sugarcane
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Farmers intensify sugarcane price protest in Hubballi
Hubballi: Farmers from several districts of Karnataka intensified their protest in Hubballi on Tuesday, September 29, demanding a remunerative price for sugarcane and a revision of sugar prices. Thousands of farmers gathered…
- Bangalore
Karnataka sees sugar mill boom amid rising ethanol demand
Bengaluru: Growing demand for ethanol as an alternative fuel has triggered a fresh race to establish sugar mills in Karnataka, with 42 applications reportedly submitted to the Sugar Commissionerate seeking permission to…
- India
Sugar prices shoot up; govt says ethanol diversion ‘not to blame’
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, August 21, dismissed claims that sugar diversion for ethanol was behind the sweetener’s sharp price rise, instead accusing mills of hiking rates despite adequate stock to…
- News
Buoyed by CJP win, E20 Janta Party floated for Gadkari resignation
New Delhi: Taking a leaf out of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) book, a new outfit, E20 Janta Party, is making waves on the Internet as it seeks the resignation of Union…
- India
Fact check: Does producing 1 litre of ethanol take 10,000 litres of water?
Hyderabad: A number has been doing the rounds – 10,790 litres, the amount of water needed to produce just one litre of ethanol from rice. The figure has since led to a sharp…
- Bangalore
CM Siddaramaiah sets sugarcane rate at Rs 3,300 tonne as protests grow
Bengaluru: With farmers’ protesting in the northern districts of Karnataka, demanding a fair price for their produce, the Karnataka government has decided to fix the price Rs 3,300 per tonne of sugarcane,…
