The phrase 'salt to taste' is a misnomer in the Indian context.
The range of food at banquets at the Mughal court consisted of delicacies that commoners could not ever dream of.
A fibre-rich food will help you lose weight and control blood sugar spikes, advises rediffGURU Rebecca Pinto.
Government allows duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes raw sugar till June 12. At present, India levies an import duty of 40% on sugar
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DCM Shriram Industries , too, is issuing 700,000 warrants to its promoters, Tilak Dhar and his brothers, which will raise their shareholding from 32.54 per cent to 42 per cent, though this has been challenged in the courts by shareholder Harish Bhasin, who has mounted a takeover bid on the company.
The rains after arriving over Kerala will quickly cover Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, but then might slacken a bit, which could delay its arrival over Northwest India.
The government on Monday notified the decision allowing free export of sugar, a move that will help industry ship surplus sweetener and clear cane payment arrears to farmers that have mounted to over Rs 10,000 crore (Rs100 billion).
In what could lead to an overhaul of policy, the Union government is looking at a new sugar subsidy mechanism as part of its decontrol proposal. It plans to rope in state governments for the purchase and distribution of sugar to below-poverty-line consumers at market prices.
These decisions are aimed at helping mills in clearing part of over Rs 22,000-crore arrears to cane farmers.
To me he always symbolised the sincere, confident, face of a Bharat whose rise is unstoppable. Ratan Tata was a Rishi who was unquestioningly trusted by people who never saw him and never met him, asserts Tarun Vijay, the former BJP MP.
Sugar year runs from October to September. Sugar demand is expected to be around 23 million tonne next year, he said while addressing the media on 'sugar decontrol' on behalf of private and cooperative mills.
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the new sugar season will begin with much lower stocks, as the production will be hit by lower sugar recovery from cane after the failure of monsoon rains.
Calling the bluff of the country's sugar barons, the Centre has scrapped 98 per cent of the industrial entrepreneur memorandums obtained by them for setting up new production units.
The downfall in sugar prices is continuing with the rates bound to slide at least Rs 50 a quintal by the month-end.
Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan tells you how to correct your diet and lifestyle so that you can fight/ recover from illnesses.
Sugar sector has been buoyed up by high sugar prices and seeks policies to promote ethanol as green fuel in the ensuing Union Budget 2010-11.
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.
'Tea is something very close to us, maybe because we are from that generation, where we never say no to tea.'
India is the world's second-biggest sugar producer after Brazil and has been looking to offload a surplus in an already well-supplied world market.
Ensure that the meals provided in their tiffins and snack breaks are colourful, says Dr Imran Patel.
Celebrate Mother's Day with a scrumptious mango dessert. Or a cocktail.
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.
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Dive into Malaysia's vibrant food culture with this delicious coconut milk-infused rice dish served with a bunch of accompaniments.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal on Thursday claimed he is not keeping well and is being 'harassed a lot'.
Make fasting a delicious affair with this falhari version of bonda.
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The state government has formed two committees under the chief secretary and the cane commissioner on the matter.
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.
rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani offers advice on how to alter your lifestyle so that you can stay healthy.
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.
Start the day with some whole grains or oats. Include a good source of fibre-containing food with every meal or snack.
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.
'Durga Puja is also a time to catch up on the gossip and when the girls of the family get together it's a beautiful feeling that is hard to describe.'
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