Centre asks Delhi govt to open stores to sell cheaper onions

Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 20:52

With onion retail prices touching Rs 50 per kg in the national capital, the Centre on Friday asked the Delhi government to open makeshift retail outlets near ration shops for selling the key kitchen item at lower rates.

Onion prices in Delhi-NCR touch Rs 50/kg, govt gets cracking

Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 22:21

High-quality onion prices on Thursday hit Rs 50 per kg in the national capital region due to limited supplies.

Onion prices rise to Rs 40/kg, govt to import 10,000 tonnes

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 17:17

With onion prices rising up to Rs 40 per kg in the national capital, the government has ordered to import 10,000 tonnes of the kitchen staple form countries including Pakistan, China, Egypt.

Onion prices at near two-year highs on weak monsoon rains

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 17:53

The price of onions, a staple that has sparked protests in the past and toppled state governments, has jumped to its highest in nearly two years and could fuel food inflation as scant rain delays plantings.

Middle class woes: Are onion prices going to hit your household budget?

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 10:16

Onion prices have shot up by more than 30 percent in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia's biggest onion market, because of supply shortage.

Govt extends ban on hoarding onion beyond ceiling by 1 year

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 14:31

To curb the rise in onion prices, government on Wednesday extended by one year the ban on hoarding the kitchen staple beyond the prescribed limit.

Government cuts minimum export price of onion to $250/tonne

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 23:29

The government has slashed the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by USD 50 per tonne to USD 250 per tonne, a move which would help in encouraging exports of the commodity.

Onion exports dip by 21% to 7.76 lakh tonnes

Last Updated: Thursday, March 19, 2015, 17:57

Onion exports declined by 21 percent to over 7.76 lakh tonnes during April-December period of the current financial year mainly due to price restrictions imposed on outbound shipments.

Don't eat onions: Supreme Court

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 13:05

The Supreme Court declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the government to regulate the prices of onions and other vegetables.

Sharad Pawar challenges AAP on onion prices

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 23:35

Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he was waiting to see how AAP will implement its poll promise of controlling spiralling prices of onions.

Pawar asks govt to scrap minimum export price on onion

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 16:21

Onion prices have fallen below Rs 10 per kg at Lasalgoan in Maharashtra, the largest wholesale onion market in Asia, from a high of Rs 60 per kg in September. In the retail markets, rates have fallen to Rs 30-35 a kg from Rs 100-level.

India imported 8,041 tonnes of onion in Sept-Nov: Thomas

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 19:04

India imported more than 8,041 tonnes of onions during the period between September 1 and November 13 to contain the rise in the vegetable's prices, Parliament was informed Monday.