'We were children and could not distinguish freedom from bondage, but we could understand that a momentous and happy event was imminent.'
According to the American Diabetes Association, 20.8 million people in the United States have diabetes. Compared to other populations, people of Indian origin are at a heightened risk for Type 2 diabetes. In 2007, India had the largest number of people -- 40.9 million -- living with diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation.
The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has underperformed the Nifty over the past year as its 20 per cent return is trumped by 29 per cent of the benchmark index. The FMCG index saw a 2.2 per cent drop in the last session, while the Nifty lost 1 per cent. FMCG is seen as a defensive segment. The demand for staples like personal care products, groceries and snacks tend to be stable. FMCG companies are consistent dividend-payers.
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After several revisions in sugar output data by the Union government, now the US Department of Agriculture has modified its figures on India's sugar production, saying that it may touch 252 lakh tonnes during the 2006-07 season.
This eggplant preparation is a marriage of several Indian flavours.
Your mornings are made if you start them with this spiced vermicelli dish.
Groaning under the burden of huge arrears to sugarcane farmers and rising losses, leading sugar producers of Uttar Pradesh have begun filing cases against a December 2006 directive of the state government on sugarcane prices.
Govt uneasy at prices, availability for domestic consumption.
'An entire operation was running systematically prior to the revoking of Article 370.'
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A section of sugar industry has expressed dissatisfaction over the government's export incentives, saying a Rs 100 per tonne extra subsidy for mills in northern region as compared to those for coastal areas was not enough.
Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the country's sugar output in the current season could exceed 16 million tonnes (MT) on the back of improved yields in key growing states.
Food Min says decision on Rangarajan panel's report in a time bound manner.
Riding on a surplus production, India is getting ready to export at least two million tones of sugar to foreign countries.
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The Minister said the department is yet to calculate the exact interest-free loans to be provided to the industry.
India's exports to Iran have been falling over the last one year, amid decline in rupee reserves of the West Asian economy. Going ahead, the possibility of augmenting exports to Iran may not be easy for India, considering the geopolitical tensions - Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts - and the West Asian country's support for Russia and Hamas, people aware of the matter said. Exports to Iran saw a downward spiral since November last year.
It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government and the Opposition leaderships for the nation to present a unified face against the rest of the world, advises N Sathiya Moorthy.
People with type 2 diabetes who took cinnamon supplements had lower fasting plasma glucose levels compared with people who didn't take them new research has found.
She also holds the distinction of delivering the longest budget speech at two hours and forty minutes in 2020.
The Centre, under attack for rising sugar prices, is weighing the option of asking bulk consumers, like makers of sweets, soft drinks, fruit juice, chocolate, ice cream and biscuits, to use only imported refined sugar instead of buying domestic supplies.
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The sugar industry is now awaiting a subsidy from the government to make exports viable, as prices have fallen in the international market.
In a complete turnaround, industry has favoured the import of around 500,000 tonne raw sugar for re-export after refining, to ensure its presence in the world market despite the bearish price scenario.
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A division bench led by Justice Nitin Jamdar said the MPCB order was set aside for being 'disproportionate' and noted the order was passed in a 'hasty manner'.
As the fight for deposits intensifies, the cost of money will rise and the margin will be under further pressure, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
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Sugar prices, which surged to nearly Rs 50 a kg in January, have declined by 17 per cent in Delhi in the last one and half months due to several steps taken by the government, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.
When the artery going to the brain gets clogged or closes off, and a part of the brain goes without blood for too long, it is called an ischemic stroke.
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The government of Uttar Pradesh will not declare a new sugar policy unless farmers are paid the cane arrears amounting to Rs 2,700 crore (Rs 27 billion) that sugar mills owe them.
There's nothing more satisfying than a meal of freshly fried puris served with a spicy raseela potato preparation.
Sugar mills in Maharashtra struck a deal on Monday with three private traders for exporting 70,000 tonne of white sugar, mainly to Yemen and Indonesia, a top industry official said.
The case pertains to an alleged scam in the Sahakari Sakhar Kharkhana (co-operative sugar factories) and Sahakari Soot Girnis.
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