West Asia conflict deals a double whammy to India’s farm sector: pre-harvest cost pressures, post-harvest shipping delaysSupply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
Unseasonal rains damage crops, veggies get expensiveTomatoes have become costlier by more than 50% in retail markets since the beginning of this month. Traders expect onion prices to go up to...
12 Oct, 2022, 11.24 PM IST
UPI needs budgetary support of Rs 2,500 crore to expand: IIT Bombay reportThe government can nudge e-commerce merchants and encourage them to offer a discount for payments made through BHIM UPI, argues Ashish Das,...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Delhi fruit and vegetable traders divided over Bharat BandhSimilarly, Kashmir Apple Merchants Association and the Himachal Pradesh Merchant Association supports the bandh. Vijay Talra, vice presiden...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.10 PM IST
Farmers and buyers in Bengaluru take a hit as police chase them awayTrading was put off in the two bustling fruit and vegetable markets of Bengaluru — Yeshwanthpur APMC and KR Market — after the police alleg...
25 Mar, 2020, 11.14 AM IST
Banks wake up to digital reality, chase small vendorsSince UPI allows direct transfer of funds within bank accounts, it is seen scoring over mobile wallets.
25 Nov, 2016, 01.23 AM IST
4-million offline merchants on platform? Paytm claims it’s doable this yearPaytm's offline merchant netwok includes small 'paan' shops, vegetable vendors, big retail outlets, petrol pumps, food chains such as CCD a...
09 Mar, 2016, 10.15 AM IST
Vegetable, fruit prices ruling high, despite truckers calling off strikeTransporters called off the strike on Monday evening after a marathon meeting between All India Motor Transport Congress and Road Transport...
07 Oct, 2015, 10.03 AM IST
Lift ban on construction around ammunition dump, demand tradersCity-based Fruit and Vegetable Merchants Union has urged Jaitley to lift ban on construction within the radius of 1000 yards.
19 Aug, 2014, 08.26 PM IST
- Demand for Indian vegetables shoots up in Pakistan
Entire lot of tomatoes is being sourced from Nasik in Maharashtra in order to supply to Pakistan, exporters pointed out.
19 Sep, 2011, 06.08 PM IST
- 'Supply from Gujarat helps defuse onion crisis in Delhi'
The prices of onion, which had shot up to Rs 70-85 a kg in December, were ruling at Rs 40-60 a kg in retail in the third week opf January.
13 Feb, 2011, 12.38 PM IST
- Onion, tomato prices drop marginally in Delhi
Onion prices dropped to Rs 30-50 a kg in retail in the national capital and Mumbai from Rs 40-60 a kg yesterday, traders said.
19 Jan, 2011, 04.29 PM IST
- Unaccounted money worth Rs 7.25 cr unearthed from vegetable merchants
The money was unearthed by the authorities during a survey conducted last week to check commodity hoarding in the wake of soaring onion pri...
12 Jan, 2011, 04.32 PM IST
- Onion prices set to rise in Punjab after Pak bans exports
Retail prices of onion are set to move further upward by Rs 5 to 7 per kg in Punjab following the ban imposed by Pakistan on onion exports ...
06 Jan, 2011, 06.42 PM IST
- Soaring vegetable prices seen spoiling the festive mood
With the soaring prices of vegetables such as tomato, cauliflower, lady’s finger, green peas, capsicum and coriander, planning the househol...
02 Oct, 2008, 04.41 AM IST
- Siliguri traders get record business during bandh recess
Traders here made a record sale of Rs 6 crores of foodstuff and essential items during the 60-hour recess given by the GJM in the bandh cal...
17 Jun, 2008, 02.38 PM IST
- Tibet delegation seek more trade through Nathu-La
The Tibetian trade delegation had earlier visited New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore for direct interaction.
21 Nov, 2006, 08.40 PM IST