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SECTOR | 23 Jul 2025, 10:44PM

Maha permits ethanol production from maize and rice for petrol blending

Business Standard

The Maharashtra government has allowed the use of food grains such as maize and rice to produce ethanol through the dual feed method, to be used for blending with petrol. The ethanol thus produced shall not be used for liquor production, said an order issued by the state home department. The central and state governments earlier allowed the use of sugarcane juice and molasses for ethanol production. With the latest decision, distilleries can now operate even during the season when sugarcane is not available. Welcoming the move, B B Thombre, chairman of the West Indian Sugar Mills Association (WISMA), said, "We had requested the government to allow ethanol production from food grains during the (sugarcane) off-season." Thombre, who also heads Natural Sugars and Allied Industries, a private sugar mill, said the decision will help stabilise maize prices and generate year-round demand. "Farmers will benefit significantly, especially with maize fetching Rs 2,800 per quintal," he said,

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SECTOR | 21 Jul 2025

India Plans To Allow Sugar Exports Next Season To Avoid Surplus

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A move by the second-largest sugar producer to allow overseas shipments could further weigh on world prices.

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SECTOR | 15 Jul 2025

Sugar Body ISMA Urges Government To Maintain Fuel Ethanol Import Restrictions

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Currently, the government has placed ethanol imports under the 'restricted category'.

ISMA urges Centre to ban ethanol imports, flags 40,000 crore risk

Business Standard | 15 Jul 2025 2 more

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SECTOR | 15 Jul 2025

Dividend Stocks: TCS, Anant Raj, Piramal Pharma And Five More Last Date To Buy Before Record Date

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The eight stocks with July 16 as record date are TCS, Anant Raj, Piramal Pharma, Ultramarine and Pigments, Avadh Sugar, B&A Packaging India, DJ Mediaprint, and TCI Express.

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SECTOR | 03 Jul 2025

Sugar sector grown into 1 trillion industry: Food Minister Pralhad Joshi

Business Standard

India's sugar sector has grown to become a Rs 1.3 lakh crore industry, and it is driving rural prosperity and energy security, Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday. The minister was addressing the 'Cooperative Sugar Industry Conclave 2025' & 'National Efficiency Award Ceremony'. "Under the PM Shri @narendramodi ji's leadership, India's sugar sector has grown into a Rs 1.3 lakh crore industry (annually), driving rural prosperity, energy security and green power through reforms like record ethanol blending and Atmanirbharta in fuel," Joshi said on a social media post. It is inspiring to see how the sector's evolution is shaping a sustainable, self-reliant future for India, he added. The event was organised by National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited. It was established in 1960 to build a strong and vibrant co-operative sugar sector in India. All cooperative sugar factories and state cooperative sugar federations across the country are its...

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SECTOR | 27 Jun 2025

Sugar Production To Increase By 15% To 35 Million Tonnes In Sugar Season 2026: Report

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The growth is expected to ease tightness in the domestic supply and has the potential to boost ethanol diversion and revive exports with appropriate policy support, it added.

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SECTOR | 27 Jun 2025

Dalmia Bharat Sugar Dividend: Last Day To Buy Shares To Qualify Details Here

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Dalmia Bharat Sugar's board announced a final dividend of Rs 1.50 per share.

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SECTOR | 12 Jun 2025

Ajit Pawar returns to sugar mill polls after 40 years in 3-way contest

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More than four decades after he last contested cooperative sugar mill polls, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is back in the fray as one of 90 candidates for Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill elections in Pune's Baramati. His party functionaries said Pawar had last contested sugar mill polls in 1984, going on to serve on the board of directors of Chhatrapati Cooperative Sugar Mill. Elections to the 21-member board of directors of Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill, currently led by the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, will be held on June 22, with results to be announced the following day, they added. Ajit Pawar-led Nilkantheshwar Panel is currently in power at Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill. It had defeated Chandrarao Tawre's Sahakar Bachav panel in 2019. Tawre, a known name in the co-operative sector, was once considered close to Sharad Pawar but later parted ways. Besides Nilkantheshwar Panel and Sahakar Bachav panel, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) too has fielded 'Baliraja Sahakar ..

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SECTOR | 11 Jun 2025

AI likely to help enhance sugarcane production by 30%: Expert

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Vasantdada Sugar Institute and Agricultural Development Trust signs MoU to explore ways to ensure new AI technology reaches as many sugarcane farmers as possible

Use of AI likely to help enhance sugarcane production by 30%, say expert

Business Standard | 11 Jun 2025 1 more

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SECTOR | 10 Jun 2025

Sugar Prices Extend Gains As Recent Price Dip Draws In Buyers

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The most-active contract rose as much as 0.9% to 16.82 cents per pound, the highest level since June 4.