Sugar price surge: Karnataka farmers seek nod for jaggery units to produce ethanol

The Centre has rejected suggestions that the rise in sugar prices is due to diversion of sugarcane for ethanol production

Sugar should become expensive, people over 40 should avoid it: MP minister VijayvargiyaNEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh minister and BJP MLA Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday said sugar should become expensive and advised people above 40 to avoid consuming it, as opposition parties stepped up criticism over rising sugar price