What is El Niño and how does it affect India? Could it bring a drought-like monsoon and higher grocery bills?El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...
13 Jun, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Gearing up for El Nino: NCCF puts tenders to sell Tur Dal on holdThe central government has paused tenders for selling tur pulses. This decision follows a request from the All India Dal Millers Associatio...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Centre raises MSP for 14 kharif crops, boosts support for pulses and oilseedsBased on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...
14 May, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
Cabinet raises Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif cropsThe Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...
13 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Government's foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirementIndia's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...
06 May, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Kharif pulses production drops about 8% year on yearAmong the key Kharif pulses crop, Moong is the only crop in which production is expected to increase by 3% year-on-year to 1.53 MMT against...
03 Dec, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
Pulses association demands clarification on stock monitoring under EC Act; claims it may hamper tradeIndian Pulses and Grains Association has claimed that traders are hesitant to import or procure pulses in the domestic market for fear of g...
03 Jun, 2021, 10.36 AM IST
India changes pulses imports from restricted to open category after 3 years"Import policy for tur/pigeon peas; moong and urad is revised from “restricted” to “free” with immediate effect and for the period up to Oc...
15 May, 2021, 07.58 PM IST
NCDEX to soon launch moong dal futuresIndia being highest producer of moong worldwide with more than 70% share.
05 Jul, 2019, 10.24 PM IST
Pulses traders demand ban on import quota in 2018-19Domestic prices of most pulses such as tur, moong and chana, which are being currently harvested, are ruling below the MSP levels, leading ...
13 Mar, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
Government allows export of tur, moong and urad after a decadeFarmers are presently harvesting moong and urad. However, prices of both the pulses are ruling below the MSP.
15 Sep, 2017, 10.27 PM IST
Pulses rise 20% post import curbsIndia's acreage of pulses fell by 3.5% this season to cover 13.07 million hectares.
21 Aug, 2017, 09.37 AM IST
Pulses trade firm in wholesale marketIn the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local advanced to Rs 5,950-7,050 and Rs 7,400-7,600 from previous close of Rs 5,650-6,750 ...
20 Dec, 2014, 01.45 PM IST
Now, prices of pulses shoot up on likely shortfallMuch to the discomfort of consumers, retail prices of key pulses like moong have risen sharply in most parts of the country.
17 Sep, 2014, 06.25 PM IST
- Moong and Urad sowing in Maharashtra less by 50%
The moong and urad sowing in Maharashtra is less by about 50% due to deficient rainfall in the key pulses growing region of Marathwada.
23 Jul, 2011, 02.28 PM 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
- Moong & urad to cool down as arrivals begin
Prices of moong and urad are expected to come down as arrival of both these kharif pulses have started at Maharashtra and Karnataka.
23 Aug, 2007, 04.30 AM IST