Govt to keep a watch on prices of 16 more food itemsThe government will monitor daily prices of 16 more essential food items from August 1, increasing the total to 38. This initiative is inte...
01 Aug, 2024, 04.09 PM IST
Government to buy all masur, urad and tur dal produced by farmers: Agriculture ministerThe government decided to procure all tur, urad, and masur dal produced by farmers through the e-Samridhi platform, stated Agriculture Mini...
26 Jul, 2024, 06.48 PM IST
Crop diversification to fetch farmers MSP for pulses, cottonThe Union government plans to procure pulses, maize, and cotton at the minimum support price (MSP) to encourage diversification from rice. ...
08 Mar, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
Masur dal portal to guarantee MSP to farmersIndia is set to launch a portal for masur dal, ensuring farmers receive a minimum support price (MSP) for their produce. The initiative, fi...
29 Feb, 2024, 11.42 PM IST
Modi govt's Bharat Dal, available at Rs 60 per kg, is now India's highest selling brand. Where to buy?Bharat Dal: The Modi government has introduced the sale of 'Bharat Dal' at subsidized rates through various retail outlets, including NAFED...
07 Feb, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
Central govt selling Bharat Dal at Rs 60 per kg. Where to buyTo make pulses and wheat flour more affordable, the central government initiated the sale of chana dal and wheat flour under the brands 'Bh...
15 Nov, 2023, 10.01 AM IST
No customs duty on Masur from USIndia had announced it would remove retaliatory duties on certain US products, including masur, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit...
07 Sep, 2023, 01.43 AM IST
Average retail price of wheat flour surges 13 pc Rs 32.91 per kg in one yearThe data from the consumer affairs ministry showed that the maximum price of atta was Rs 59 per kg, minimum price was Rs 22 per kg and moda...
09 May, 2022, 07.14 PM IST
Government says retail prices of tur, moong dal and urad on declining trendAccording to the ministry, the average increase in prices of these three pulses during April to June 16, 2021 was 0.95 per cent as compared...
18 Jun, 2021, 09.33 PM IST
Pulses fall as government offloads stock in the open marketChana prices were down 6 per cent from the government’s minimum support price at Rs 4,350 per quintal
02 May, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
Dal millers ask government to allow export of pulsesThe government has opened up exports of urad, moong and tur from September 15, while there are no restrictions on shipment of kabuli chana.
28 Sep, 2017, 01.13 PM IST
It'll take time for farmers to capitalise on pulses exportsTraders face low prices from Africa and Myanmar in the global market
19 Sep, 2017, 10.18 AM IST
West Bengal govt procured 7.52 lakh metric tonne of paddy till February 24: Jyotipriyo MallickThe minister said the government had procured 38.59 lakh metric tonne of paddy in Kharif marketing season (KMS) of 2015-16.
07 Mar, 2017, 01.14 PM IST
Tur dal prices may remain high for more than a monthPrice of the raw material, the whole beans of tur, which is spit into dal after milling, has increased immediately after Diwali by about 10...
17 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Food inflation set to ease as pulses turn cheaper by 20%
ccording to the Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, 17 million tonne of pulses are grown on 24 million hectare.
05 Mar, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- MSP unchanged for Wheat, government may offer 10% bonus
Agriculture ministry is looking at ways to incentivise farmers and encourage them for record output this year also.
12 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Soaring prices unlikely to entice state farmers to take up pulse production
Farmers in Maharashtra are not willing to increase pulse production despite the prices of moong dal and mataki beans crossing the Rs 100-a-...
06 May, 2010, 01.01 AM IST