Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) [India] May 18 (ANI): On the eve of elections in eight Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh, the electoral officer of the district has provided polling parties with onions to brave the heat.
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Central Government on Friday increased the export incentives granted for Onions under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) from existing five per cent to 10 per cent.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Maharashtra cabinet has approved Rs 150 crore as relief to onion farmers who had to sell their produce at low prices.
Nashik (Maharashtra) Dec 13 (ANI): Two distressed farmers in Satana town of Nashik district on Thursday dumped their onions on road to protest against a steep fall in the wholesale price of one of their key crops.
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 15 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to Mandsaur to meet farmers, and said that he does not even know how an onion grows.
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): In a bid to encourage export, the government announced that the minimum export price (MEP) for all varieties of onions will be abolished henceforth.
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) on Thursday said that the prices of onions were soaring high because of the poor policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday expressed helplessness in controlling the rising prices of onions, which has crossed more than Rs. 60 per kg in Delhi.
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): In order to maintain stock of onions in the domestic market, the Centre fixed the minimum export price (MEP) of onion at USD 850 per tonne.
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): In a move to keep a check on the prices of onions in the market, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution stated that the import of onions would take place through a government agency hereafter.
New Delhi [India], Oct. 16 (ANI): Amid worrying rise in the price of onions in the recent past, the annual rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 2.60 percent (provisional) for September as compared to 3.24 percent (provisional) for the previous month and 1