The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has urged the Commerce Ministry to restrict duty-free yellow pea imports, as they are undercutting domesti...

The Indian government has imposed a 10 per cent import duty on lentils, effective from March 8, to boost domestic supply. Additionally, the...

The government has decided to stop the duty-free import of yellow peas after February 28. This decision will be discussed in a Group of Min...

Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare will meet pulses traders, representatives of various government departments such as customs and stat...

At present, customs duty or import tax on sugar is 50 per cent and that on chana (chickpeas) is 30 per cent.

At present, tur attracts 10% import duty. Further, Government has recently imposed 50% import duty on yellow peas. Other pulses, however, a...

India purchased 4.58 million tonnes of pulses in the 2014-15 fiscal from the overseas market as against 3.17 million tonnes in the previous...

Pulses processors and importers demanded government set up Pulses Upgradation Fund in line with Technology Upgradation Fund to revive texti...

Imposition of 7.5 per cent import duty on pulses, as proposed by the Food Ministry, would flare up retail prices by at least 20 per cent.

The Food Ministry is in favour of a 7.5% import duty on pulses as against 10 per cent suggested by the Commission for Agriculture Costs and...

Importers and traders say that with domestic prices crashing, the government should allow exports to ensure remunerative prices to farmers.

The Centre has extended the ban on pulses exports until March 31, 2011 besides allowing duty-free imports for another year.

Import calibration can be used as a tool to managing commodity prices, it will work only to a certain extent.

With pulses production estimated to decline this fiscal, the government on Wednesday extended import of these products at zero duty and the...

The government is likely to lose about Rs 4,900 crore revenue in a full year after the cut in customs duty on many items over the past few ...

Cabinet Committee on Prices (CCP) is expected to put under the scanner prices of foodgrain, sugar, pulses and edible oil as an extension of...

India on Thursday lifted a 10 per cent duty on pulses imported through major ports to help keep domestic prices in check, a government stat...