♦ Mandava Prabhakar Rao took charge as the President of the Indian Sugar & Bioenergy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) on 26 December 2023. He succeeded Aditya Jhunjhunwala. Gautam Goel was elected as Vice President of ISMA. Indian Sugar Mills Association held its 89th Annual General Meeting in New Delhi. 

♦ Prabhakar is the head of Nuziveedu Seeds and president of the National Seed Association of India. Gautam is the managing director of Dhampur Bio Organics (DBO).