Tag: Ethanol Production

National
Government to Sell FCI Rice for Ethanol at Rs 2,320/qtl, Below Paddy MSP; OMSS Policy 2026-27 Announced

Government to Sell FCI Rice for Ethanol at Rs 2,320/qtl, Below Paddy MSP; OMSS Policy 2026-27 Announced

The Centre has announced OMSS policy for 2026-27, fixing reserve prices for the...

International
India’s Wheat Consumption to Surpass Production by 2035, Ethanol Production to Double: OECD-FAO Outlook

India’s Wheat Consumption to Surpass Production by 2035, Ethanol Production to Double: OECD-FAO Outlook

India is projected to record steady growth in the production of cereals, pulses,...

National
El Niño and Cane Crisis: India's Sugar Output May Stay Below Demand for Third Straight Year

El Niño and Cane Crisis: India's Sugar Output May Stay Below Demand for Third Straight Year

India's sugar sector is staring at a supply crunch as weak monsoon prospects, falling...

States
UP Sugar Production Falls to Decade Low as Cane Economy Faces Mounting Challenges

UP Sugar Production Falls to Decade Low as Cane Economy Faces Mounting Challenges

India's sugarcane economy is facing mounting challenges as Uttar Pradesh's sugar...

National
ICAR-IIMR Raises Red Flag Over Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Trials, Signals Withdrawal from Project

ICAR-IIMR Raises Red Flag Over Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Trials, Signals Withdrawal from Project

A BPCL-backed sweet sorghum ethanol project led by National Sugar Institute and...

National
Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

In the current Kharif season, maize acreage has increased by nearly 12% to over...

National
Godavari Biorefineries Reports Resilient Q1 FY26 Performance; Strong Growth in Bio-Based Chemicals Segment

Godavari Biorefineries Reports Resilient Q1 FY26 Performance; Strong Growth in Bio-Based Chemicals Segment

Godavari Biorefineries Limited posted a resilient Q1 FY26 performance with revenue...

National
85% of Kharif Sowing Completed: Decline in Oilseeds, Farmers Shift Towards Maize

85% of Kharif Sowing Completed: Decline in Oilseeds, Farmers Shift Towards Maize

Despite the government's efforts to promote self-reliance in edible oil production,...

National
Broken Rice to Be Separated from FCI Stock for Ethanol, Market Use

Broken Rice to Be Separated from FCI Stock for Ethanol, Market Use

The Indian government plans to segregate broken rice from 50 lakh tonnes of FCI...

National
Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

The central government has decided to sell wheat, rice and coarse grains from government...

Agribusiness
Ethanol Blending in Petrol Surpasses 18%, with Nearly Equal Contributions from Sugarcane and Grains

Ethanol Blending in Petrol Surpasses 18%, with Nearly Equal Contributions from Sugarcane and Grains

During the ongoing ethanol supply year 2024-25 (November-October), the ethanol blending...

Agribusiness
India’s Sugar Production to Drop 19% to 25.8 Million Tonnes in 2024-25: AISTA

India’s Sugar Production to Drop 19% to 25.8 Million Tonnes in 2024-25: AISTA

The revised estimate, released on Tuesday, is 0.72 million tonnes lower than AISTA’s...

Cooperatives
Scheme Notified for Cooperative Sugar Mills to Convert Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Plants to Multi-Feedstock Units

Scheme Notified for Cooperative Sugar Mills to Convert Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Plants to Multi-Feedstock Units

The Department of Food & Public Distribution has notified a scheme for Cooperative...

National
Centre reduces FCI rice rate to Rs 2,250 for states and ethanol producers, lower than Paddy MSP

Centre reduces FCI rice rate to Rs 2,250 for states and ethanol producers, lower than Paddy MSP

State governments and their corporations can purchase up to 12 lakh tonnes of rice,...

Cooperatives
Cooperative sugar sector discusses strategies to boost ethanol production

Cooperative sugar sector discusses strategies to boost ethanol production

The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) held a brainstorming...