Yellow pea imports hit prices; government urges import curbsThe Ministry of Consumer Affairs has urged the Commerce Ministry to restrict duty-free yellow pea imports, as they are undercutting domesti...
03 Sep, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
India’s import of pulses doubled in 2024; Industry asks for curbsIndia’s import of pulses in 2024 doubled from the previous year, reaching an all-time high of 6.63 million tonnes. The surge, particularly ...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.03 AM IST
Centre extends duty free imports of tur till March 2026The Centre has extended duty-free imports of tur dal until March 2026 to curb rising retail food prices. Despite some recent declines, reta...
21 Jan, 2025, 04.09 PM IST
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
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
A look into India's tur problem: Why is this dal always on the boil?India, the largest producer of pulses, is facing a shortage of tur dal, leading to increased imports. Issues such as hoarding and cartelisa...
30 Sep, 2023, 10.45 AM IST
No restriction on Tur imports from Mozambique: GovernmentThe Indian high commission in Maputo has issued a press release to inform all exporters of tur/arhar dal in Mozambique that they can export...
04 Aug, 2023, 01.26 AM IST
Government sets up committee to monitor tur stocks to check hoardingEarlier on August 12 last year, the government had issued an advisory to the state governments and Union Territories to enforce stock discl...
27 Mar, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Chana dal and tur future prices fall below minimum support priceChana dal, which was selling at Rs 72/kg, is now selling at Rs 60/kg. The March futures are trading at Rs 4600/quintal as against MSP of Rs...
08 Dec, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
Tur prices fall by 15%, other pulses stable; industry demands long-term import policyEx-mill price of top-quality tur dal in Latur has declined from Rs 120/kg to Rs 100/kg since the government announced extension in the dura...
02 Nov, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
Agriculture Ministry proposes hike in tur dal import duty to 20%On March 28, the import duty was slapped on tur dal as its wholesale price had slipped below MSP of Rs 5,050 per quintal fixed for this cro...
07 May, 2017, 04.24 PM IST
Raising import duty to 25% won't revive tur pricesIndia's tur production has jumped 65% from 25.6 lakh tonne in 2015-16 to 42.3 lakh tonne in 2016-17.
25 Apr, 2017, 11.33 AM 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
Govt to import 10K tonnes of pulses to check pricesThe government today decided to import 10,000 tonnes of pulses for buffer stock and extend zero import duty on chickpeas and masoor till Se...
11 Dec, 2015, 09.55 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