Sugar exports up at 1.6 MT so far in 2015-16 season
New Delhi: India has exported over 1.6 million tonnes of sugar so far in 2015-16 marketing year that started from October last, up 46 percent from the whole of previous year, according to industry body ISMA.
Jun 13, 2016, 15:32 PM IST
Food Ministry proposes 25% duty on sugar export to ensure sufficient supply
The Food Ministry has proposed imposing 25 percent duty on export of sugar to ensure sufficient supply in the domestic market, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said.
Jun 10, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
Video alert! Here's how Karan Singh Grover surprised Bipasha Basu on their wedding day
Check out how Karan Singh Grover surprised Bipasha Basu on their D-day!
May 23, 2016, 13:21 PM IST
Rising price of Sugar and Pulses hitting common man's pocket yet again
In a span of just a fortnight, there has been a spike of over 45% in the price of pulses like arhar, masoor and chana. Wholesale and retail prices have shot up simultaneously.
May 03, 2016, 22:45 PM IST
Government allows states to fix stock holding limit on sugar - Mandi Live
As the Government has allowed states to fix stock holding limit on sugar, watch the video and get to know the latest updates about it.
Apr 28, 2016, 18:41 PM IST
Top sugar producer Maharashtra exempts mills from paying cane tax
Maharashtra, India`s top sugar producing state, on Friday exempted sugar exporting mills from paying cane purchase tax for the 2015/16 marketing year that started on Oct. 1, the state`s finance minister said.
Mar 18, 2016, 18:50 PM IST
Sugar found in leafy greens good for your gut health!
The discovery also paves the wave for developing an entirely new class of antibiotics.
Feb 17, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
Honey: How it helps in weight loss!
Studies suggest that honey is a smarter choice than table sugar for people wanting to lose weight.
Feb 09, 2016, 18:49 PM IST
Why it's difficult to control sweet cravings
A habit leaves a lasting mark on specific circuits in the brain, pushing us to feed our cravings, reveals a new study.
Jan 23, 2016, 00:33 AM IST
Over-consumption of sugar during adolescence alters brain's reward circuits: Study
Long-term impacts of over-consumption of sugary foods during adolescence can be studied with the help of a recent study conducted on rats.
Jan 20, 2016, 10:32 AM IST
Researchers find 'eating habits' can influence sleep
You might have often heard that you're eating habits affect your sleep. To put a conformation on this, a new study has found that eating less fiber, more saturated fat and more sugar is associated with lighter, less restorative, and more disrupted sleep.
Jan 15, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Saturated fat, sugar are contributors to coronary heart disease
One in every six deaths in the United States and throughout the developed world takes place due to Atherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease (CHD).
Jan 15, 2016, 12:28 PM IST
Beware! 'Healthy' smoothies are as bad as Big Mac
Smoothies are just as nasty as a Big Mac, finds a new study.
Jan 15, 2016, 00:28 AM IST
Novel enzyme to give you guilt-free sugar cravings
It is extremely rare since the 1960s that a novel enzyme is discovered at the heart of metabolism of nutrients in all mammalian tissues.
Jan 12, 2016, 16:16 PM IST
Sugar-sweetened drinks increase body's visceral fat
The researchers did not observe this association with diet soda, which is often promoted as low in calories and sugar.
Jan 12, 2016, 11:30 AM IST
Sugar cut in fizzy drinks can prevent 3 lakh diabetes cases: Lancet
Cutting sugar in sweetened drinks by 40 percent can prevent over three lakh obesity-related Type 2 diabetes over the next two decades, a significant study has found.
Jan 07, 2016, 16:03 PM IST
Watch: Hit & Flop Commodities of 2015
See which commodities were hit and which were flop in 2015.
Dec 31, 2015, 13:46 PM IST
Why does your kid cry for chocolates all the time
Dietary records revealed that children having this same bitter-sensitive gene variant consume a higher percentage of their daily calories as added sugar.
Dec 16, 2015, 18:58 PM IST
Sugar production up 24% at 23.6 lakh tonnes in Oct-Nov: ISMA
India's sugar production rose 24 percent to 23.60 lakh tonnes in the first two months of the current marketing year on higher output from Maharashtra.
Dec 03, 2015, 17:09 PM IST
Spoonful of sugar before long running kills fatigue
If you are a long-distance runner and feel "marathon fatigue" quite often, try a spoonful of sugar first and hit the ground running like never before.
Dec 01, 2015, 13:08 PM IST
