The central government is selling atta and chana dal at subsidized rates under the Bharat Atta and Bharat Dal brands. Priced at Rs 27.50/kg...

To make pulses and wheat flour more affordable, the central government initiated the sale of chana dal and wheat flour under the brands 'Bh...

Amid the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row, traders and dal millers across the country are keeping a close eye on the chain of events.

India had announced it would remove retaliatory duties on certain US products, including masur, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit...

The move has come at a time when National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers...

According to the latest sowing data released by the agriculture ministry, the area under tur was 4.6% lower compared with a year earlier, w...

Some of the major price control policy measures taken by the central government, such as ban on trading of chana on the NCDEX, opening of i...

The wholesale prices of the unpolished whole masur have increased to Rs 78/kg against the minimum support price of Rs 51/kg.

"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...

Responding to the decision, pulses prices increased by 1% to 2% in the spot markets across the country. "These entities shall however conti...

According 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...

Chana dal, which was selling at Rs 72/kg, is now selling at Rs 60/kg. The March futures are trading at Rs 4600/quintal as against MSP of Rs...

The government has a stock of close to 3.5 million tonnes of pulses, including a buffer of 1.4 million tonnes, said industry executives.

Chana prices were down 6 per cent from the government’s minimum support price at Rs 4,350 per quintal

Canada accounts for 90 per cent of India’s masur imports, while the US accounts for only 7.4 per cent.

If wholesale market price goes below that, import will be restricted by hiking the duty and export will be allowed.

The government has opened up exports of urad, moong and tur from September 15, while there are no restrictions on shipment of kabuli chana.