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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicSugar mills

Topic: sugar mills

Booze will hurt India’s bid to increase ethanol content in petrol

Pratik Parija -
UP govt order to sugar mills to provide molasses to alcoholic drinks manufacturers at rates well below market levels means less is available to turn into ethanol.

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.

Why sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra are up in arms against mill owners

Manasi Phadke -
Recent protests sparked by sugar mills’ move to pay farmers at a rate of Rs 2,300 per tonne while the FRP is Rs 2,850 per tonne.

Government approves Rs 5,500 crore package for sugar industry

PTI -
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the food ministry's proposal that seeks to help mills clearing huge cane arrears. 

Punjab sugar mill ‘responsible’ for Beas river pollution disaster fined Rs 5 crore

Chitleen K Sethi -
PPCB rejects the mill’s claim that it was forced to store molasses in an unsecure underground tank due to government pressure.
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Congress wasted a chance to turn the tables on BJP over Vande Mataram. It chose appeasement

Seshadri Chari -
Seven decades after Independence, the “Hindu Congress” is accusing the BJP on the same lines as the Muslim League had done.

Lt Samuel Kamalesan’s dismissal for religious stand shows colonial mindset. Army must end it

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Economy

NITI Aayog flags what India needs for its ‘$30 tn by 2047’ goal—‘a developed corporate bond market’

Udit Bubna -
Report looks at imbalance between equity & corporate bond markets amid India’s growth ambitions and diverse capital needs, while outlining strategy to unlock full potential.

Defence

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Vaibhav Pant -
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

National Interest

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

Shekhar Gupta -
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.

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