India is one of the most climatically vulnerable countries, faces increasing risks to vegetable production and prices due to extreme weather conditions such as heat waves, flooding, and storms
26 April,2024 03:30 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Onion prices fell by Rs 150 per quintal at Lasalgaon mandi in Nashik of Maharashtra after the government announcement that the ban on exports of the bulb will continue till March 31
20 February,2024 10:05 PM IST | Nashik | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra
The Centre is ready to buy onions from farmers which remain unsold, Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative council amid protests
11 December,2023 03:59 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar Monday demanded that the ban on onion export be lifted and claimed the central government was ignoring the hard work of farmers
11 December,2023 02:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Onion farmers in Maharashtra's Nashik district staged a protest by blocking the Mumbai-Agra Highway and bringing auctions to a standstill in wholesale markets
08 December,2023 04:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra Winter Session
The Opposition continued to accuse the government of ignoring the needs of farmers during the current Maharashtra winter session. They pushed for better prices for onions, an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton, and the requirement that farm loans be waived.
08 December,2023 12:20 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
According to a press release by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this move is in response to the delay in the arrival of the kharif crop, which has contributed to an increase in onion prices
04 November,2023 10:36 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The Maharashtra government has ordered the suspension of licenses as a response to the indefinite strike by onion traders in Nashik district, protesting against the recent hike in export duty on onions by the Union government
21 September,2023 09:35 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
State marketing minister says bandh not right, warns of ‘appropriate action’
21 September,2023 08:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
An office-bearer of the Nashik District Onion Traders Association said they are protesting against the govt's recent move to increase export duty on onions
20 September,2023 07:02 PM IST | Nashik | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
