state advisory rate.
Each bottle of pickle that leaves FarmDidi, headed to a consumer, has a little kahani behind it -- it's linked to the tale of a life, the life of a simple, striving village woman who created it, and that's what gives Manjari Sharma satisfaction and happiness.
A piquant curry to jazz up steamed rice. Have it with papad.
Sugar stocks are showering investors with sweetest ever gains in the current bull run despite the temporary hiccups like the government intervention seeking price cuts and potential supply concerns.
The government would not extend export freight assistance to sugar mills beyond September, Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday. On August 29, Finance Minister P Chidambaram had said the government must end assistance to sugar exporters since enough sugar had been exported out of the country.
'Safe crops' are making its foray into Indian farmer's stable and this is causing problem for the country as one commodity faces shortage while some are over produced.
As cess levied under GST isn't shared by states, most states oppose it on the ground that it would set a wrong precedent and distort the GST structure.
A vrat special, this recipe requires just few ingredients.
Lack of sleep, unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and a stressful daily schedule stemming from demanding career paths to juggling multiple hats on the personal front are some factors that increase health challenges, especially in young Indians, notes dietician Sheryl Salis.
The state government has formed two committees under the chief secretary and the cane commissioner on the matter.
Record sugar output has also yielded molasses production way beyond market demand and plant capacity of state distilleries and country made liquor units
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A number of sugar companies in India are awaiting government approval for loans from the Sugar Development Fund to set up co-generation power units or ethanol plants.
Christmas recipes from Masterchef Pankaj Bhadouria.
Nearly 750,000 tonnes of imported sugar are stuck at the Kandla and Mundra ports even as prices skyrocket in the domestic market. That's because the sugar importing mills in Uttar Pradesh have still not been able to arrive at an agreement on processing imported raw sugar by millers in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
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The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has got 'mahaprasad' prepared for the VIPs coming to attend the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on Monday.
The Rangarajan Committee recommends that mills should be able to sell their sugar in the open market.
Tindli Alu is a very basic sabzi recipe. But nutritious and tasty. Use the same recipe to make a whole variety of easy vegetables.
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said it will be difficult to decontrol sugar industry as many state governments, including the country's second largest producer Uttar Pradesh, are against freeing this sector.
India's apex sugar cooperative, the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF), has asked farmers to grow sugar canes with high sugar content.
The Cabinet's reluctance to approve the food and consumer affairs ministry's proposal to decontrol sugar is hard to understand -- especially when supplies are comfortable and set to improve further because of the dismantling of the sugar buffer of 5 million tonnes. Besides, the fresh crushing season is beginning next month. Yet, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has put on hold the move to do away with the 10 per cent sugar levy and the monthly release mechanism.
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The production in Maharashtra is pegged higher at 11-11.5 million tonnes against 10.71 million tonnes
Special judge Kaveri Baweja directed the Tihar jail authorities to take care of his medical needs in judicial custody.
Is sugar an essential commodity like your daily staples of wheat, rice and pulses? Well, the sweet commodity should not be included in the list of essential commodities by the government, says a new study by consulting firm KPMG.
Sugar sector has welcomed the central government's decision to hike the buffer stock to 5 million tonnes.
Price-wise sugar is going to taste sweet to consumers and bitter to the farmers in coming months in Gujarat as its prices are likely to remain subdued in near future following bumper production expected this year, according to leading market players.
In what could be claimed a major breakthrough, scientists have produced sugar from solar energy, using plant, bacterial, frog and fungal enzymes.
This has spelt trouble for the mills. Most of them are unable to pay the farmers.
Titan Company, Axis Bank, NTPC, Tata Motors, ITC, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance were the other laggards. Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Infosys and Larsen & Toubro were among the gainers.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
A first step in that direction has been taken by the prime minister by setting up an expert panel headed by his economic advisory council.
Prioritising portion control fosters a healthier approach to well-being in the long run, explains Shilpa Joshi.
These tempting spring rolls can be made in advance and frozen.
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