Angry Maharashtra farmer burns onion crop

Distressed by the crash in prices of onions, a farmer in Nashik district of Maharashtra lit a bonfire of the crop in protest against the government's policies and to highlight the plight of......

If you can't afford onions, don't eat for 2-4 months: Maha Min

Amid protests by farmers and traders against the Centre's decision to impose 40 per cent export duty on onions, Maharashtra minister Dada Bhuse has claimed it would make no difference if people did......

'Farmers are not enjoying any freedom'

'We will be hoisting the tiranga, but this kind of celebration is uncalled for when the farmers in this country are dying by suicides, their families are ravaged by poverty and farmers are not......

Mixed response to Maha bandh, road transport hit, 200 detained

The 'Maharashtra bandh' called by the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi partners to protest the death of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri received a mixed response on Monday with the shutdown......

Onion price hits 20-month high despite govt's measures

At Lasalgaon mandi, Asia’s largest onion selling market, the onion price jumped Rs 1.50 a kg to Rs 32 a kg, the highest since January last year. Onion price hit the highest since January......

Onion prices spurt to four-year high

Onion is currently trading between Rs 70 and Rs 80 in retail markets across the country. Barely two days after the government showed conviction over price decline due to steady increase in supply,......

As supply slumps, onions prices rise by up to 76%

The crop is currently trading at Rs 22 a kg compared to Rs 12.50 one month ago. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Onion prices jumped by up to 76 per cent in the last one month due to reduction in......

As onion prices near 2-year low, farmers want MSP fixed at Rs 8.5/kg

In the retail markets, fresh onion is sold between Rs 10 and Rs 12 a kg. Now, farmers have to sell onion at a loss of Rs 2-3 per kg if transport cost is included. With onion prices hovering around......