• 

  After Gangajal, now buy pulses from your nearest post office at subsidised rates

  India | October 15, 2016 9:31 IST

  To ensure that there is no shortage of pulses during the ongoing festival season, the Central government of Friday decided to utilise post offices across the country to sell pulses at the subsidised rates. The

• 

  Unable to curb pulse prices, Govt may invoke 'Essential Commodities Act'

  September 13, 2016 7:54 IST

  Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday cautioned that if prices of pulses, especially packaged ones, do not scale down, his ministry may not hesitate to invoke the Essential Commodities Act (ECA) to impose

• 

  After ‘Arhar Modi’, Rahul flays PM for Bullet trains, questions its viability

  Politics | July 29, 2016 17:54 IST

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi continued his offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second consecutive day questioning the viability of Bullet trains. He was addressing party workers in Lucknow. Criticising the Prime Minister

• 

  Pulses imports may rise to 5 million tonnes in April-December: Industry

  July 03, 2016 14:17 IST

  New Delhi: India is likely to import about 5 million tonnes of pulses during April-December, largely by private traders, to boost domestic supply and cool retail prices that have reached up to Rs 200 per

• 

  Pulse prices ease; edible oil, maize costlier

  June 22, 2016 18:35 IST

  the Consumer Affairs and Food Ministry on Wednesday said that there has been modest rise in bulk prices of edible oil and items like jowar and maize.

• 

  Govt mulls growing pulses in African nations to tackles shortage

  India | June 18, 2016 14:42 IST

  New Delhi: Government is exploring the feasibility of contract farming of pulses in African countries -- Mozambique, Tanzania and Malawi -- as it looks for a long-term solution to domestic shortage and high prices. A

• 

  FM Arun Jaitley holds high-level meeting to check inflation

  June 15, 2016 22:13 IST

  New Delhi: With prices of pulses soaring to as high as Rs 170 per kg, the government on Wednesday decided to import lentils from Myanmar and Africa and beef up the buffer stocks to check

• 

  Centre imports 13,000 tonnes of pulses to check rising prices

  June 07, 2016 16:39 IST

  The Central government has imported about 13,000 tonnes of pulses to check rising food inflation, and is expecting another 6,000 tonnes of pulses in the next few weeks, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Tuesday.

• 

  Cereal output to fall 41%, pulses 11%, Maharashtra farm crisis deepens

  India | April 12, 2016 7:29 IST

  The production of cereals is projected to fall 41 percent and pulses 11 percent, as agricultural growth in Maharashtra is set to decline 2.7 percentfor the year 2015-16, after deficient rainfall in 278 of 355

• 

  Government to import 10,000 tonnes of pulses to check prices

  December 11, 2015 22:03 IST

  New Delhi: The government on Friday decided to import 10,000 tonnes of pulses for buffer stock and extend zero import duty on chickpeas and masoor till September 2016 as part of its steps to boost

• 

  Price of pulses to ease on harvest, action against hoarders: Arun Jaitley

  November 03, 2015 17:19 IST

  New Delhi: As high prices of pulses continue to hurt consumers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the rates will come down soon in view of good harvest and action taken against hoarders.With government under

Advertisement
• 

  Why Tur Dal is Rs 200/kg and why it will be as much in 2016

  India | October 31, 2015 19:08 IST

  Son: Maa aaj dal khane ka man ho raha hai (Mum, I feel like eating dal today).Mom: Itne paise nahi hai, chup chap butter chicken kha le (We don't have so much money, be quiet

• 

  Over 82,000 tonnes of pulses seized

  India | October 28, 2015 9:01 IST

  New Delhi: Over 82,000 tonnes of pulses have been seized so far from hoarders during 8,394 raids carried out by 12 state governments, resulting in a marginal fall in tur and urad dal prices across

• 

  Nearly 75,000 tons of pulses seized from hoarders in 13 states

  India | October 25, 2015 7:03 IST

  New Delhi: Nearly 75,000 tonnes of pulses have been seized from hoarders in raids across 13 states as part of the measures to control the skyrocketing retail prices that have touched up to Rs 210

• 

  Over 50,000 tonnes of pulses seized from hoarders so far

  India | October 23, 2015 22:02 IST

  New Delhi: Over 50,000 tonnes of pulses, mostly imported tur dal, have been seized from hoarders in raids across 10 states even as retail prices today showed no signs of abating and continue to rule

• 

  Government raids recover 36,000 tonnes pulses from hoarders: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | October 21, 2015 23:23 IST

  New Delhi:   With dal prices touching a record Rs 210 per kg, the government today went into a fire fighting mode, raiding hoarders to recover about 36,000 tonnes of pulses, which along with the imports

• 

  Centre, Bihar in blame game over rise in prices of pulses

  India | October 20, 2015 20:18 IST

  Patna/New Delhi: As prices of pulses skyrocketed further, the Centre and the government of Bihar where elections are underway were today locked in a blame game even as Congress raised questions on the policies of

• 

  Akhilesh Yadav blames Centre for price rise

  Politics | October 20, 2015 18:19 IST

  Lucknow: Attacking Centre for spiraling prices, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that time has come when BJP should work on its "formula", for curbing price rise."Centre is responsible for the price rise.

• 

  Keep your 'achche din', return people their 'purane din': Nitish Kumar to PM Modi

  Politics | October 20, 2015 18:07 IST

  Nalanda (Bihar): Nitish Kumar today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back 'purane din' (old days) of the people, as the Bihar chief minister hit back at the BJP, which blamed him for the

• 

  Nitish Kumar attacks PM Modi on rising price of pulses

  Politics | October 19, 2015 19:02 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today used Narendra Modi's 'Na khauanga na khane doonga' remark to hit out at him over spiraling price of pulses and also attacked him for "not being bothered" about