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Jul 04, 2018
Union Cabinet meet today to approve increase in MSP for Kharif crops ahead of 2019 polls: All you need to know
The Centre is set to radically increase the minimum support price (MSP) for Kharif crops as a move to fulfill its budget promise and address farmers' concerns about the cost of crops. -
Jun 29, 2018
Narendra Modi to meet sugarcane farmers at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg today, discuss govt initiatives for cultivators
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet and interact with a delegation of about 150 sugarcane farmers at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, the prime minister's official residence on Friday -
Jun 12, 2018
Sugar package: Most mills are bad in quality and some need to be rationalised, Abhijit Sen tells Firstpost
Sugar package announced by govt has invited criticism for going back on limited deregulation that has been attempted by the current and previous governments -
Jun 11, 2018
Sugar package: We need to cut cane acreage but that’s a political call nobody will take, Abhijit Sen tells Firstpost
Sugar this year is a big problem mainly because you’ve got a huge increase in output (both of cane and, even more so, of sugar), says Abhijit Sen -
Jun 07, 2018
Centre bails out sugar industry: All you need to know about the whopping Rs 8,500 cr package and why it was announced
The MSP of sugar, at Rs 29 per kg, is inadequate and does not cover production costs, making it difficult for mills to clear cane arrears. -
May 05, 2018
GST Council meet: Move for sugar cess takes away sweetness of simplification of procedures; it must be junked
The sugar industry and cane farmers are always in some form of distress. The sector needs far-reaching reform. -
Apr 23, 2018
In Maharashtra, children of migrant sugarcane field workers are forced to skip half their classes every year
Damini's parents are migrant agricultural labourers, who spend October to March each year traveling between villages cutting sugarcane. -
Apr 10, 2018
Narendra Modi govt likely to provide financial support to cane farmers for produce sold to sugar mills
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is likely to approve a proposal to pay around Rs 55 ($0.84) for every tonne of cane sold to the mills, two government sources said, seeking anonymity in line with government policy. -
Mar 01, 2018
OBC Rs 109 cr loan default case: ED arrests Simbhaoli Sugars chairman Gurmit Singh Mann and others
A case was registered against Mann, CEO GSC Rao, CFO Sanjay Tapriya, executive director Gursimran Kaur Mann and other company officials. -
Jul 21, 2017
Surgarcane farmers call off morcha to Goa Assembly after meeting Manohar Parrikar
sugarcane farmers in Goa have decided to give up their plan for a march to the Legislative Assembly
