The country’s exports of agricultural products, including marine and plantation goods, increased 23.21 per cent to $ 31.05 billion in April-November 2021 and is expected to cross $ 50 billion for the “first time” this fiscal, the commerce ministry said. The ministry has taken several steps during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to push the exports. […]
India’s sugar production is estimated to have risen by 4.75 per cent to 115.70 lakh tonnes during the October-December period of the 2021-22 season, sugar cooperatives body NFCSFL said. Sugar output stood at 110.45 lakh tonne in the same period of 2020-21 season. Sugar season runs from October to September. About 491 mills had crushed […]
Complying with an Allahabad High Court order, the Yogi Adityanath government has asked 10 sugar mills in the state to pay 12% simple interest to the farmers for the late payment of their sugarcane dues for three financial years: 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15. These 10 mills will have to pay the interest for the years […]
Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) said it has completed the construction of one of the India’s longest intra-state transmission lines of 897 circuit km. The transmission line, set up by ATL subsidiary Ghatampur Transmission Ltd (GTL) will connect Ghatampur thermal power station in Kanpur district to Hapur substation in western Uttar Pradesh, the company said in a […]
The government has so far disbursed Rs 2,071 crore for 4,003 projects under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said. Tomar, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, said a total of 8,488 projects have been sanctioned under the scheme so far with a loan amount of Rs 6,098 crore. “Out […]
Cane dues to be paid by sugar mills to farmers stood at Rs 4,445 crore during the 2020-21 season (October-September), with maximum arrears in Uttar Pradesh, Parliament was informed. During the 2020-21 season, a total of Rs 92,804 crore was to be paid towards sugarcane price to the farmers. Out of which Rs 88,359 crore […]
Adani Solar, the Adani Group’s solar manufacturing and EPC arm, has announced the launch of its retail distribution business for India’s eastern and north eastern states with KSL Cleantech Ltd as the official channel partner for the two regions, said a company statement. The aim of this partnership with KSL Cleantech, is to rapidly penetrate […]
Sugar production in the country between October 1 and November 15 for the current sugar season has touched 20.90 lakh tonnes, as many sugar mills began crushing operations early. Last year, sugar mills had produced 16.82 lakh tonnes in the same period. Compared to 289 sugar factories, which were crushing sugarcane till November 15, 308 […]
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said cane arrears in Uttar Pradesh have reduced to Rs 3,895 crore from Rs 10,661 crore in 2017. Goyal, who is the Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, virtually inaugurated 50th Convocation Ceremony of National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, according to an […]
Red and burgundy in colour, this variety of ladyfinger is aptly called ‘Kumkum Bhindi’. Currently, grown in Uttar Pradesh, this variety of bhindi is being touted as a wonder crop. A powerhouse of nutrients, the red ladyfinger or red okra sells at Rs 45 to Rs 80 per kg as against the regular green ladyfinger […]
