Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry

Reetika Revathy Subramanian

· Apr 27, 2024 · 06:30 am

India’s push to use sugar for fuel may create more problems than it solves

Cheena Kapoor  

· Feb 13, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Every litre of ethanol needs 2,860 litres of water. And yet, India wants to produce a lot more of it

Supriya Vohra

· Dec 22, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Behind India’s sugar dominance lies a hidden water crisis in Uttar Pradesh

Monika Mondal

· Jul 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm

India’s uninspiring record of deregulating farming could explain why many are worried about new laws

Monika Mandal, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 04, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Marathwada is close to desertification – and yet it won’t give up farming water-guzzling sugarcane

Parth MN, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 02, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Prakash Javadekar announces creation of a National Recruitment Agency for common eligibility test

Scroll Staff

· Aug 19, 2020 · 05:12 pm

Cows and cane are sparking farmer anger in western UP. Will this dampen BJP’s chances?

Akash Bisht

· Apr 05, 2019 · 09:00 am

Bailout or not, the sugar industry’s boom-bust cycle will continue to crush Indian farmers

Devangshu Datta

· Jun 22, 2018 · 08:00 am

Centre likely to announce Rs 8,000-crore relief package for sugarcane farmers: Reports

Scroll Staff

· Jun 05, 2018 · 08:31 am

Uttar Pradesh: Tension in Baghpat after protesting sugarcane farmer dies

Scroll Staff

· May 27, 2018 · 07:50 pm

In this Tamil Nadu village, making jaggery is a family affair

Chitra Ajith

· Feb 27, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Two sugarcane farmers injured in clashes with police in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar

Scroll Staff

· Nov 16, 2017 · 11:43 am

Reality check: Latur needs 100 times more water than what the train brought yesterday

Mridula Chari

· Apr 12, 2016 · 08:52 pm