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Resolution In US House Against Subsidies On Sugar By Countries Including India
Two US lawmakers have introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives against the subsidies on sugar given by several countries including India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico as well as the European Union.
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India's Plans For 20% Ethanol-Blending Will Cut Sugar Subsidy: Report
India's plans to blend 20% ethanol with petrol from April 2023 will help cut sugar export subsidies, Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor told reporters on Thursday.
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''Special Joy'' For Farmers: PM On Rs 3,500 Crore Subsidy For Sugar Mills
It is a day of "special joy" for crores of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday soon after the government approved a subsidy of Rs 3,500 crore to sugar mills for clearing the dues of farmers and asserted that it will also help lakhs of workers associated with these mills.
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Government Announces Rs 6,268 Crore Subsidy For Sugar Export
The government on Wednesday announced a Rs 6,268 crore subsidy for export of 6 million tonnes of sugar during the next marketing year starting October to offload surplus domestic stock and help mills clear huge sugarcane arrears of around Rs 15,000 crore.
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India Sugar Subsidies Hurt Our Farmers, Says Australia As It Goes To WTO
Australia announced on Friday it was taking legal action against India at the WTO over sugar subsidies it said caused a "significant downturn" in world prices and hurt domestic producers.
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Cabinet Approves Rs 5,500 Crore Package For Sugar Industry
The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 5,500 crore package for the sugar industry that includes over two-fold jump in production assistance to cane growers and transport subsidy to mills for export up to 5 million tonnes in the marketing year 2018-19.
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Cane Farmers to Get Direct Subsidy for Arrears
Concerned over arrears to cane growers from sugar factories amounting to more than Rs 21,000 crore (over $3 billion) in the last season, the government on Wednesday fixed a subsidy of Rs 4.50 per quintal crushed, which will be payable directly to farmers.
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Doctors Demand a 20% Tax on Sugary Drinks to Fight UK Obesity Epidemic
Britain's doctors are calling for the government to impose a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened drinks to pay for subsidies on fruit and vegetables in an effort to slow the obesity epidemic.
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Will government hike sugar prices?
Focused on reducing its subsidy bill, the government will discuss at a Cabinet meeting today whether the price of sugar sold at ration shops can be hiked by a whopping Rs 10 a kg. If approved, it will be the first hike in 10 years. But, huge political opposition and the timing, just before the festival season, will make this a difficult decision to...
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Cabinet meets today; may cut sugar subsidy, hike dearness allowance for Government employees
The Union Cabinet is expected to meet on Monday to consider a 7 per cent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) of Central government employees.
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Resolution In US House Against Subsidies On Sugar By Countries Including India
Two US lawmakers have introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives against the subsidies on sugar given by several countries including India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico as well as the European Union.
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India's Plans For 20% Ethanol-Blending Will Cut Sugar Subsidy: Report
India's plans to blend 20% ethanol with petrol from April 2023 will help cut sugar export subsidies, Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor told reporters on Thursday.
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''Special Joy'' For Farmers: PM On Rs 3,500 Crore Subsidy For Sugar Mills
It is a day of "special joy" for crores of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday soon after the government approved a subsidy of Rs 3,500 crore to sugar mills for clearing the dues of farmers and asserted that it will also help lakhs of workers associated with these mills.
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Government Announces Rs 6,268 Crore Subsidy For Sugar Export
The government on Wednesday announced a Rs 6,268 crore subsidy for export of 6 million tonnes of sugar during the next marketing year starting October to offload surplus domestic stock and help mills clear huge sugarcane arrears of around Rs 15,000 crore.
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India Sugar Subsidies Hurt Our Farmers, Says Australia As It Goes To WTO
Australia announced on Friday it was taking legal action against India at the WTO over sugar subsidies it said caused a "significant downturn" in world prices and hurt domestic producers.
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Cabinet Approves Rs 5,500 Crore Package For Sugar Industry
The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 5,500 crore package for the sugar industry that includes over two-fold jump in production assistance to cane growers and transport subsidy to mills for export up to 5 million tonnes in the marketing year 2018-19.
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Cane Farmers to Get Direct Subsidy for Arrears
Concerned over arrears to cane growers from sugar factories amounting to more than Rs 21,000 crore (over $3 billion) in the last season, the government on Wednesday fixed a subsidy of Rs 4.50 per quintal crushed, which will be payable directly to farmers.
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Doctors Demand a 20% Tax on Sugary Drinks to Fight UK Obesity Epidemic
Britain's doctors are calling for the government to impose a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened drinks to pay for subsidies on fruit and vegetables in an effort to slow the obesity epidemic.
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Will government hike sugar prices?
Focused on reducing its subsidy bill, the government will discuss at a Cabinet meeting today whether the price of sugar sold at ration shops can be hiked by a whopping Rs 10 a kg. If approved, it will be the first hike in 10 years. But, huge political opposition and the timing, just before the festival season, will make this a difficult decision to...
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Cabinet meets today; may cut sugar subsidy, hike dearness allowance for Government employees
The Union Cabinet is expected to meet on Monday to consider a 7 per cent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) of Central government employees.
