Posts By Business Standard
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179EnglishSugar mills float various options to beat a challenging 2023-24season
After many years, the Indian sugar sector is poised for multiple challenges in the new season, starting from October 1, primarily due...
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190EnglishCentre may hike cane-ethanol price by 3% for 2023-24 season, industry says
The government may increase the price of ethanol produced from sugarcane-based molasses for the 2023-24 season starting November 1 by up to 3 per...
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175EnglishIsma for staggered payment of sugarcane FRP to farmers in instalments
The Indian Sugar Mills Association (Isma) is backing a staggered payment of the fair and remunerative price (FRP) to sugarcane farmers in...
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160EnglishHigh rice prices, fueled by export ban, bring risk of social unrest: UN
By Ilena Peng High rice prices, which have been fueled recently by India’s export ban, bring the risk of political instability in...
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183EnglishExplained: Why are Russian export prices roiling the wheat market
Russian wheat offers at a recent import tender by Egypt were all made at the same price, highlighting what traders see as...
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171EnglishWheat farmers lost Rs 40,000 crore due to govt policy: Icrier report
Farmers in India lost roughly Rs 40,000 crore due to the dumping of wheat in the market by the government in an...
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258EnglishAfrican nations set to visit India for ethanol blending, biogas studies
Close on the heels of its historic outreach to African nations and the successful launch of the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), India...
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150EnglishGovt may hike rabi crops’ MSP by 2-7%Centre may raise rabi crop MSP by 2-7% for 2024-25 marketing seasonGovt may hike rabi crops’ MSP by 2-7%
With Lok Sabha and state assembly polls approaching, the Centre could raise the minimum support price (MSP) of six rabi crops, with hikes ranging from 2...
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176EnglishHurdles in biofuel use: Few vehicles, weak ethanol-blended petrol rollout
The limited availability of flexible (flex)-fuel vehicles in the Indian market and the slow rollout of ethanol-blended petrol by oil-marketing companies (OMCs)...
