Social media savvy Maha onion farmers tip scales against NDAMaharashtra farmers, led by figures like Sharad Joshi and Bharat Dighole, navigate challenges in onion trade amidst government policy shift...
05 Jun, 2024, 11.43 PM IST
Govt to buy 1,650 tonnes of onions from traders for BangladeshThis will be the first official export of the key kitchen staple from India in more than three months since the country banned its export f...
18 Mar, 2024, 12.12 AM IST
Onion export ban unlikely to be lifted before Lok Sabha pollsDespite falling onion prices, the government won't lift export ban before elections. Limited exports continue. Poor crop leads to farmers h...
11 Mar, 2024, 12.05 AM IST
Onion exporters seek ‘fair and equitable’ distribution of export quotaExporters have requested fair distribution of the onion export quota amid confusion caused by conflicting statements from political leaders...
27 Feb, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
Shipping 'grapes', selling onions: How smugglers defy export banIndia banned the export of onions effective December 8 to make the essential kitchen staple cheaper for domestic consumers. This has led to...
13 Feb, 2024, 08.59 AM IST
India's Onion Conundrum: A pungent price rise may need further actions amid inflationary pressuresThe Indian government has imposed a 40% tax on onions for export as prices of the vegetable spike, driving up retail prices of what is a ke...
21 Aug, 2023, 01.48 PM IST
Onion shortage threatens a new chapter in world food crisisThe costs of wheat and grains have fallen in recent months, easing concern over access to some staples. But a combination of factors is now...
25 Feb, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
Pakistan records highest ever weekly inflation of 42.3 pcThe report said that the increase was observed in the prices of food items including tomatoes 20.28 percent, chicken 7.57 percent, onions 2...
19 Aug, 2022, 08.43 PM IST
India, Bangladesh facing new narco-terrorism threat with new drug smuggling routes: ReportAs a result (of a crackdown on Bangla-Myanmar border), the trans-border narcotic syndicates are now exploiting the Indo-Bangladesh border, ...
01 Jul, 2021, 04.32 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Elections: Ground report from the constituency that shares land and water borders with BangladeshWhen Union home minister Amit Shah raised issues such as infiltration, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and rehabilitation for Matuas in a p...
12 Apr, 2021, 09.55 PM IST
How India witnesses a massive spike in narcotic business after Covid lockdown restrictions easePolice and narcotics control officers see this as a sign of desperation on the part of peddlers who have been sitting on piles of drugs sin...
09 Aug, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Public sentiment against Pakistan may curb smugglingIndia has hiked import duty, scrapped MFN tag of its neighbour in wake of the Pulwama attack.
17 Feb, 2019, 11.29 PM IST
AAP slams PM Narendra Modi government for failures"It hasn't implemented any of the key recommendations of the White Paper on Black Money tabled in Parliament in 2012," said AAP
02 Sep, 2014, 07.13 PM IST
Pakistan’s onion shortage should not make New Delhi shed tearsNew Delhi can ill-afford to let Pakistan determine the fate of Indian onions, so a close eye needs to be kept on all underground activities.
15 Apr, 2013, 07.59 AM IST
- Potato prices rule high in Bengal despite Mamata Banerjee's intervention
The state government is also evaluating the the possibility of using plastic crates that can be a safe cushion for vegetables.
24 Nov, 2012, 01.27 PM IST