Sugar

Industry role in studies downplaying sugar risks bared

15 Sep 2016

At the behest of a sugar industry lobby group, Harvard researchers in 1967 overstated the literature on fat and cholesterol, while downplaying studies on sugar, in concluding that reducing cholesterol and saturated fat was the only dietary intervention needed to prevent heart disease

India slaps 20% export tax on sugar to boost domestic supplies

17 Jun 2016

India will have a sugar stock of 31 million tonnes in 2016-17, says govt

29 Apr 2016

Centre tightens effluent discharge norms for sugar mills

23 Jan 2016

Cane price arrears fall to Rs2,700 cr from Rs21,000 cr

15 Jan 2016

Ethanol blending targets scaled up from 5% to 10%: Paswan

22 Dec 2015

Govt to provide Rs4.50 per quintal of sugarcane as direct subsidy to farmers

19 Nov 2015

Maharashtra may stop sugarcane growing this year

31 Aug 2015

Maharashtra government may disallow cultivation and crushing of sugarcane this year owing to the severe water shortage in Marathwada and the western regions