Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has said sugar should be 'very expensive' and that those over 40 should avoid it entirely, drawing sharp opposition fire as retail prices top Rs 65 per…
Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said sugar should become very expensive and advised people above 40 to avoid it, triggering a political row. Speaking in Indore, the BJP leader suggested cheap sugar…
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the Tamil Nadu government to provide an additional 2 kg of sugar per family through ration shops for six months to offset the sharp rise in…
Sugar prices in India have dropped by over 10% in mill-gate and retail markets after a nearly two-month rally, following government measures to boost supply. The Times of India reports that industry…
Union minister Prahlad Joshi has denied any sugar shortage in India, pinning the recent sharp price rise on an unexpected Red Rot disease in sugarcane and global El Nino weather conditions. Retail…
Sugar prices have jumped sharply ahead of the festive season, with reports from Telangana and Madhya Pradesh showing increases of up to 100% in the past month. In Mancherial, consumers said the…
Activist Tehseen Poonawalla was placed under house arrest by Delhi Police on Saturday as he attempted to leave his residence to protest against the Centre's E20 fuel policy and rising sugar prices,…
Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday accused the Centre of burdening people through increased ethanol blending in petrol, claiming the policy had pushed up sugar prices by Rs 14-17 per…
The central government on Friday rejected claims that sugar diversion for ethanol production is driving the recent price rise. Retail sugar prices climbed to Rs 55.70 per kg on August 20 from…
The government on Friday rejected claims that the diversion of sugar for ethanol production is behind the recent spike in sugar prices, attributing the rise to lower domestic output, festive-season demand, weather-related…
