Page 2 - Onion Crisis

A lesson to learn: Economic problems can have counter-intuitive solutions

From drug price ceiling to additional duties on steel imports and export ban to counter onion shortage - govt response to several problems shows the lessons may not have been learnt, writes T N Ninan

From falling output to dipping monthly arrivals: The onion story in charts

The government's plan to import around 17,000 tonnes of onion is insufficient to meet the deficit

Onion price hike: Govt cuts stock holding limit for retailers, wholesalers

Onion prices have been ruling high for the past few weeks even as various measures have been initiated to increase supply of the key kitchen staple

Make onion available at Rs 15.6 a kg instead of Rs 60: Delhi govt to Centre

Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said a government should not be seen as making profit motive over an essential commodity

Better technology helped contain onion crop damage due to erratic monsoon

An ICAR survey has found that traditionally sown onion crops saw a damage of up to 80%

Doorstep sale: Kejriwal govt finds a way to counter Rs 80/kg onion price

Hussain also directed agencies to work in coordination with each other to ensure timely, regular and adequate supply of onion through mobile vans

Centre to facilitate onion imports as retail price hits Rs 80 a kg

This decision was taken at a meeting of the inter-ministerial committee on Tuesday as it again reviewed the prices and availability of onions

The onion enigma

Unfortunately, both the perception and prescriptions offered are shrouded in myths, which need to be deconstructed to know one's onions

Onion auctions hit by farmers' protest against export ban; price falls 17%

The protest erupted after farmers came with their cartloads of onions from all across the state to cash in on the higher prices.

Retail onion prices hit Rs 60 per kg in Mumbai on reduced supply

Onion has become costlier by over 33 per cent in the last one week and over 70 per cent in September so far

Onion Crisis: Lots of solutions in hand but implementation is critical

When it comes to onions and the crisis it faces, the government is not short of well-intended suggestions, advices and reasons. But it's time it started acting on some of them