Onion auctions to remain closed at Lasalgaon APMC for 5 days
Nashik: The country's largest wholesale onion market at Lasalgaon APMC will remain shut for auctions of the produce for five days from Friday onwards,.
Traders, farmers trash huge quantities of drumsticks over surge in supply
MADURAI: After drumstick prices plummeted in Madurai, farmers are dumping huge volumes of the vegetable in waste bins.
Price of makhana doubles in a year as global popularity pushes up demand
Pune: Demand for nutrient-rich fox nuts or makhanas has hit the roof following their global recognition as superfood.
MP farmers hit hard by drop in tomato price at wholesale markets
Talking to PTI on Monday, Dheeraj Raikwar, a farmer who arrived at the market from Khandwa district, about 130 km away, said, "The wholesale price of tomatoes has fallen to ₹ 2 per kg. At this price, ...
NGT slams Punjab mandi board for selling single-use plastic
Ludhiana -based environmentalist Kapil Arora, one of the petitioners from Public Action Committee, said that keeping in view the “unscientific way of garbage management” and “deliberate inaction on ...
Centre withdraws 20% export duty on onions, effective April 1
The central government will withdraw 20 per cent export duty on onions. The export duty of 20 per cent, which now stands removed, has been in place since September 13, 2024.