Concerns rise over low procurement for onion buffer stockGovernment efforts to build a buffer stock of onions are lagging significantly, with less than 5% of the target procured despite multiple p...
06 Jul, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Tomato, onion stoke fears of higher food inflationConsumers are encountering rising costs once more as tomato, onion, and potato prices escalate, heightening worries about food inflation. T...
29 Jun, 2026, 11.45 PM IST
Exporters urge govt not to impose curbs on onionsIndian onion exporters are urging the government against imposing export curbs, citing a surge in wholesale prices at Lasalgaon market. Del...
24 Jun, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
US-Iran peace deal brings relief, but India turns to a risk at homeIndia just got a near-term macroeconomic breather from a US-Iran peace deal. However, early monsoon weakness and potential El Niño conditio...
15 Jun, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
What is El NiƱo 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
Inflation in June quarter likely to undershoot RBI forecast, rate hike probability drops ahead of monsoon risksIndia's inflation is giving the Reserve Bank of India room to hold interest rates through the first quarter of fiscal year 2027. However, r...
13 Jun, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Retail inflation edges up to 3.9% in MayEconomists expect price pressures to intensify further in June, driven by the continued pass-through of earlier increases in transport and ...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
Sleep on thisIn an ironic twist, a recent trade pact transforms ambitions into dilemmas, leaving society fatigued. Economic indicators show growth, iron...
06 Jun, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
Opposition leaders demand Rs 3,000/quintal price for onions, demonstrate on highway in MaharashtraMaharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal stated the Maha Vikas Aghadi will continue its agitation. Farmers are demanding a guaran...
02 Jun, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
Government raises onion buffer stock purchase price 24% to Rs 15.80/kgThe government has set a higher onion procurement price at Rs 15.80 per kg, a step designed to uplift farmers and regulate market rates eff...
01 Jun, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
Maharashtra govt probing fuel hoarding, diversion amid spike in petrol, diesel demand: FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged a significant rise in petrol and diesel demand. He suspects hoarding and illegal diver...
26 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Onion prices rise 20% in past two weeks as rains damage cropPune's onion prices have surged by approximately 20% in the last two weeks due to crop damage from heavy rains, leading to reduced market a...
03 Jun, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
More tears likely in store for Indians as onion prices to stay high, ICICI Bank saysWhile November saw a slight dip in overall vegetable prices, onion prices remained stubbornly high, contributing to India's rising inflatio...
14 Nov, 2024, 11.12 AM IST
Why are onion exports continuing in substantial volumes despite an export duty of 40%? An explainerVeteran trade insiders say the reason why exports are still continuing in high volumes is under invoicing of onion prices by exporters, as ...
26 Oct, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
In times of skyrocketing onion prices, what would Birbal's rival Mulla Do-Piyaza do?The word onion has started to sound less like a delicacy, and more like crisis again much like 2010.
12 Oct, 2019, 02.45 PM IST
- Wholesale price of onion drops in Delhi
Wholesale price of onions dropped further by Rs 7 per kg in the Azadpur market in Delhi on Saturday on improved supply.
15 Jan, 2011, 07.04 PM IST
- Pakistan bans export of onions through land route
However, there is no such ban on export through the rail route. Pakistani onion exporters closed markets to protest the indirect ban.
07 Jan, 2011, 05.44 AM IST