The sugar industry continues to be in the news, with all eyes on this year’s ethanol blending programme. After the Government decided to ban ethanol production directly from sugarcane juice/syrup, the Order was amended within a week, and the Government asked Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to revise allocation from sugarcane juice/syrup and B-Heavy molasses, capping … Continue reading Govt should allow ethanol production from surplus FCI rice and increase maize/broken rice based ethanol price to achieve 12% ethanol blending in 2023-24: Abinash Verma