Ministry of Consumer Affairs consults industry about supply of tur and chana ahead of the festival seasonThe Department of Consumer Affairs met with pulses industry stakeholders to assess tur and chana dal supply ahead of festivals. Chana price...
24 Aug, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
To ease shortage of pulses, government exempts stock limit on kabuli chanaThis move is expected to help importers bring in more Kabuli chana into India ahead of the festival season. Pulses, including kabuli chana,...
12 Jul, 2024, 02.12 PM IST
July rains seen crucial as delayed monsoon worries farmersDelayed monsoon raises concerns over kharif crop cultivation, with only 10% of soyabean area sown in Madhya Pradesh. Farmers in West Bengal...
20 Jun, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
India extends duty-free import of yellow peas by four monthsIn early December, the central government allowed duty-free imports of yellow peas until March 2024, later to be extended till April and th...
05 May, 2024, 02.17 PM IST
India extends duty-free import of yellow peas by one monthIndia has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by a month until April 2024 to cool down pulse prices. The duty on yel...
22 Feb, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
Tur and onion growers may be paid via DBT for procurementUntil now, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd ...
25 Nov, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
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
Govt to release tur dal from buffer till imported stocks arriveThe food ministry in a release said it has directed National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and National Cooperative...
27 Jun, 2023, 01.13 PM IST
Dal main kaala? Why Tur dal prices are shooting upThe central government has imposed stock limits on tur and urad till October 31 due to a spurt in prices of these pulses. Apart from produc...
08 Jun, 2023, 07.16 PM IST
Maharashtra traders boycott farm auctionsTraders at Latur Agricultural Produce Market Committee boycotted the auction of pulses and soyabean.
28 Aug, 2018, 09.33 AM IST
Import curbs may not help tur, chanaSowing of chana has increased by about 14% to about 100 lakh hectare as on December 22.
28 Dec, 2017, 09.44 AM IST
Lifting stock limit: tur little tur late?The Centre’s instruction to state governments to lift the stock limit on pulses may be welcomed by traders.
17 May, 2017, 10.20 AM IST
Shiv Sena's protests against BJP's Raosaheb Danve are meaningless: NCPNCP said the Sena, which held demonstrations in different parts of the state, should clarify on the work done by it for farmers since comin...
11 May, 2017, 08.16 PM IST
Food Ministry favours hike in tur dal import duty to 25%Paswan's comments follow a meeting with Maharashtra CM Devender Fadnavis who sought hike in customs duty on tur dal saying farmers are stru...
24 Apr, 2017, 02.56 PM IST
Govt imposes 10% import duty on wheat, turThe move comes ahead of peak wheat arrivals in mandis while the tur crop has already been harvested.
29 Mar, 2017, 09.24 AM IST
Government slaps 10% import duty on wheat, tur dalThe move will help curb sharp fall in the wholesale prices of these two commodities and ensure support price to farmers who are expecting a...
28 Mar, 2017, 05.36 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