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India ethanol push drives big rise in land farmed to make fuel
India depends on imports for some 85% of its oil, so using more ethanol, made from crops such as sugarcane, rice and maize, is central to its plans to boost its energy security and reduce planet-heating emissions
Gujarat govt's 'revolutionary' decision to provide Rs 1,500 cr financial relief to sugar cooperatives
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved sugarcane prices paid by cooperative societies to farmers. This decision benefits over two lakh farmers and cooperative societies by an estimated Rs. 1,500 crore. The move addresses past Income Tax demands. A Un…
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and mills
Farmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears