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PRAVIN DONGRE
Lifting stock limit: tur little tur late?The Centre’s instruction to state governments to lift the stock limit on pulses may be welcomed by traders.
Fumigation exemption deadline extended by 3 months for agri-itemsTill we don't have an alternative to methyl bromide, we have decided to allow fumigation methyl bromide upon arrival in India, a senior Agr...
Indians prefer cheaper yellow peas to chanaChana dal was always the common man’s dal but in Delhi’s retail market, it is selling at Rs 185-225 a kg, three times the price of yellow p...
Chana supply expected to go up from SeptemberIndia imported more than 8 lakh tonnes of chana during this period, mostly from Australia, where there was a 40% increase in production.
Indians go for cheaper pulses as tur dal prices keep rising"Similarly, consumers have gone for yellow peas across West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and UP," said Pravin Dongre, chairman of Indian Pulses an...
Pulses imports may rise to 5 mn tonnes in Apr-Dec: IndustryIPGA said the pulses prices have gone up in domestic market due to fall in production on account of poor and unseasonal rains in two consec...
SpiderG creator Gladiris Technologies secures seed fundingAt present, the company has 380 customers but Rathore expects to scale this up to over 2,000 over the next three months.
Gladiris Technologies raises funds to enhance product, acquire new customersSpiderG enables businesses to electronically transact and communicate with their vendors and suppliers, as well as keep track of other tran...
Pulses importers meet Arun Jaitley, seek exemption from stockholding limitImporters have offered to supply 1 lakh kg of tur dal a day at Rs 135 a kilo, but sought exemption from stockholding limits imposed after t...
Pulses to ease in 15 days as more shipments arrive: IPGA"We expect prices of pulses to drop appreciably in a next few weeks on the back of large quantities of pulses scheduled to arrive at Indian...
Immediate import of pulses will not help contain inflation: Industry expertsThe government should delay the inbound shipments of pulses till August, industry experts said.
Government may continue zero import duty on pulses beyond March 31Pulses processors and importers demanded government set up Pulses Upgradation Fund in line with Technology Upgradation Fund to revive texti...
- NCDEX launches forward contracts in 7 new agri-commodities
NCDEX, today launched forward contracts in seven additional commodities, including urad, tur and yellow peas.
Pulses Association to appoint survey agency for correct crop estimateThe India Pulses and Grains Association has decided to appoint a survey agency for kharif and rabi crop for accurate figures.
UN declares 2016 as International Year of PulsesPulses have captured the attention of the United Nations. The General Assembly of the UN has voted to declare 2016 as the "International Ye...
Pulses imports to fall in 2013-14A higher domestic production in the country is expected to lower pulses imports in the country.
Pulses harvest in this kharif season may be more than last yearIndia's total production for 2012-13 was 18 million tonnes (MT) of which the kharif produce was 5.95 MT and rabi produce was 12.05 MT.
Include pulses in food security scheme, says industry bodyPulses should be included along with other grains in the Centre's ambitious food entitlement scheme and also in public distribution system,...
- Imports to keep retail prices of pulses in check
Pulses processors are asking the government to allow exports of pulses this year.
- Pulses imports likely to cross three-million tons in FY13: IPGA
The import of pulses is likely to cross three million tonnes this fiscal due to growing demand, country's apex body of pulses industry and ...