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
Maharashtra govt to set up irradiation centres after years of battling volatile onion pricesThe Maharashtra government is expediting the establishment of dedicated onion irradiation centers following electoral setbacks in onion-pro...
14 May, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
Government taking steps to check onion prices to Rs 35 a kg: Secretary Consumer AffairsConcerned by a sharp rise in onion prices driving overall inflation, the Indian government is taking swift action. Consumer Affairs Secreta...
13 Nov, 2024, 03.47 PM IST
Onion prices recover after crashing by 10% following the launch of retail sale of onions by the central govtOnion prices have slightly recovered at the Lasalgaon market after a significant drop. The central government is selling onions from its bu...
06 Sep, 2024, 09.01 PM IST
Govt buys 71,000 tonnes of onion for buffer stock; expects retail prices to ease with normal monsoonThe Indian government has procured nearly 71,000 tonnes of onion this year for buffer stock, out of a total target of 5 lakh tonnes for pri...
22 Jun, 2024, 04.02 PM IST
Govt allows onion export to Bangladesh, UAE, Sri Lanka & 3 more countries amidst domestic supply worriesThe Indian government has authorized the export of 99,150 metric tons of onions to Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius, and Sri Lan...
27 Apr, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Kharif onion production to be less than last year: Consumer Affairs secretaryLast week, the government banned onion exports till March next year after retail price crossed Rs 80 in several markets to put a lid on the...
11 Dec, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
Nafed to begin onion procurement from 3 mandis in Gujarat from Thursday"Farmers are requested to bring their good quality and dried stock to the procurement centres to avail better rates at these centres," the ...
08 Mar, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
Efforts to ease onion prices bearing results, says governmentOnion prices had started rising from the first week of October, 2021, due to rains that disrupted the supply chain. “In order to cool down ...
03 Nov, 2021, 07.19 PM IST
Haryana to buy 1,000 tonnes onion from NAFEDHaryana government today said it will purchase 1,000 tonnes of onion from cooperative NAFED at a price not exceeding Rs 30 per kg.
28 Aug, 2015, 08.32 PM IST
Delhi government to bring down prices of onions to Rs 30 per kgAsim Ahmed Khan said that by selling directly to people, the government has achieved the purpose of stabilizing onion prices in the retail ...
13 Aug, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Delhi government to sell onions at Rs 30 per kg at Fair Price ShopsThe decision was taken in a cabinet meeting today chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
12 Aug, 2015, 07.45 PM IST
CIPHET begins training on onion drying, flakes and powderD.M. Kadam , senior scientist and principal investigator at CIPHET said that farmers should become entrepreneurs if they want to make agric...
04 Oct, 2013, 05.49 PM IST
Onions sold at wholesale rates in Odisha"We decided to sell the onions in the control shops to stabilise the market," said sub collector, Berhampur BK Das.
14 Aug, 2013, 12.28 PM IST
- Onion export price reduced by $20 a tonne
Cooperative major Nafed has decided to cut the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by 20 dollars a tonne for October with the domestic pric...
01 Oct, 2008, 07.48 PM IST
- No change in onion export price
The state-owned co-operative major Nafed has kept the minimum export price of onion for September unchanged at the average of $250-255 per ...
01 Sep, 2008, 12.27 AM IST
- Onion export price to remain unchanged
State-owned cooperative major Nafed has kept the minimum export price of onion for September unchanged at the average of 250-255 dollar per...
31 Aug, 2008, 12.20 PM IST