Sugar output down 21% to 85.5 LT so far in 2013-14 marketing year

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 14:26

India's sugar production fell by 21 percent to 85.5 lakh tonnes till January 15 of the current marketing year that started in October on account of delay in crushing operations, according to industry data.

Sugar output slides by 29% till Dec due to delay in crushing

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 18:01

The country's sugar production fell by 29 percent to 57.39 lakh tonnes in the first three months of the 2013-14 season (October-September).

Cabinet approves Rs 6,600 cr interest-free loans for sugar mills

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 19:39

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal on providing interest-free loans of Rs 6,600 crore to the cash-starved sugar industry for making sugarcane payment to farmers.

Cabinet may tomorrow consider Rs 7,200 cr loans to sugar mills

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 18:10

The Cabinet is likely to consider Thursday a proposal on providing interest-free loans of Rs 7,200 crore to the cash-starved sugar industry for making sugarcane payment to farmers.

Sugar output down 50% so far this season on delay in crushing

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 19:48

Sugar output fell by 50 percent to 24.24 lakh tonnes so far in the 2013-14 season due to the delay in the sugarcane crushing operations especially in Uttar Pradesh, industry body ISMA said.

Take immediate steps to pay sugarcane farmers` dues: HC to UP

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 23:18

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to take "immediate steps" to pay the outstanding dues to sugarcane farmers of the state by the sugar mills.

Question hour in UP Assembly adjourned over cane price issue

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 13:54

Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh on Monday created uproar in the Assembly and forced adjournment of entire question hour, demanding increase in cane prices and payment of dues to farmers.

BKU activists booked for blocking highways

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 15:23

Hundreds of Bhartiya Kisan Union activists have been booked for blocking the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway and other state highways on December 5.

PM panel okays Rs 7,200 cr interest-free loans to sugar mills

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 16:45

The ministers also suggested recasting of loans taken by mills as per Reserve Bank norms, incentives to produce 4 million tonnes of raw sugar and setting up of buffer stock, besides doubling ethanol-blending in petrol to 10 percent.

Sugarcane growers` plight rocks UP Council, state-wide protests held

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 21:30

Sugarcane growers` plight in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday rocked the Legislative Council amid widespread protests in several parts of the state, even as another farmer allegedly committed suicide in Lakhimpur Kheri.

Sugarcane farmer commits suicide in UP

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 15:14

A sugarcane farmer of Pakaria village here has allegedly committed suicide, officials said Thursday.

Siddaramaiah to discuss sugarcane growers issue with Centre

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 21:42

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said he is visiting New Delhi on December 6 to attend a meeting convened by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to discuss sugarcane growers issues.