Newer pests and diseases hit vegetable cropsThe rising prices of daily essentials like tomatoes, ginger, and tur dal can be attributed to newer plant viruses that are resistant to mos...
30 Jun, 2023, 10.39 AM IST
Tamil Nadu to continue free Covid ration for family cardholders in JuneThe state government has announced the doubling of rice entitlement of all rice-drawing ration cardholders in the state for the next three ...
27 May, 2020, 02.43 PM IST
Centre tries to tame food price rise in Maharashtra ahead of pollsRam Vilas Paswan has announced that the government would sell 2 lakh tonnes of tur dal.
13 Jun, 2019, 09.38 AM IST
95% tur procured by Maharashtra lies unprocessed, govt faces Rs 1000 cr lossAs it has very limited shelf-life, the state is on the verge of incurring financial losses to the tune of at least Rs 1,000 crore as rotten...
25 Apr, 2018, 02.21 PM IST
Karnataka tur farmers get highest priceKarnataka has seen a bumper tur crop, like the rest of the country, and has procured a record 3,44,157 tonnes this year from the farmers.
23 Jun, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Tur crisis: Prithviraj Chavan urges PM Narendra Modi to recall 2 Maharashtra ministers on junketTur farmers in Maharashtra are facing a crisis due to a bumper production of the commodity and resultant low prices.
05 May, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
Farmers expect to get good returns from pulses as new crop ready to hit marketsFresh crop has slowly started reaching mandis in growing areas and prices are ruling between Rs 90/kg and Rs 100/kg as against about Rs 50/...
30 Nov, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
Skyrocketing prices of pulses force sweet makers to look for alternativesWith prices of pulses having increased sharply in less than a year, it’s not only household kitchen budgets that have been disrupted.
26 Oct, 2015, 05.37 AM IST
Mumbai Congress to hold 2-day protest on soaring tur dal pricesHitting out at the BJP-led government in Maharashtra over the rising prices of tur dal, Mumbai Congress Chief Sanjay Nirupam today said the...
23 Oct, 2015, 10.41 PM IST
Retail tur prices bite more, firm up to Rs 210/kgThe Centre has taken several other measures to increase availability including creation of a buffer stock of 40,000 tonnes of pulses.
20 Oct, 2015, 09.25 PM IST
Government trying hard to contain surge in pulses prices, plans to boost supply via importsWith retail pulses prices shooting up to Rs 187 per kg, the government today said it's trying hard to contain prices by increasing availabi...
14 Oct, 2015, 06.15 PM IST
Prices of pulses rocket, tur dal heading towards Rs 200 per kgAs imports could not match up with the country's demand, it is almost certain that the consumers will have to pay heavily for their pulses.
09 Oct, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
India to import 5,000 tonne pulses to ease price pressureBarring chana dal, retail prices of all pulses are ruling above Rs 100/kg across the country. The maximum increase in prices has been seen ...
12 Sep, 2015, 03.07 AM IST
Government to import additional 5,000 tonnes of tur dal to check pricesWith retail prices of pulses shooting up to Rs 155 a kg, the government today decided to import additional 5,000 tonnes of tur dal to boost...
11 Sep, 2015, 05.43 PM IST
CACP aims at boosting domestic pulses output by imposing 10% import dutyImporters and traders say that with domestic prices crashing, the government should allow exports to ensure remunerative prices to farmers.
03 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Govt announces Rs 2K-cr sops to pulses farmers
To woo the pulses farmers to sell their produce to the procurement agencies, the government has announced a Rs 5-a kg incentive to the grow...
13 Jun, 2010, 12.58 PM IST
- Soaring prices unlikely to entice state farmers to take up pulse production
Farmers in Maharashtra are not willing to increase pulse production despite the prices of moong dal and mataki beans crossing the Rs 100-a-...
06 May, 2010, 01.01 AM IST