The 497 sugar mills operational in the country have together produced nearly 209 lakh tonnes of sugar till February 15 as against 170 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period last year, an increase of nearly 23 per cent. According to a press release issued by industry body Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), while 183 sugar […]
Cumin exports from India are likely to cross 2 lakh tonne by the end of the current season, in the next couple of months. Turkey and Syria are the two major producers of cumin, with Afghanistan also cultivating small quantities of cumin. This year, however, Turkey and Syria have reportedly produced less cumin this season. […]
India’s 491 sugar mills have together produced 176.83 lakh (17.683 million) tonnes of sugar in the first four months of the current sugar season, which started on October 1. In the corresponding period of the previous season, the mills produced 141 lakh tonnes. The output is up by around 25%, prompted primarily by an increased […]
Now that solar power tariffs have reached a record low of Rs 1.99 per unit, Gujarat will conduct another auction for 700 mega-watt (MW) of solar power plants to be built in Dholera. These projects had already been auctioned earlier with higher tariffs. In the earlier auction completed in August, 2020, the lowest tariff discovered […]
India’s peak power demand touched a record 1,85,280 MW this week, signalling a rise in commercial and industrial activities as businesses go through a “reset” phase after the lifting of lockdown curbs in recent months. Wednesday’s demand breached the previous high of 1,82,888 MW recorded on December 30, 2020. Power minister RK Singh said on […]
The state government of Gujarat has invited high net-worth individuals, institutions and corporate for horticulture farming on lease agreement on barren wasteland owned by the state. The state government has identified 50,000 acres of barren land in five districts including Surendranagar, Sabarkantha, Patan, Kutch and Banaskantha. Under the ‘Chief Minister Horticulture Development Mission’, the […]
Total installed capacity of renewable energy in Gujarat is likely to touch the 12,000-MW mark in the coming days due to the state government’s push for solar power generation, especially that of rooftop solar energy. The Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA), a premier organisation working in the field of renewable energy development and energy conservation, […]
After braving through the inevitable demand slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s steel industry has emerged onto a path of recovery. Resilient as steel, the industry seems to have bounced back with the country’s crude steel production reaching 6.9 million tonnes (MT) in June, according to India’s Ministry of Steel. At 6.9 MT, […]
State-owned ONGC has invited bids from global oil and gas companies for undertaking work to boost production from its ageing fields as it looks to reverse declining output. The 15-year Production Enhancement Contract (PEC) will require firms to commit to investing in capital and operating expenditure to increase production, higher than the existing baseline output, according to the tender document. […]
Bayer said it has opened a new plant at its Vapi site in Gujarat to manufacture Ethiprole, an active ingredient used in insecticides for crop protection products. Set up with an investment of € 24 million (₹200 crores), the plant’s annual production capacity is 1,500 metric tons. It will cater to domestic demand in India […]
