Will India-Canada diplomatic spat land on your dinner table?Lentils are a dinner staple in most parts of India. India's dependence on Canada for lentils is likely to fuel food inflation when the Rese...
26 Oct, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Traders cut lentil imports from Canada amid diplomatic rowThe diplomatic tension between India and Canada has led to a halt in new contracts for the import of lentils from Canada. Importers fear po...
25 Oct, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
Canada's lentil sales to India slow after Trudeau raised murder suspicionsCanadian lentil sales to India have slowed down after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in an assassinati...
27 Sep, 2023, 03.10 PM IST
Canadian farmers may end up paying the price for Justin Trudeau's adventurismCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations linking the Indian government to the murder of a Canadian citizen have strained ties b...
27 Sep, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
No loss to India due to removal of retaliatory customs duties on eight US products: MinisterIndia has agreed to remove retaliatory customs duties it imposed on eight US products including apples and lentils. The duties were imposed...
21 Jul, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
Centre cuts import duty on lentils, palm oil cess to tame food inflationThe decision to cut duty on imported palm oil from February 13 is expected to increase domestic refining by 60% as the duty difference betw...
15 Feb, 2022, 06.24 AM IST
Importers urge govt to reduce lentils overdependence on Canada & Australia, try imports from Black Sea regionThe wholesale prices of the unpolished whole masur have increased to Rs 78/kg against the minimum support price of Rs 51/kg.
27 Aug, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
Import duty cut will not help reduce masur prices in India, says IPGAThe basic customs duty has been reduced from 10% to nil on Lentils (Masur) originated in or exported from countries other than the USA. Als...
26 Jul, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
Masur prices may remain range bound as Govt cuts import duty"The basic customs duty has been reduced from 10% to nil on Lentils (Masur) originated in or exported from countries other than the USA. Al...
26 Jul, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Import duty on masur dal cut to zero; agri infra development cess halved to 10 per centA notification in this regard was tabled in the Rajya Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Minister said that the basic custom...
26 Jul, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
Govt needs to revisit import duty on chickpeas, lentils: IPGAIndia faces a tight supply-demand situation with respect to chickpeas (chana) and lentils (masoor dal), and the government needs to revisit...
19 May, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
Indian appetites are changing US crop mixIndia, an emerging buyer with a huge appetite for pulses, is beginning to assert itself on the world food market.
02 Apr, 2016, 03.37 AM IST
As demand grows, now lentils from Canada will feed IndiaWith vegetarians in Asia hungry for lentils, chickpeas and other sources of protein, North American farmers are swapping out wheat in favou...
24 Mar, 2016, 03.44 AM IST
Canada wants its India ties to go beyond import of pulsesCanada is the biggest exporter of yellow peas and lentils to India with imports just from Saskatchewan touching 1.5 million tonne.
20 Nov, 2014, 02.48 PM IST
Canada keen to partner with India in agriculture and processing sectorsAs India aims to increase productivity per hectare of land & ensure food security, Canada wants to partner at farm & processing level, Brad...
20 Nov, 2014, 03.13 AM IST
Government extends ban on pulses export till further ordersAlthough India is the largest producer of pulses, it has to import about 3 million tonnes (MT) of pulses to meet the domestic demand.
01 Apr, 2014, 07.31 PM IST
- Government extends ban on export of pulses till Mar 31, 2014
The government today extended the ban on export of pulses by one more year, but allowed outbound shipments of kabuli chana, organic pulses ...
25 Mar, 2013, 08.55 PM IST