Sugar mills across western Maharashtra are facing mounting pressure as sugarcane from key producing districts is now moving steadily to mills in neighbouring Karnataka, where the crushing season has begun…
A strategic push to sustain India’s ethanol revolution and accelerate clean mobility The Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) and the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE) have jointly…
India’s sugar sector continues to assert its global presence, with total exports reaching 7.75 lakh tonnes in the 2024-25 marketing season, according to the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA).…
Sets template for 100 per cent circular economy in sugar sector; 15 more mills to follow under NCDC support Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday…
On the second day of India BioEnergy & Tech Expo 2025 the session on ‘Sugar to Ethanol – Next Step, Challenges & Emerging Pathways’ highlighted how India’s sugar sector is…
India’s sugar story in 2025 is a study in contrasts: After seasons of tight supplies and anxious policy bandwidth, the country is now staring at a meaningful surplus just as…
In a move aimed at bringing greater alignment between farm payouts and mill economics, sugar mills across Maharashtra have agreed to calculate Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) payments based on…
Davangere Sugar Company Limited is entering a decisive phase of expansion, propelled by supportive government policy, surging ethanol demand, and enduring farmer partnerships. Headquartered in Karnataka and backed by five…
The All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) has urged the government to reform the sugar export quota system by granting allocations only to mills capable of shipping directly from their…
Image Source: AI India’s sugarcane economy stands at a paradoxical crossroads. It is politically influential yet structurally inequitable; policy-rich yet plagued by perennial farmer distress. Behind this contradiction lies the…
In a significant step toward transforming India’s sugarcane sector, the Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA), in partnership with the Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) and the…
Vasantdada Sugar Institute signs MoU with Baramati Agricultural Development Trust to boost agricultural collaboration In a major push to modernize sugarcane cultivation, the Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) signed a Memorandum…
Partnership aims to determine carbon intensity of sugarcane-based jet fuel and develop India-specific certification aligned with ISCC and RSB CORSIA standards. India is taking decisive steps toward decarbonizing its aviation…
The NFCSF points to stagnant ethanol prices, despite the increase in the sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price, as the reason for the decline, making ethanol production less profitable The sugar…