Roti, dosa & pooris disappear from menus across India as LPG shortage hits eateriesA commercial LPG cylinder shortage, stemming from the West Asia conflict, is impacting consumers across India. Restaurants are shutting dow...
12 Mar, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
Army loses decade-long Rajma war against Kendriya Bhandar in Supreme CourtThe Ministry of Defence has lost a decade-long legal battle over the deficient supply of kidney beans or rajma to Kendriya Bhandar (KB). Th...
05 Jan, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
Good news for general coach passengers: Railways to offer affordable meals and packaged water for better travel experienceThe Railway Board has issued instructions to officials concerned to make provision of economy meals and affordable packaged drinking water ...
19 Jul, 2023, 07.20 PM IST
FMCG production yet to return to normal; retailers say stock depleting fastAmidst this, leading retailers said pulse and cereal prices have started to move up due to truckers charging a premium and warned that stap...
27 Mar, 2020, 10.11 PM IST
Covid-19 impact: Rajma prices set to increaseAlmost 50% of the rajma consumed in India comes from China. Traders of branded pulses said they will watch the market for the next few week...
16 Mar, 2020, 10.11 AM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: Covid-19 fears impact rajma, cottonRajma traders said about 250-275 inbound containers of 24 tonnes each are kept on hold at Chinese ports while another 100 containers are he...
22 Feb, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
Prices end steady in thin tradeMarketmen said adequate stocks position on improved supplies from producing regions after the government's measures to check rising prices ...
28 Apr, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
Select pulses remain weak as supply improvesImproved supplies from producing regions after the government's measures to check rising prices, sluggish demand at current levels mainly k...
27 Apr, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
Moong, malka slide on muted demandDemand from retailers against adequate stocks position on improved supplies from producing belts mainly led to the decline in moong and mal...
26 Apr, 2016, 04.08 PM IST
Gram, its dal edge up on scattered buyingTraders said some buying by retailers amid restricted supplies in the market, mainly led to the rise in gram and its dal prices.
02 Nov, 2015, 02.42 PM IST
Arhar, malka remain under pressure of rising supplyPrices of arhar and malka today drifted at the wholesale pulses market, largely supported by increased arrivals after government's measures...
26 Oct, 2015, 05.46 PM IST
All dal prices skyrocket, arhar costs Rs 180 per kgA common north Indian staple, the arhar or tur dal has touched Rs 180 per kg in the retail market.
14 Oct, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
Gram, its dal up on retailers demandTraders said, apart from rising demand from retailers, restricted supplies from producing regions, mainly kept gram and its dal prices high...
19 Sep, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
Rajmah, gram rise on pick-up in demandIn the national capital, rajmah chitra climbed to Rs 4,500-5,800 from previous level of Rs 4,100-5,700 per quintal.
22 Apr, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
After chowmein, is the rajma you eat from China too?As per industry estimates, India imports 50,000-60,000 tonnes rajma every year and the figure is growing at a healthy 10%.
15 Dec, 2012, 10.36 AM IST
- Myanmar cyclone delays pulses import
The cyclone in Myanmar has caused a delay in arrival of imported pulses in the country by 15-20 days, but it would not lead to any major im...
14 May, 2008, 02.19 AM IST
- It’s soon going to be a foodie delight for schoolchildren
Convenience food - so far a relief for working couples and bachelors while being an essential part of the armed forces’ backpack - could no...
11 Oct, 2006, 01.00 AM IST