Dal-Chawal diaries: Tracing India's comfort food from Kashmir to KanyakumariAcross India, dal transcends regional boundaries, yet transforms with local flavors and ingredients. From the creamy dal makhani of the Nor...
05 Jul, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
Stock in warehouses: Policy change leaves 15,000 tonnes of toor dal imports stuckThe importers had warehoused the goods in free trade warehousing zones (FTWZs) even before the May 15 government notification on changing t...
05 Aug, 2021, 06.57 AM IST
DGFT notifies pact regarding import of 50,000 tonnes of toor dal from Malawi"Import of 50,000 tonnes of toor from Malawi during 2021-22 to 2025-26 as per the MoU entered between Government of India and the Governmen...
24 Jun, 2021, 11.04 PM IST
Lower prices of pulses yet to reach consumer as retail rates still highRetail prices are high, Consumer Affairs Secretary Hem Pande said, while asking retailers to ensure parity between wholesale and retail pri...
14 Sep, 2016, 08.18 AM IST
The melting pot that Indian politics is, cooking rivals’ dal is just startersThe importance of legumes in the quotidian lives of Indians is indubitably vouchsafed by the number of political parties that include 'Dal'...
30 Jul, 2016, 03.41 AM IST
Odisha seeks 5,000 tonne of pulses, as price risesWhile Arhar dal is selling at Rs 150 per kg in the market compared to Rs 125 last week, the price of toor dal has increased from Rs 151 las...
24 Apr, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
Select foodgrain prices rise at wholesale marketHowever, prices of sugar (Rs 2,800), wheat (Rs 3,000) and Sooji 90 kg (Rs 3,000) remained unchanged in the market.
23 Apr, 2015, 12.59 PM IST
Retailers blamed for rise in food pricesWholesale merchants and dealers say that given a chance they can sell pulses in the retail market at prices 40% lower than the prevailing l...
24 Jun, 2014, 01.10 AM IST
Food Security Scheme will be replaced with Universal Public Distribution System: AIADMKSlamming the recently enacted Food Bill of the UPA as "half-baked," AIADMK said in its manifesto that it would take measures to replace it ...
25 Feb, 2014, 03.13 PM IST
Imports of chana, matar dal and toor dal ensure 15% correction in pulses pricesHarvesting of domestic crops of urad, masur and toor has started across MP, Maharashtra and Karnataka, which would further help ensure stab...
02 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Most commodities move downThe prices of moong dal, sugar, maida and sooji decreased while that of wheat went up and other commodities remain unchanged.
23 Dec, 2013, 12.12 PM IST
- UAS works on transgenic variant of pigeon-pea
University of Agricultural Sciences(UAS), Dharwad has launched work on developing a transgenic variant of pigeon-pea(toor dal).
09 Jul, 2009, 09.39 PM IST
- Urad dal, moong dal slides
Prices of urad dal, moong dal and sugar moved down, while all other commodities ruled steady in the wholesale foodgrains market on Saturday.
23 Aug, 2008, 11.47 AM IST
- Select commodities moved up
Urad dal, gram dal, sugar and sooji moved up during the week under review on the wholesale foodgrains market.
16 Aug, 2008, 11.56 AM IST
- Moong dal, sugar prices move up
Prices of moong dal and sugar moved up, while gram dal edged down and other commodities remained unchanged in the wholesale foodgrains mark...
07 Aug, 2008, 02.00 PM IST
- Prices of commodities harden
Prices of all commodities went up while sugar unchanged in the wholesale foodgrains market here during the week ended saturday.
21 Jun, 2008, 12.27 PM IST
- Pulses, oil may bite, sugar be sweeter
Hold the dal on your guest’s plate during this year-end festivities. The country’s best and only insurance on this front in the festival se...
30 Aug, 2007, 03.18 AM IST