In most cases, however, retail consumers are paying higher prices in the absence of direct procurement from aggregator or farmers.
Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore spoke with vegetable vendors, fruit sellers, those selling clothes in shops and streets, and a retired school teacher.
While virologists say theoretically the vaccine that works on Delta should work on the Delta Plus variant as well, more research is needed.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray was on Wednesday detained before being released during his party's uncharacteristically peaceful 'Rasta Roko' agitation against toll collection across Maharashtra after receiving an invitation for talks with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
'The problem is delaying (or missing) the second dose would probably keep you at a 20 per cent risk of still getting COVID-19, till you are fully immunised.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who inaugurated a traditional medicine and yoga centre at the Turkmenistan capital lauded the students who demonstrated yoga.
The Indian Meteorological Department, meanwhile, warned of intense spell of 30 to 50 mm rainfall per hour with strong winds in Mumbai and suburban areas.
'We are proud to be Indian and waiting for you to make us more proud,' said R K Singh, president of the Indian Community in Beijing.
The bench posted the matter for further hearing to February 21 and asked police not to take action against the ICICI officials until then.
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As many as 25 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. 16 people died Maharashtra, two each in Delhi, West Bengal, Haryana and Tamil Nadu and one in Andhra Pradesh.
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The parlours and salons falling under the COVID-19 containment zones did not open.
While sport climbing made its debut in the Olympics only this year, it has had a popular home in India for many years now.
Scarcity of space, high rentals and slow redressal procedures are all issues.
There could be a paucity of isolation and ICU beds, and ventilators, according to a study.
heavy showers were likely to continue for next 48 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department.
While the mango season started with the Alphonso variety trading at Rs 18 a kg (model price), it jumped to Rs 30 a kg at the wholesale Vashi mandi.
Experts feel that mall owners anticipate an increase in costs to the tune of 15-20 per cent annually, prompting a mixed response to the '24 hours' initiative. A mall owner said while the policy is good in spirit, implementing it would be a challenge as night shopping or eating out wasn't a habit in Mumbai yet.
A fire broke out on Wednesday at the Central Warehousing Corporation godown in Navi Mumbai, officials said.
Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd announced voluntary retirement scheme to employees at Patalganga plant and Vashi and Worli offices.
The Santacruz observatory recorded 286.4 mm rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, making it the fourth highest rainfall in Mumbai since 1974, an Indian Meteorological Department official said.
To tide over the difficulties due to incessant shutdowns, several farmers in Maharashtra have turned into aggregators and started selling their produce without the help of mandis or agents. They have started contracting with bulk consumers like hypermarkets and co-operative housing societies to sell their produce directly.
This is the sixth consecutive day when COVID-19 cases increased by more than 30,000.
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Trade sources believe that tomato supply from Maharashtra has slumped due to incessant rain in the state towards the fag end of the monsoon season, reports Dilip Kumar Jha.
Students who have received admission to foreign universities are struggling with unexpected delays, additional living costs and scarcity of vaccine supplies.
A total of 77 deaths were reported since Thursday evening of which 27 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, 17 from Gujarat, 11 from West Bengal, seven each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, three from Delhi, two from Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and one from Karnataka.
While okra was being sold for Rs 100-120 a kg and cauliflower for Rs 120-140 a kg in Mumbai and its suburbs, all other vegetable prices have increased by almost 100 per cent since July 20.
The Indian Mujahideen module, which sent the terror mail claiming responsibility for the Varanasi blast, had hacked into the broadband Internet connection of a Navi Mumbai resident.Police sources said that the Wireless Fidelity that was used to send the five-page email was traced to a house in sector 17, Vashi in Navi Mumbai.The house owner's insecure WiFI was hacked into, the sources said, adding the logger of the router has been disabled.
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Four members of the Guru Satam gang, including Vijay Thopte, who had jumped parole while serving a jail sentence for murdering trade union leader Datta Samant, were on Thursday arrested from Navi Mumbai, said the police. Thopte, 36, was carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 on his head, the police said, adding that he had been absconding since 2005. Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap today afternoon at Raghu Leela Mall near Vashi railway station.
With the start of rabi crop arrivals, the prices of agri commodities have declined in the past two months, raising hope that food prices will moderate in the weeks ahead.
'In the second wave, probably due to the mutants, probably due to COVID-19-inappropriate behaviour, we are seeing it coming in the younger population, say from ages 30 to 50.' 'Also, we've seen that sometimes they deteriorate pretty rapidly and therefore we may need to keep a closer watch on the symptoms and on the oxygen levels at home.'
Vehicles going from Mumbai towards Goa and Konkan were diverted from Panvel via Khopoli and Pali as the stretch near Pen at Vashi naka was blocked by farmers protesting against the Maharashtra government's decision to approve the rehabilitation and resettlement package announced by Mumbai SEZ Pvt Ltd, a Reliance Industries company.
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