UP cane payments top Rs 2.72 trillion in 8 years
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh farmers have received more than Rs 2.72 trillion in sugarcane crop payments over the past eight years since March 2017. Sugarcane crop is one of…
UP promoting jaggery for rural development
Virendra Singh Rawat Jaggery, known for its rich medicinal properties and sweetness, is not only enhancing health but also contributing to economic development and employment in Uttar Pradesh backwaters. At…
Lok Sabha elections bring UP sugar bowl in focus
Virendra Singh Rawat The electioneering for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls is gaining traction in the Jatland and the sugarcane belt of Western Uttar Pradesh. Nearly 5 million households are…
Yogi 2.0 hikes cane price by Rs 20/quintal
Virendra Singh Rawat A few months ahead of the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Uttar Pradesh government today hiked the sugarcane price by Rs 20 per quintal (100 kg)…
World Bank to support micro irrigation in UP sugar belt
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow The World Bank Group will promote micro irrigation in the sugar belt of Uttar Pradesh, which is India’s top sugarcane producer. Uttar Pradesh Sugar Mills…
Yogi 2.0 fostering sugarcane economy to boost farm income
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow To boost farm income, the Uttar Pradesh government is fostering the sugarcane value chain by promoting the unrefined sugar or ‘khandsari’ units in the state.…
Oil companies revving up on ethanol expressway
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadmap of boosting ethanol production for blending in fuel, the oil marketing companies (OMCs) are revving up on the…
India to enrich sugarcane value chain
Virendra Singh RawatLucknow / Nov 30, 2021 India is among the top sugarcane and sugar producers globally, yet occasional market glut and seasonal fluctuations have perennially kept the policymakers on…
Yogi lays foundation of Asia’s biggest ethanol plant
Virendra Singh RawatLucknow / Nov 27, 2021 Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday laid the foundation of Asia’s biggest ethanol plant in Gonda district, about 120 km from…