Steep fall in onion prices in last two weeks

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 11:54

Onion prices have fallen by almost 50 percent in the last fortnight to Rs 40 per kg in retail markets in the national capital region, with new crops arriving.

Onion exports down 86% to 22,000 tonnes in Oct

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 18:37

Onion exports stood at 1,54,957 tonnes in October 2012, while the shipments were at 19,218 tonnes in September this year.

Onions bring smiles to faces of Indian tourists in Thailand

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 16:45

"It's time to look for dishes that are garnished with onions. Back home it's now a luxury," said Arshuman Singh, who was here on a holiday with his wife Divya.

Onions leading to murders on UP roads

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 17:58

The driver and cleaner of a truck transporting onions were murdered on a highway in Uttar Pradesh after a gang looted the consignment, police said Friday.

Delhi may get more mobile vans to sell onions

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 23:55

"We have deployed 125 mobile vans and each will cover five-six places. The onions at these vans are being sold at Rs.50 a kg," Yusuf said.

Delhi BJP leader Vijay Jolly gifts Delhi CM a basket of onions

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 20:42

In a symbolic protest against her government`s ‘inaction’ to contain rocketing onion prices, Delhi BJP leader Vijay Jolly presented a basket of the kitchen staple to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as ‘Diwali gift’.

Onion prices continue to rule upto Rs 90/kg

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 17:23

Lower retail price of Rs 42-45 per kg of onion are ruling in Agra, Rajkot, Vijayawada and Hyderabad, as per the data maintained by the Consumer Affairs Ministry.

Record onion prices: CCI officials plan to visit states

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 11:39

With onion prices at a record, Competition Commission officials plan to visit states to get a better understanding of the market as they try to determine if cartelisation is making the commodity expensive.