Sugar output may drop by 1 mn tonne
August 8th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India's sugar output is likely to drop by one million tonne to 25 million tonnes in the marketing year beginning Oct 1 due to poor ... Read more...
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Sugar output pegged at 260 lakh tonnes
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Sugar production is estimated to touch 260 lakh tonnes in the current marketing year ending September, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said Monday."It is ... Read more...
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Government efforts keeping sugar price stable: Mukherjee
April 24th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday that the government is using a variety of instruments, including trade policy, to keep prices of sugar ... Read more...
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India’s sugar production rises by 13 percent
April 17th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India's sugar production grew by 13 percent to 246.31 lakh tonnes till April 15 during the current marketing year that started from October 2011, industry ... Read more...
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Indian firm ships sugar packing machine to Sudan
February 20th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 20 (IANS) Integrated packaging machinery major Nichrome India has shipped an assembling machine to one of the largest sugar plants in Sudan for packing the sweet crystals, the ... Read more...
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Sugar output rises 17 percent in October-December 2011
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Sugar output rose 17 percent to 75.78 lakh tonnes in the October-December period last year following a sharp jump in production in Uttar Pradesh and ... Read more...
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Government mulls to deregulate sugar industry
December 21st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The government is planning to remove restrictions on the sugar industry to boost its competitiveness, Minister of Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution ... Read more...
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Winter session extended; Lokpal, food bills to be moved Thursday (Second Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The much-awaited Lokpal and Food Security bills will be introduced in the Lok Sabha Thursday.The contentious Lokpal bill will be tabled in the Lok ... Read more...
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Food security bill to be tabled in parliament Thursday
December 21st, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide legal entitlement of cheaper foodgrains to over half of India's 1.2 billion population, will be tabled ... Read more...
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Indian firm to invest in Sri Lanka
December 1st, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 1 (IANS) Three foreign companies, including an Indian sugar manufacturer, will set up factories at an economic zone in southern Sri Lanka that is centered around a $361 ... Read more...
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Government’s decision on sugar exports next week
November 17th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A group of ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to take a decision next week on allowing sugar exports in 2011-12 ... Read more...
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India allows 500,000 tonnes of sugar exports
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The government Tuesday gave the green signal to export 500,000 tonnes of surplus sugar, which the industry association said would help improve cash flow ... Read more...
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Sugar mills incur losses, may delay payment to farmers (Lead, correcting figures in Paras 2,4,5)
March 10th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Sugar mills in India are incurring heavy losses and might be forced to delay payment to farmers as domestic prices fall below the cost of ... Read more...
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Sugar mills incur losses, may delay payments to farmers
March 10th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Sugar mills in India are incurring heavy losses and might be forced to delay payment to farmers as domestic prices fall below the cost of ... Read more...
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Pak to inspect sugar imports from India before marketing
October 6th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 6 (ANI): Pakistan Minister for Labour and Manpower Syed Khurshid Shah has told the National Assembly that imported sugar from India would be first inspected and certified by the Pakistan ... Read more...
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Indian sugar not substandard, asserts Pakistani minister (Lead)
October 6th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Sugar imported from India is not of poor quality, said a Pakistani minister, but he added that it will be tested before being sold in the country.Minister for ... Read more...
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Indian sugar isn’t substandard: Pakistani minister
October 6th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Sugar imported from India will be tested before its sale in Pakistan, said a minister who rejected the impression that Indian sugar was substandard.Minister for Labour and Manpower ... Read more...
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Maharashtra CM Chavan happy with bumper sugarcane harvest
August 23rd, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
By RitvickMumbai, Aug 23 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has expressed joy over reports of a bumper sugarcane crop, which assures financial assistance to sugar mills.Maharashtra is likely to produce 8.5 ... Read more...
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Pawar’s ministry defends exporting sugar to EU
February 23rd, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The food and agriculture ministry Tuesday defended its decision to export 10,000 tonnes of sugar to the European Union saying that an equivalent amount of sugar will ... Read more...
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Shree Renuka Sugars rises on Brazilian deal news
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The scrip of sugar refining major Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd (SRSL) rose more than 3.94 percent at the Bombay Stock Exchange during morning trade Monday, after the company ... Read more...
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Government to sell sugar, onions at lower prices in Delhi
February 2nd, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) In a bid to arrest spiralling prices, government-owned National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) will sell sugar at Rs.41 and onion at Rs.16 per ... Read more...
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India, Brazil plan $10-bn trade in 3-4 years
February 1st, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Bilateral trade between India and Brazil would touch $10 billion in next three to four years, a senior official said here Monday.
"We hope to take the bilateral trade ... Read more...
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Sugar released for February is adequate, says government
January 29th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The 1.79 million tonnes of sugar released for next month was adequate to meet the internal demand for the period, the government said Friday.
"This quantity is ... Read more...
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Sugar Mills should ensure ethanol to oil companies: Pawar
December 22nd, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 22(ANI): Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday appealed to the sugar mills to ensure continuous and adequate supplies of ethanol to the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) ... Read more...
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Indian sugar shortage may hit Malaysian sweet tooth (Lead)
August 18th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 18 (IANS) Malaysians, known for their sweet tooth, are bracing for high prices and low supply of sugar due to a production shortfall in India, the world's second largest ... Read more...
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Government, sugar mill owners move Supreme Court on cane price
September 1st, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) The sugarcane price war in Uttar Pradesh took yet another turn Monday when separate appeals were moved by sugar mill owners and the state government to the ... Read more...
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Sugar exports subsidy must be phased out, says Chidambaram (Lead)
August 29th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the subsidy given to sugar exporters has to be phased out as India has emerged as a major global player this ... Read more...
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Subsidy on sugar exports must end: Chidambaram
August 29th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the subsidy given to sugar exporters has to be phased out as India had emerged as a major player in the global ... Read more...
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