The Centre has procured 1.31 lakh tonnes of tur under the Price Support Scheme for the 2024-25 Kharif season, benefiting over 89,000 farmer...

Tur (Arhar) dal procurement has commenced in major producing states such as Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana,...

The Centre has approved the continuation of the PM-AASHA scheme until 2025-26, aiming to provide remunerative prices to farmers and control...

In Pune, tur dal prices rose by over 10% in less than a month despite an open import policy. The industry cites raw material shortages and ...

The government's tur dal procurement drive has received a lukewarm response from farmers due to lower prices, stringent quality norms, and ...

Chana (gram) prices in Maharashtra have fallen between 4% and 6%, dropping below the minimum support price level (MSP) due to the inclusion...

Traders said only strong government procurement operations can help tame a further fall in prices.

This has prompted farmers to sell their produce in the open market for better returns.

As 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...

Sowing of chana has increased by about 14% to about 100 lakh hectare as on December 22.

Karnataka 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.

Tur farmers in Maharashtra are facing a crisis due to a bumper production of the commodity and resultant low prices.

The Maharashtra government is facing brickbats from opposition parties and farmers' organisations for its decision to not procure tur from ...

Of the 11 lakh quintal tur procured in the country, Maharash tra has procured 4 lakh quintal, which is the high est in India.

The government will take criminal action against traders who sold imported tur at government procurement centres.

India's tur production has jumped 65% from 25.6 lakh tonne in 2015-16 to 42.3 lakh tonne in 2016-17.

Paswan's comments follow a meeting with Maharashtra CM Devender Fadnavis who sought hike in customs duty on tur dal saying farmers are stru...