The National Sugar Institute ( NSI ) established in 1936, is involved in research, training and advisory services to the sugar and allied industry, and functions under the Department of Food and Public Distribution of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution . Located in Kalyanpur, Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh , India, it provides technical education and training in research in all branches of sugar chemistry, sugar technology, sugar engineering and allied fields. The institute provide assistance to central and state governments in matters relating to sugar and allied industries.
20-612: National Sugar Institute has a very old history laying its roots way back in 1920. The climatic Condition and the area under cultivation encouraged the British Indian Government to promote the Sugar Industry in India which further resulted in the formation of Indian Sugar Committee. The said committee recommended for an All India Institute for research in the field of Sugarcane and Sugar production in 1920 which
40-1012: A total of 1111 relief camps, 101 died and seven people went missing. Kochi Airport was closed due to water logging. Central and South Gujarat were worst affected due to heavy rains. 26 of 30 sluice gates of Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river were opened to release water. Vadodara city was flooded. 18 teams of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and 11 teams of SDRF (State Disaster Response Force were deployed. North, coastal and Malnad districts were worst affected. Other affected districts include Bagalkot , Vijayapura, Raichur, Yadgiri, Uttara Kannada, South Kannada, Shivamogga, Kodagu, and Chikkamagalur. At least 24 died. More than 2,00,000 people were evacuated and more than 2200 rescue personnel were deployed. The floods in Six districts of Western Maharashtra affected over 4.24 hundred thousand people. About 4,00,000 people were evacuated and 30 people died in
60-552: Is also increased. Production quantity improved from 45 tonnes/hectare to 80 tonnes/hectare. Traditionally, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra produce the majority of sugar cane in India. This can be attributed to rich soil surrounding major rivers present in both states. However, in 2019 Maharashtra was hit with floods thus affecting total production. The processing of sugarcane generates bagasse , molasses and press mud. Indian sugar industry has been using these by-products to generate bioethanol , electricity and many other products over
80-520: Is planted thrice a year in October, March and July depending on part of the country. Most of the sugar production in India takes at local Cooperative Sugar mills . After gaining Independence, India made serious plans for overall industrial development of sugar industry. Sugar industry is a big business in India. Around 525 mills produced more than 30 million tonnes of sugar in the last crushing season, which lasted from October to April. This makes it
100-934: The Khadakwasla dam to hold excessive water. Water discharged from the dam caused the Mutha river to overflow and flood the area. Nazare dam near Saswad also experienced heavy rainfall, leading to a similar high discharge of water into the Karha river and flooding its immediate area. Following heavy rains and the release of water from the Bhakra Dam , the swollen river Sutlej and its tributaries flooded villages in several areas, causing extensive damage to crops, especially paddy, and houses in low-lying areas. Over 300 villages have been affected by August 31, 2019. Heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall events during July 5–16 resulted in severe flooding over Bihar and Assam and caused huge damage in
120-594: The Imperial Council of Agricultural Research located in the campus of HBTI, Kanpur. Upon the formation of Indian Central Sugarcane Committee in 1944 the administrative control of the Imperial Institute of Sugar Technology was transferred to the said Committee. Consequent upon India's attaining independence in 1947, the name of the institute was changed from Imperial Institute of Sugar Technology to Indian Institute of Sugar Technology (I.I.S.T.). With
140-670: The Institute was again changed to National Sugar Institute (N.S.I.). The Institute shifted from the campus of HBTI, Kanpur to its own campus at Kalyanpur, Kanpur in 1963 and as of now it is only sugar institute in Asia. The institute offers postgraduate diploma courses in sugar technology (ANSI (ST) Associateship of the National Sugar Institute in Sugar Technology), sugar engineering (ANSI (SE) Associateship of
160-549: The National Sugar Institute in Sugar Engineering) and in industrial fermentation and alcohol technology (DIFAT, diploma in industrial fermentation and alcohol technology). In addition post diploma course in sugar engineering (SECC, sugar engineering certificate course) is offered. Sugar boiling (SBCC, sugar boiling certificate course) and pre-harvest cane maturity survey (PHCMSC- Pre-harvest cane maturity survey course) are available. Refresher courses are conducted for
180-522: The benefit of in service industry personnel. The institute has a very well equipped and fully air conditioned library. It is the largest and most comprehensive collection of sugar literature in India and the world. Sugar industry in India 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. In India , sugarcane
200-508: The export of sugar from June 1, 2022. This restriction has been ordered to maintain domestic availability and ensure price stability. Sugar cane is very important input for making sugar. When production of sugar cane increases, sugar production also increases. Sugar cane's production increased from 110 million tonnes in year 1961 to 405 million tonnes in year 2019. Sugar cane are grown in 2413 thousand hectare in 1961 year to 5061 thousand hectare in year 2019. Production quality for sugar cane
220-683: The formation of the Development Council for Sugar Industry under the provisions of the Industries (Development and Regulation ) Act, 1951, the functions of the Indian Central Sugarcane Committee were abridged with effect from 1 January 1954 and the administrative control of the Institute was transferred to the Government of India, under Ministry of Food & Agriculture. In April, 1957, the name of
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#1732787136432240-495: The rain-related incidents. The government announced the flood relief compensation of Rs 15,000 to each affected family in cities and Rs 10,000 in villages. The flood gates of Almatti dam were opened and the NH 4 (Mumbai-Bengaluru National Highway) was closed after a landslide stranding about 18,000 vehicles on the highway. 70 teams comprising NDRF, Navy, Coast Guard, and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel were deployed. It
260-463: The waters. Around 1000 people were evacuated. One death was reported while several others are missing. Dhar and Barwani districts were the most affected. The Nilgiris district was the worst affected. More than 1700 people were evacuated and around 500 personnel of NDRF and SDRF were deployed. At least five people died and the state government announced a relief of Rs 10 hundred thousand each to their families. Pernem, Bicholim and Bardez talukas were
280-590: The world's largest producer, unseating Brazil . Some 50 million farmers and millions of more workers, are involved in sugarcane farming. India is the world's largest consumer of sugar. According to data from the Indian Sugar Mills Association , the country's sugar mill produce 268.21 lakh (26,821,000) tonnes of sugar between October 1, 2019, and May 31, 2020. On May 24, 2022, the Indian government announced that India will restrict
300-583: The worst affected in Goa . Several villages in North Goa were inundated due to heavy rains and water released from the Tilari dam. In this disaster, 150 families were evacuated. Odisha was flooded by heavy rains in the first week of August. From this, three died and two went missing in the floods. About 1,30,000 people in 1012 villages and 5 cities in 9 districts were affected. Kalahandi and Rayagada districts were
320-612: The worst affected in Odisha. More than 14,000 people were evacuated to shelters from low-lying regions. More than 2000 houses were damaged. Seven teams of SDRF and fire personnel were deployed. Over 74,000 people in East Godavari and West Godavari districts were affected due to flooding from the Godavari river. 17,632 people were evacuated. In September, heavy rainfall in the city with more than 16 centimeters of rain, causing
340-472: The years. 2019 Indian floods#Maharashtra The 2019 Indian floods were a series of floods that affected over thirteen states in late July and early August 2019, due to excessive rains. At least 200 people died and about a million people were displaced. Karnataka and Maharashtra were the most severely affected states. People died but many were rescued with the help of the Indian Navy . It
360-720: Was further commended by the Royal Commission in 1928 & tariff board in 1930. On the basis of the above recommendations, the Government of India took over the Sugar Section of the HARCOURT BUTLER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Kanpur and established the IMPERIAL INSTITUTE OF SUGAR TECHNOLOGY, Kanpur in October, 1936. The Imperial Institute of Sugar Technology was placed under the administrative control of
380-617: Was the heaviest monsoon in the last 25 years. More than 1600 people died between June and October 2019. Thirteen states of India were affected by floods due to heavy rains in July–September 2019. News reports later stated that there were 500 people missing and 1000 killed, with people losing their homes. Many crop lands were destroyed resulting in starvation. Malappuram , Kozhikode , Wayanad , Ernakulam , Idukki , Thrissur , Palakkad , Kannur and Kasargod districts are worst affected. Over one hundred thousand people were evacuated to
400-464: Was the second-heaviest rainfall in Mumbai in the last 25 years, according to a tweet by Maharashtra's ex-chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis. Maharashtra has a huge & heavy rainfall in 2019, affecting districts of Kolhapur, Sangli (which was the worst), Satara, Thane, Palghar, and Pune. Heavy rains flooded the Narmada river . Sluice gates of seven out of 28 dams in the state were opened to release
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