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01 Jun 2024

Say No To Sugarcane Or Ganne Ka Juice: ICMR Urges Health Consciousness

Due to health concerns, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned about sugarcane juice's high sugar content and recommends moderation. The ICMR and the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) have released 17 new guidelines to encourage better eating practices.

22 Feb 2024

Cabinet Okays 8% Hike In Sugarcane Price, Move To Benefit 5 Cr Farmers

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2024-25 at Rs 340/quintal at sugar recovery rate of 10.25%.

22 Feb 2024

TOP 100 News: Centre's big gift to sugarcane farmers

28 Jun 2023

Central Government's big gift to 5 crore farmers, increase in the price of sugarcane

The Modi government at the center has given a big gift to 5 crore farmers. The central government has increased the price of sugarcane. Now the price of sugarcane is Rs 135 per quintal.

28 Jun 2023

Govt Hikes Sugarcane Price By Rs 10 To Rs 315 Per Quintal For 2023-24 Season

The decision to increase the FRP of sugarcane was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

10 Nov 2021

Ethanol Price Hike: Cabinet approves increase in price by Rs 1.47

The price will increase by up to Rs 1.47 per litre. The increased rates will come into effect for the 2021-22 marketing year starting December. A higher blending of ethanol in petrol will help cut India its oil import bill.

27 Sep 2021

BJP MP Varun Gandhi wrote a letter to UP CM Yogi, says– MSP of sugarcane should be ₹400

The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has increased the sugarcane price by ₹25 per quintal. BJP MP Varun Gandhi wrote a letter to CM Yogi regarding this price hike and said that the price of sugarcane in the state should be raised to ₹400 per quintal.

25 Aug 2021

Modi govt approves highest ever FRP on sugarcane, to benefit 5 cr Ganna Kisan

Highest ever FRP for Ganna Kisan. FRP of 290 Rs/qtl for Sugarcane Farmers. Decision will benefit the 5 crore sugarcane farmers.

Farmers protest

21 Aug 2021

Cane price hike: 50 trains cancelled on 2nd day of farmers' protest in Punjab

The protests affected trains including Amritsar-New Delhi (02030) and the Amritsar-New Delhi Shane-e-Punjab (04068). The farmers demand the govt to increase the state assured price (SAP) of sugarcane and clear of arrears to the tune of Rs 200-250 crore.

16 Dec 2020

Cabinet approves assistance of about Rs 3,500 crore for sugarcane farmers

Currently, there are close to five crore sugarcane farmers. About five lakh workers employed in sugar mills. Farmers sell their sugarcane to the sugar mills.

29 Aug 2019

Govt approves Rs 6,268 crore export subsidy for sugar

The subsidy would be directly credited into farmers’ account on behalf of mills against cane price dues and subsequent balance, if any, would be credited to mill’s account.

19 Jan 2019

Uttar Pradesh: Sugarcane farmer's son falls before DM's feet seeking help

Sugarcane farmer's son falls before DM's feet seeking help in Uttar Pradesh. Watch this video to know more.

Yogi Adityanath

12 Sep 2018

Sugarcane leads to diabetes, grow other crops: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh is the leading sugar producing state of the country.

Ethanol price hike

27 Jun 2018

Government hikes ethanol price by Rs 2.85 to Rs 43.70 per litre for 2018-19

Molasses is a viscous product resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar.

06 Jun 2018

Cabinet approves Rs 8,500-cr bailout package for sugar industry

The Cabinet, headed by PM Modi, approved Rs 4,440 crore soft loan for building ethanol production capacity to absorb the cane and a buffer stock of 3 million tonnes, besides for the first time fixing Rs 29 per kg as the minimum price below which mills cannot sell sweetener.

05 Jun 2018

Sweet deal? Government set to bring Rs 7000 crore package to woo sugercane far

Last month, the government had announced a Rs 1,500 crore production-linked subsidy for sugarcane farmers to help millers pay cane payments.

05 Apr 2017

Sugarcane may be used to power future cars

The dual-purpose bioenergy crops are predicted to be more than five times more profitable per acre than soybeans and two times more profitable than corn.

23 Nov 2015

Rahul Gandhi's UP visit a political stunt: BJP

BJP on Monday termed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's UP visit a "political stunt".

24 Sep 2015

Know why sugarcane juice is good for health!

18 Sep 2015

Govt sets 4 million tonnes sugar export target for millers by Sept 2016

In a bid to clear cane arrears of about Rs 14,000 crore to farmers, the government has given mills a target of exporting four million tonnes of the sweetener for the marketing year ending September 2016.

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