Page 2 - Onion Prices In Delhi

Delhi govt demands more onions from Centre; doorstep sale to resume soon

Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday held a meeting with his department officers to review the issue of 'sudden and unexplained' rise in onion prices

Centre to import onions as prices soar, eases fumigation norms till Nov 30

The consignment would be inspected thoroughly by quarantine officials and released only if found free from pests and diseases of concern to India.

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

Surge in onion prices due to floods, relief likely by Nov-end: Paswan

Earlier today, the Union Minister held a meeting with Consumer Affairs Secretary AK Srivastava and Food Secretary Ravikant over the rising onion prices and the onion import issue.

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

Onion prices down 40% from season's peak on govt action but supplies worsen

Cheer for consumers, grief for farmers and traders. Huge losses for stockists who booked at higher levels on hopes of further price rise

The great onion crisis in India is back to Modi govt's dismay

The onion, whose soaring prices have been blamed for bringing down past governments, puts Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tight spot

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.

Centre bans onion export, imposes stock holding limit to check price rise

Earlier, it had authorised states to impose stock limits for certain items under the Essential Commodities Act

Amid rising prices, onion may influence Delhi Assembly polls in 2020

Onions have a love-hate relationship with Delhi. In 1998, when the BJP was in power, the rise in onion prices helped Congress defeat BJP. In 2010, when prices rose, Congress barely saved it's power

Scarcity, fruitless govt measures to keep onion prices high for a while

The vegetable is currently trading at a three-year high of Rs 40 a kg at the largest Onion mandi in Lasalgaon, Maharashtra

Onion prices to cool soon

Paswan further said that the Delhi government has been told to consider Nafed's proposal to procure onions for distribution through ration shops in the national capital

Onion brings tears as price skyrockets to Rs 80/kg in Delhi

Onions in other metro cities are being sold at Rs 50-70 per kg depending on the quality and locality