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10:03 pmAnti-CEC protest: BKU joins stir, warns against targeting Dhruv Rathee
10:01 pmFlights between Kochi and Saudi destinations remain disrupted
10:01 pmMorning shows the day as citizens display grit to beat Delhi Police’s efforts to stop ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0’
9:55 pmVisakhapatnam’s air breached national standard on 259 of 382 days; data show winter brings the worst
9:39 pmKuwait Airways cancels Riyadh flights due to ‘airport closures’, ‘security situation’
9:34 pmTop Court To Hold Special Hearing Tomorrow On Metro Closure, Protest Detentions

Business

A comfortable Diwali, an uncomfortable 2027: India’s sugar balance sheet is running thin

Reported by The Hindu - Business Line 10 Oct 2026, 9:26 am IST 1 min read

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The festive season poses no sugar-supply risk, but the 2026-27 balance sheet carries very little buffer and the real inflation test will arrive in mid-2027, not in October 2026

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Section: Business
Topics: Economy & RBI
First reported by: The Hindu - Business Line
Reporter: shekhar gaikwad, dilip s patil
Published: Saturday, 10 October 2026, 9:26 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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