The Rangarajan Committee recommends that mills should be able to sell their sugar in the open market.
Record sugar output has also yielded molasses production way beyond market demand and plant capacity of state distilleries and country made liquor units
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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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.
Apples when stuffed, baked, and gussied up with a rum salted caramel syrup and ice cream, taste sublime.
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 a post on X in Hindi, Sunita said her husband got bail on June 20 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case and the Enforcement Directorate immediately got a stay.
In what could be claimed a major breakthrough, scientists have produced sugar from solar energy, using plant, bacterial, frog and fungal enzymes.
'The media is portraying the Malayalam film industry as the worst place, but that's not true.'
This has spelt trouble for the mills. Most of them are unable to pay the farmers.
The production in Maharashtra is pegged higher at 11-11.5 million tonnes against 10.71 million tonnes
It is recommended to get rid of gallstones as they are always a nuisance with an attack of gallbladder inflammation waiting to happen, says rediffGURU Dr Hemalata Arora.
A raseela aloo that incorporates nutritious drumsticks.
The Delhi minister also claimed that Kejriwal used to take 50 units of insulin daily before he was sent to jail.
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.
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If you are overweight, try and lose a few kilos. Watch the calories in your diet as excess weight can contribute to insulin resistance, warns Dr David Chandy.
A meeting of the board of Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd will be held on February 06 to consider the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary South India Sugars Ltd with Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.
India's sugar exports are experiencing a major decline as the figure stands at only 2.94 lakh tonne (294,000 tonne) with only three months to go in the current season against 16 lakh tonne (1.6 million) in the entire last year.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday searched premises of Baramati Agro, a company owned by MLA Rohit Pawar, grand nephew of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, and linked entities as part of a money laundering probe into the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam, official sources said.
An relenting opposition on Wednesday kept the pressure on the government in the Rajya Sabha on the spiraling prices alleging scam in sugar imports, a charge rejected by Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
Take time to bake a simple cake that is a good accompaniment to an afternoon cuppa.
The increase in MAT rate from 15% to 18% in effective terms to 19.93% from 16.995% would mean higher cash outflow for the companies paying tax at MAT Rate like Balrampur Chini and Bajaj Hindusthan.
Basil Zucchini Walnut Soup is good nourishment and will leave you feeling good about yourself.
Under the proposed deal, Wilmar would acquire shares of Renuka Sugars, a domestic firm, pursuant to a preferential allotment and a consequential open offer to the shareholders.
As raw sugar futures jumped 3 per cent on Monday to 21.55 cents a British pound, traders expect further increases in sugar prices in the coming days, until a clear picture emerges about the magnitude of the shortfall in the Indian sugar crop and production. When India, which is the largest sugar consumer, enters the market, there is bound to be considerable volatility in prices, analysts said, suggesting that the situation is akin to what India had experienced in early 90s.
This Muri Ghonto recipe has its origins in former East Bengal, present-day Bangladesh.
Domestic exporters on Monday expressed concerns over the crisis in Bangladesh and said the developments in the neighbouring country would have implications on bilateral trade. However, exporters expect that the situation may normalise soon. According to exporters, they are already facing disruptions in exports to Bangladesh due to a shortage of foreign exchange in that country.
Falling sugar production in the European countries would provide an excellent opportunity for Indian sugar exports to the European Union market, says a top government official.
The much-awaited report of the Justice Hema Committee, the government-appointed panel in 2019 that studied issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, comprises explosive accounts of harassment, exploitation, and ill-treatment being faced by women.
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