Onion Price Rise
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'Kanda Express' carrying 453.65 tonnes of onion from Nashik reaches Delhi amid its rising prices
India | Aug 28, 2026, 03:58 PM ISTNidhi Khare said the onions, stored at Nashik, will be sold at a subsidised rate of Rs 35 per kg in Delhi-NCR and some of the stock will also be sent to nearby cities such as Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jammu.
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Onion, sugar prices soaring: Here's how Delhi government plans to keep prices in check
Delhi | Aug 25, 2026, 05:35 PM ISTThe Delhi government has taken a major decision in view of rising onion and sugar prices. The Delhi government will procure onions and sugar from NAFED and sell them in Delhi.
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Onion prices on the rise: What's behind the sudden surge and when will prices come down?
Business | Aug 25, 2026, 03:57 PM ISTAs per the updates from the Department of Consumer Affairs, the national average retail price of onion reached nearly Rs 42 per kilogram on August 22, a 45 per cent increase from a year ago and a 19 per cent increase from the previous month.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Agriculture Minister, responds to why onion prices are high
India | Nov 17, 2024, 11:25 PM ISTAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that onion prices are on the rise because the Central government has lifted the export ban on the kitchen staple in favour of the farmers.
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Onion price rises to Rs 80 in Delhi, Mumbai: When will prices come down?
Business | Nov 13, 2024, 04:41 PM ISTIt should be noted that the skyrocketing prices of onions are significantly impacting households and consumer habits, leading to volatility in the wholesale markets. In big cities like Delhi and Mumbai, the prices of onions per kg reached a five-year high in November.
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Big relief for consumers as govt begins onion sale at Rs 35 per kg in Delhi-NCR from today
India | Sep 05, 2024, 09:14 AM ISTAs per the government, the increase in prices of onion was on account of a shortfall in production in 2023-24 by about 20 per cent each in Kharif, late Kharif and Rabi, over the previous year due to less rains in major producing areas.
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'It will make no difference if you don't eat onions...': Maha Minister amid protests on export curb
Maharashtra | Aug 22, 2023, 11:55 AM ISTThe farmers and the traders were disagree with the Centre's decision to impose 40 per cent export duty on onions amid a rise in its prices.
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Onion Price Hike Memes & Jokes: Netizens say 'Pyaar se darr nahi lagta, pyaaz se lgta hai'
Trending | Oct 22, 2020, 04:44 PM ISTThe sharp price hike of onions started a meme fest on social media. While many memes were about how rich the Jain community will be since they don't consume onions, many others felt that Onions are the diamond in the vegetable world.
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Case filed against Ram Vilas Paswan over onion price rise
Crime | Dec 07, 2019, 08:33 PM ISTNayyar, a resident of Muzaffarpur town, in his complaint said that Paswan has failed to check onion prices despite being the union minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution.
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No more tears, onion to bring cheers in New Year
India | Dec 07, 2019, 03:05 PM ISTAs onion prices crossed Rs 150 a kg in Mumbai and urban centres, and hovering around Rs 125 a kg in rural areas, the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) in Maharashtra said here on Saturday that new stocks have started trickling in the markets.
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Onion prices touch roof: Hyderabad Rs 170/kg, Mumbai Rs 120/kg, Chennai & Kolkata Rs 100/kg
India | Dec 06, 2019, 12:54 PM ISTThe onion prices are skyrocketing due to unseasonal rains in producing states. The price of onion was ruling at around Rs 120/kg in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, while it was around Rs 100/kg in Delhi on Friday, as per the ministry's latest data.
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Centre deliberately creating scarcity of onion in Delhi: Sisodia
National | Dec 01, 2019, 06:05 PM ISTSisodia urged the central government to release 10 trucks of onion everyday, saying "we are well prepared with the complete machinery to sell onions at a lower price". "Though the rates of onion have increased in entire country and people are unhappy across the country, but it appears that in Delhi central government is deliberately creating the scarcity of onion. Delhi government is asking for onions but the central government is not giving. Central government has stopped giving onion to the Delhi government.
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Govt extends stock holding limit on onion traders indefinitely to check price rise
India | Nov 27, 2019, 11:28 PM IST"Stockholding limit on retailers and wholesalers are being further extended until further orders," an official statement said. The stock holding limit was imposed in September. At present, retailers can stock onion only up to 100 quintals and wholesale traders are allowed to keep up to 500 quintals.
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Onion price rise due to fall in output, govt taking steps: Ram Vilas Paswan
India | Nov 06, 2019, 05:05 PM ISTOnion prices have shot up to Rs 80/kg in the retail market due to 30-40 per cent decline in domestic production and the government is taking all steps to contain the price rise, Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday.
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NAFED floats tender to import Onions amid high domestic prices
Oct 23, 2013, 10:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: After Onions touched an all time high of Rs. 90 per kg, co-operative major NAFED on Wednesday floated tender for import of the bulb from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt.National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing
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Onion prices continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg
Sep 19, 2013, 10:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Onion prices in the national capital continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg as supplies are still under pressure.Prices of the kitchen staple in Azadpur mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market, were
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Both houses adjourned till Thursday
National | Aug 20, 2013, 08:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Both houses of parliament were adjourned till Thursday after being repeatedly disrupted over the BJP's demand for a statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the missing files related to the allocation of
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Maharashtra Cong seeks probe into steep onion price rise
India | Aug 12, 2013, 09:41 PM ISTMumbai: As consumers across the country feel the pinch of rising prices of onion, following erratic rainfall in growing areas leading to thin stocks, Congress in Maharashtra today sought a probe into the steep price
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Delhi Govt worried over onion price rise, CM writes to Pawar
National | Jan 31, 2013, 06:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 31: With retail onion prices remaining high, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today sought Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's “urgent” intervention to curtail export of the basic vegetable.In a letter to Pawar, Dikshit