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A problem of plenty: India's onion messWhat the government is doing is hurting farmers rather than resolving the country’s onion mess.
Onion prices to soar further this DiwaliOnion prices continue to soar in the country's largest wholesale market at Lasalgaon in Nashik, with wholesale traders saying that the pric...
Maharashtra farmer offered 5 paise per kg for onions; decides not to sell produceThe 52-year-old onion farmer from Karanjgaon village, around 30km from here, visited the Saikheda sub-market of the Pimpalgaon Agriculture ...
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu to inaugurate Thotapalli project next monthIn order to irrigate Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts, the government had taken up the Thotapalli reservoir project on the Nagavali ri...
Government to import 70,000 tonnes of onions to meet scarcityThe summer onion crop has a shelf life of six to seven months and it caters to the market until the fresh Kharif crop arrives.
Sharad Pawar opposes restrictions on the export of onionsSpeaking on the occasion he said the focus should now be on increasing the production of vegetables and poultry products.
Stop consuming onions to control prices, SC tells petitioner"You stop eating onions for two months and its price would come under control. Don't burden with these cases. We cannot entertain such peti...
Now, onion over-supply crisisWith the wholesale price of onion touching as low as Rs 9-10 per kg and likely to fall to Rs 5 in next one month, Govt is now promoting exp...
Onion prices to come down in next 10 days: K V ThomasOnion prices have been ruling at Rs 70-90 per kg in most parts of the country and even touched Rs 100 per kg in some cities.
Onion prices remain high at Rs 100/kg; crisis to continueOnion prices continued to rule at a record Rs 100 per kg in parts of the country for the second day today as a hapless government waited fo...
Onion prices expected to fall in the next 2-3 weeks: Sharad PawarEchoing similar views, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said there is no "real" scarcity of onions in the country and prices are expected to ...
Onion price surges to record high of Rs 90/kg; govt may importOnion prices soared to all-time high of Rs 90 per kg in major cities today, prompting the government to consider importing the commodity to...
Poultry demand falls as buyers cut down on costly onionPoultry demand has fallen sharply by almost 15% in the last three months, the period that saw onions prices climb to near 3-digit levels.
Villagers turn water warriors, tackle drought with rainwater harvestingFor those who wonder if Maharashtra can tide over the current drought situation, Hiware Bazar, with its 'yes we can' spirit, is the answer.
- Onion farmers switch crop on seed scarcity
Private onion seed companies are reporting an average rise of 300% in seed prices while farmers buying informally from each other are doing...
- Onion should be accorded essential commodity status
Maharashtra Government should accord the status of essential commodity to onion to curb rising prices, state Congress consumer affairs cell...
- FMC allows commexes to log into onion futures
Hopefully onions will no longer reduce the government to tears. The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) has allowed both the National Commodit...