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

[ad_1] On a spur road of India’s National Highway 48, a row of tractors stood in front of the Kille Dharur bus depot. Each tractor hauled trailers loaded with pots and pans, firewood, stacks of metal boxes, cots, motorbikes, and...

Maharashtra sugar production down 4% so far this season

[ad_1] Sugar mills in Maharashtra have crushed 944.82 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugarcane to date, producing 95.29 lt of sugar. Out of the total 207 mills that started operations this sugar season, 22 mills have completed their operations. During the...