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Sugar has been produced in India since ancient 1200BC and then it spread to other parts. Sugarcane is a native of tropical Indian and Pakistan subcontinent then to Southeast Asia. [ 1 ] In India , sugarcane is planted thrice a year in October, March and July depending on part of the country. [ 2 ]
Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd. (BHSL) is a sugar producer in India, Asia's Number 1 and World's Number 4 integrated sugar company, it has an aggregated sugarcane crushing capacity of 136,000 tonnes crushed per day (TCD), and alcohol distillation capacity of 800 kilo liters per day (KLD) across 14 locations in the north Indian State of Uttar Pradesh (UP).
Several countries subsidize sugar. [1] Globally in 2018, around 185 million tons of sugar was produced, led by India with 35.9 million tons, followed by Brazil and Thailand. [2] There are more than 123 sugar-producing countries, but only 30% of the produce is traded on the international market.
[1] [2] The current ISMA members account for 50% of total sugar manufactured in India and membership spans across major sugar producing states of India. ISMA typically lobbies with the Government of India and local state governments for the benefit and interests of sugar manufacturers. India ranks second in production of sugar in the world. [3]
Per hectare per year, the biomass produced corresponds to 0.27 TJ. This is equivalent to 0.86 W per square meter. Assuming an average insolation of 225 W per square meter, the photosynthetic efficiency of sugar cane is 0.38%. The 135 kg of sucrose found in 1 ton of b&c are transformed into 70 litres of ethanol with a combustion energy of 1.7 GJ.
In a healthy adult male of 75 kg (165 lb) with a blood volume of 5 L, a blood glucose level of 5.5 mmol/L (100 mg/dL) amounts to 5 g, equivalent to about a teaspoonful of sugar. [14] Part of the reason why this amount is so small is that, to maintain an influx of glucose into cells, enzymes modify glucose by adding phosphate or other groups to it.
The Indian minister of agriculture Sharad Pawar meets representatives of the All India Fair Price Shop Dealer's Federation in 2004.. The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidised rates.
The Sugar Technologists' Association of India [1] is national level association of experts associated with sugar industry. It is non government, not for profit organization. It was founded in year 1925 and is located in Delhi. [2] [3] The association is managed by an elected council. Thirty professionals represents various regions of India.