The Centre on Monday banned the export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, a move aimed at increasing availability and curbing pricesIn Nashik district, the onion hub of the state, Congress workers protested against anti-farmer policies of the central government
2 min read16 Sep 2020In Thane, the protest was led by the party's city unit president Vikrant ChavanThe Central government on Monday banned the export of all varieties of onions
1 min read16 Sep 2020In September 2019, Centre banned exports and imposed countrywide stock limits on onion to bring down prices of the key cooking ingredient
1 min read2 Mar 2020Improved arrivals from mid-January may bring down prices by as much as 80%The govt sought to control prices by banning exports, restricting hoarding and increasing imports, yet the rally continued with shipments from overseas not due to arrive until 27 Dec
1 min read20 Dec 2019For retail traders, the onion stock limit has been set at 100 quintals and for wholesale traders, it is 500 quintalsThe crackdown follows retail prices of onion touching ₹80 a kg in Delhi
1 min read29 Sep 2019The retail prices of onions spiked to ₹70- ₹80 earlier this weekFloods in key onion-producing states of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and others have hurt supplies
1 min read29 Sep 2019The incentive for export has been doubled to 10%, which will ensure better price for onion in the domestic markets
2 min read29 Dec 2018The government will allow unrestricted export of onions as prices of the politically-sensitive vegetable fell over a third in a month
1 min read3 Feb 2018The government has set a minimum price of $850 per tonne for overseas sale of onions as the onion prices in local markets have almost doubled since August
1 min read23 Nov 2017Ram Vilas Paswan asks the commerce ministry to fix export floor price of onion at $450 a tonne and remove export sops to curb shipments and boost local supply
1 min read11 Aug 2017The 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