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India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemWhile India's early efforts are modest compared with those of China, where more than 200 million people use the e-yuan, the world's most po...23 Apr, 2026, 10.48 AM IST- India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemIndia is piloting its digital rupee, the e-rupee, for welfare payments. This initiative aims to improve efficiency and reduce corruption in...23 Apr, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
- In order to keep prices in check, NCCF begins selling onions from vans in Mumbai at just Rs 24The National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India began selling onions at lower prices in Mumbai. Mobile vans are selling onions acro...04 Sep, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
- Fifth shipment of 720-tonnes of onion to reach Delhi on November 21: GovernmentThe Indian government is continuing its efforts to stabilize onion prices by transporting buffer stock from Maharashtra to various cities. ...19 Nov, 2024, 07.05 PM IST
- India allows onion export to Sri Lanka, gives additional quota to UAEIndia has permitted limited onion exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sri Lanka, despite ongoing restrictions on outward shipment...16 Apr, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
- India allows additional 10,000 tonne of onion exports to UAEIndia has authorized an extra 10,000 tonnes of onion exports to the UAE through the National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL), as stated in a...03 Apr, 2024, 09.29 PM IST
- This is govt's 'TOP' agenda in the run-up to the Lok Sabha pollsAfter victories in three states, a confident BJP is hopeful of winning the next Lok Sabha elections. Yet it does not want to leave anything...06 Dec, 2023, 06.13 PM IST
- Central govt selling onion at Rs 25/kg, Bharat Atta at Rs 27.5/kg. Where to buyTo curb the escalating onion prices, the government initiated subsidized retail sales at Rs 25/kg through various channels, including NCCF,...27 Nov, 2023, 01.15 PM IST
- Get ready to pay higher prices for Onions. Here's whyOver 500 traders in Nashik district, responsible for procuring onions from all 15 Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs), have init...20 Sep, 2023, 12.46 PM IST
- India mulls on supplying onions to its neighbours following the decision to ban onion exportsIndia and Bangladesh are due to review the entire gamut of ties at a meeting between their foreign ministers later this month, from connect...20 Sep, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
- Nafed procures 25,000 tonnes of onion so far to create buffer stockNafed on Sunday said it has procured 25,000 tonnes of onion so far from farmer producer organisations (FPOs), cooperatives and direct purch...14 Jun, 2020, 03.01 PM IST
- West Bengal’s ban on vegetable exports is retrogradeMamata Banerjee has imposed a ban on export of vegetables from Bengal, creating shortages, particularly of potatoes, in the north-east.04 Nov, 2013, 04.39 AM IST
- Onion prices down significantly: Delhi governmentPWD Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan, who looks after the functioning of the wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, said that wholesale prices of...02 Nov, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
- Delhiites reject "poor quality" onions sold by Delhi governmentThe cheaper onions, offered at Rs 50/kg, failed to attract residents in many areas who said the vegetable being sold through mobile vans "l...29 Oct, 2013, 10.21 PM IST
- Delhi government mobile vans start selling onions at Rs 50-55/kgFood and Civil Supplies department officials said that the mobile vans would be selling onions at over 500 points across the city.28 Oct, 2013, 10.22 PM IST
- No proposal under consideration to ban onion exports: K V ThomasGovt is not considering any proposal to ban onion exports as the hike in price of the commodity is not because of outward shipments.23 Aug, 2013, 07.08 PM IST
- Tax officials survey premises of onion tradersThe income-tax departments, acting on the government's direction, were trying to find out if traders had formed a cartel to push up onion p...08 Jan, 2011, 01.34 AM IST
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