Consumer Staples News
Why food companies want consumers to buy more of everything
After years of raising prices, food companies making everything from cookies to snacks and frozen meals say they need to sell more products to post a profit.
5 min read10 Jan 2025Govt to dispatch 150 tonnes of onions by road to combat rising prices in Jammu & Kashmir
Onion prices in the Valley are between ₹60 and ₹90 per kg, while the government sells subsidised onions at ₹35a kg nationwide.
2 min read25 Nov 2024Govt wants hospitals, prisons, schools to eat more moong
The move is part of an effort to boost moong demand in public institutions in order to stabilize prices for farmers facing low returns due to a supply glut
2 min read11 Nov 2024Govt starts selling onions at ₹35/kg to contain rising prices, improve local supplies
There is no cap on the quantity that can be purchased and there is no need to show any identity card to get the subsidised onions
2 min read5 Sep 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared