The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing an internal challenge in Gujarat’s influential sugar cooperative sector, with recent elections exposing divisions among party leaders and a growing willingness among rebels to contest against officially backed candidates. The developments are particularly significant in South Gujarat, where sugar cooperatives have traditionally played an important role in the...
Uttar Pradesh has asserted that it has sufficient sugar stocks to help meet India’s consumption requirements for nearly two months, even as a sharp increase in sugar prices has triggered concerns about supply availability across the country. The state, India’s largest producer of sugarcane and the country’s second-largest sugar producer after Maharashtra, maintains that there...
The Indian government has decided to continue restrictions on sugar exports until September 30, extending its policy aimed at safeguarding domestic supplies and keeping retail prices under control. The move comes as authorities remain cautious about food inflation, changing weather conditions, and the impact of fluctuating agricultural output on the country’s sugar balance. The export...