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108Bajaj power plants shine at start of 2025; win three awards for water conservation at Mission Energy Foundation’s Water Optimisation Awards 2025
Bajaj Energy and LPGCL were honored at the Water Optimisation Awards 2025 for their sustainable water management practices. LPGCL won the ‘Best...
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74NCDC cuts loan rates; move to benefit 5cr sugarcane farmers
The NCDC has revised interest rates for Cooperative Sugar Mills (CSMs) under a central scheme to strengthen the sugar sector. Working capital...
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177India’s Agriculture Sector Key to Economic Resilience Amid Global Challenges: WESP 2025 Report
India's agriculture sector is crucial to its 6.6% GDP growth in 2025, driven by exports, innovation, and government policies. Despite global economic...
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75Jamaica’s Agriculture Minister urges farmers to get back into sugar
Jamaica’s Agriculture Minister Floyd Green urged farmers to revive sugarcane cultivation amid high sugar prices. Pan Caribbean Sugar Company invested US$1 million...
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88Can Brazil meet the world’s growing need for ethanol?
Brazil is the world’s largest sugarcane producer, harvesting 719 million tons in 2010, with 55.4% used for ethanol production. Ethanol demand has...
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100GEMA seeks hike in ethanol price for FCI rice as feedstock
Grain Ethanol Manufacturers Association (GEMA) is pushing for a revision of ethanol prices to ₹70.71/litre due to the government setting FCI rice...
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105Budget 2025 to lay road map for climate-resilient farming
The Budget 2025-26 is expected to boost climate-resilient farming by promoting natural farming, climate-resilient seeds, and micro-irrigation. Key allocations include PM Kisan...
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81‘Need to bridge gap between demand and supply of palm oil’
At the 79th Annual Convention of OTAI, CSIR-IICT Director D. Srinivasa Reddy highlighted India’s edible oil demand-supply gap, emphasizing palm oil’s role...
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94Sugar market starts 2025 on a bearish note
Global sugar markets faced low activity in late 2024. Brazil’s Center-South region exceeded expectations, potentially reaching 620 Mt of cane in 2024/25,...
