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Topic: Sugar Industry

Don’t let Brazil become ‘Saudi Arabia of sugar’. India must lower costs, modernise mills

Bidisha Bhattacharya -
India’s recent shortfall in sugar exports shows a gradual decline in its competitive edge and a steady consolidation of Brazil’s market dominance.

‘Red carpet not just for foreign investors’, Maharashtra nod to policy to help sick sugar cooperatives

Manasi Phadke -
Financially weak sugar cooperatives may take loans from Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank on state guarantee. 8% Interest rate lower than that of National Cooperative Development Corporation.

India’s ethanol production can’t ride on surplus sugar and rice. Modi govt needs a way out

Harsh Wardhan -
Any major diversion of corn usage towards ethanol production would severely impact India's poultry sector. Modi govt's target of E20 by 2025 needs 2G biofuels.

India could export 6 million tonnes of sugar next season as global prices soar

Pratik Parija -
Some mills from Maharashtra & Karnataka have already contracted to ship about 1.2 mn tonnes of raw sugar from next crop. Bumper supplies from India may potentially put a lid on prices.

India to miss sugar export target as lockdown disrupts ports

Pratik Parija -
India won’t be able to ship 5 million tons in the year to September, as expected earlier, because of a shortage of labor at ports and mills.

India’s excess sugar stock threatens to further lower global prices

Marvin G. Perez -
India’s efforts to subsidise exports is drawing the ire of rival growers in Brazil & Australia, who say the policy is depressing world prices and hurting their farmers.

India is dripping with sugar but not enough buyers. Modi govt needs to solve the glut

Prerna Sharma Singh -
In order to put an end to India's sugar mess, cane prices have to be linked to those of sugar and its by-products.

Pests and drought seen cutting India’s sugar output from record

Pratik Parija -
Just 35% of crop rated as good, compared with 52% last year.

Global sugar market has hit a sweet spot but is worried India could turn it bitter

Lucca de Paoli -
Global sugar price saw its best weekly gain since 2008 but the outlook is still cautious as India is set to boost exports and cause another surplus.

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Opinion

How Scotland protects what India neglects. Chicken Tikka Masala for a start

Amana Begam -
Between a 'mild' chicken tikka and the cinematic lanes of Edinburgh, a blueprint for saving Jaipur's UNESCO World Heritage status can be found.

Indian companies sourcing from Chinese suppliers are the latest victims of US-China trade war

UAE’s exit from OPEC means a Gulf energy system that’s more responsive to Asian demand

Economy

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

Julian Luk -
The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Defence

76 yrs on, exhibition on Korean War brings to life independent India’s 1st overseas military deployment

Akshat Mohan -
'Guardians of Neutrality: India's Korean Mission', organised in Delhi, brought out unknown and forgotten aspects of the war.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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