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TopicSugarcane farmers

Topic: Sugarcane farmers

Locust swarms spare Delhi but threaten Rs 40,000-crore sugarcane economy in UP

The swarms have hit various districts of western UP and the Bundelkhand region in the last 48 hours, prompting alerts in several places like Agra, Kasganj, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot and Jhansi.

New locust swarm enters sugar cane region of Uttar Pradesh

In January, more than 25,000 hectares of wheat, rapeseed, cumin & potatoes in Gujarat were hit by locusts & a third of crops damaged in 75% of affected areas.

Take sugar, forget payment of dues — Yogi govt order angers sugarcane farmers

The UP govt threw back to the barter system of yore to settle farmer dues totalling Rs 12,000 crore. The idea doesn’t have many buyers.

India’s bumper cane crop will cause a global sugar glut again in 2020

New Delhi/London: India may roil the global sugar market again as prospects for next year’s cane crop have brightened due to brimming reservoirs. Bountiful monsoon...

Hungry cows reduced sugar output in Maharashtra by half compared to last year

Farmers in Maharashtra are selling cane in the cattle-feed market for as much as Rs 3,500 a ton compared with a govt-set price of about Rs 2,750.

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

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

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.

Financial distress driving farmer suicide, mass revolt likely: Sharad Pawar tells Modi

The former agriculture minister has hit out at the BJP-led govt for farmer distress, says intervention needed to prevent mass scale revolt.

Sugar cess goes against idea of tax reforms through GST, say experts

GST Council said it will help farmers, several states opposed the proposal that has been called discriminatory by experts.

On Camera

Meet ThePrint’s new reporters — a lawyer, an ex-KPMG manager & an edtech founder

Udit Hinduja, Udit Bubna, and Ruchi Bhattar show how ThePrint School of Journalism gives people from diverse backgrounds a path into the newsroom.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.