India exports about 1.5 mt of onion every year.
In UP, potato prices have moved marginally up so far this month.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray was one of the guests at the Prati-Kolhapur Festival, which was held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Monday.Thackeray, who donned a Kolhapuri headgear for the occasion, was his usual fiery self.
President Pratibha Patil asserted that the country is determined to create a secure environment in J&K to defeat the divisive designs of terrorism and violence, while inaugurating the Institute of Kashmir Studies at the Kashmir University on Monday in Srinagar.
Amid growing outrage over the killing of a journalist in Uttar Pradesh at the behest of minister of state for backward welfare Ram Murti Singh Verma, yet another controversy has emerged with UP Horticulture Minister Parasnath Yadav, saying about the killing, "There are some incidents that happen in the course of nature and destiny...you can't fight nature."
Fifty-six months on, the government's record in implementing these schemes and projects has been mixed, report Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana.
Farmers shifted to other vegetables as they could not realise price in past 9 months
Fourteen states that include Maharashtra, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have amended the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act this year. This allows farmers to sell their produce directly to buyers offering them the best price.
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India eats 1.2 million tonnes of onions a month and the current stock will last till the end of August.
The government has made its flagship crop insurance schemes voluntary for farmers with existing crop loans or those willing to take new ones, as it seeks to address the concerns raised by farmers' body and states in implementation of these programmes. "The Union Cabinet has approved the revamping of 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)' and 'Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)' to address the existing challenges in implementation of crop insurance schemes," an official statement said.
Fresh guidelines issued by the Union home ministry on Wednesday permit industries operating in rural areas to run from April 30 with strict social distancing norms.
For potato farmers in the north and wheat growers in the eastern parts -- particularly in Jharkhand, Bihar, and Odisha -- the recent rains could in fact be beneficial.
The crop is currently trading at Rs 22 a kg compared to Rs 12.50 one month ago.
Thousands of visitors queued at the Mount Lofty Ranges botanic garden in Adelaide to see and smell the titan arum.
Mastercard is keen on being known not as a payments player but a technology company.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University will offer seven certificate courses spanning six months, through the Distance Education Mode, from July.
The North Eastern states of Mizoram and Meghalaya are making their colourful presence felt in markets across the country and abroad, thanks to the anthriums and roses produced by them. In Meghalaya, roses are cultivated by female gardeners who often belong to local self-help groups. The mass cultivation of roses and anthriums started in November 2002.
United States Navy scientists have successfully flown a radio-controlled airplane that runs purely on fuel derived from sea water.
According to Sanjeev Chopra, secretary of the horticulture and food processing department of West Bengal, steps were being taken so that exporters from the state could sell overseas at least 1 per cent of the total state produce through the AEZs.
Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the Civil Supplies Corporation and Horticulture Corporation would get Rs 65 crore (Rs 650 million) and Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) respectively, while the balance amount would go to the Consumer Federation and other state agencies.
The Safal National Exchange, an on-line spot exchange based in Bangalore has begun online spot trading in mangoes.
The crucial Jammu-Srinagar highway has been blocked
Nomura expects the fiscal deficit target of 3.5 per cent for 2016-17 to be met and to be consolidated further to 3 per cent of GDP in 2017-18.
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has promised to make every Sikkimese a 'crorepati' if he or she votes for his Sikkim Democratic Front in the April 12 Lok Sabha election, inviting criticism from his opponents.
The new hybrid variety of chilli SH-82 has come as a big relief to farmers who had suffered huge losses following the failure of monsoon in the past. The new variety, developed by the Dharwad-based Sarpan Agriculture and Horticulture Research Centre, has come to the rescue of several farmers in the taluk.
According to a press release, the five-year agreement aims to bring 50,000 acres under cocoa farming, which would provide coconut farmers an additional income of Rs 80 crore a year. The agreement was signed in Tiruchi, the release said.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research announces the Tenth All India Entrance Examination for admissions to its Undergraduate Programmes.
Suicides, drought, natural calamities, slump in market...Nothing can deter the determination of farmers in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.
King of fruits, mango, will not come cheap this year.
Lasalgaon, Pimpalgaon mandis halt auctions to arrest the decline.
Though the agro and food processing sector has been a priority for the state government, it failed to attract significant overseas investments at the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit-2007
With the global boom in floriculture trade, hi-tech floriculture especially the cut flower segment, has been identified by the government as a thrust area for exports.
Separatist-turned politician Sajjad Lone dismissed reports that he was miffed over being given a low-key portfolio in the PDP-BJP govt.
The Maharashtra government on Thursday got a nod from the Election Commission of India to announce the relief package for the hailstorm-hit farmers.
Many political detainees have been released but former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who were whisked into custody in the early hours of August 5, 2019, are still in preventive detention.
Onion has become costlier by over 33 per cent in the last one week and over 70 per cent in September so far, reports Dilip Kumar Jha.
The PM said that the Union Budget will accelerate the economic growth, financially empower every citizen and strengthen the foundation of the economy in the new decade.
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