-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Onion prices have again hit the roof in Mumbai, Delhi and other major cities after stabilizing briefly in August, leading the Centre to suggest that traders and speculators might be "artificially" increasing onion prices and has asked whether a seasonal shortage in supplies is being exploited. "Governments of Delhi and Chandigarh were addressed to look into the possibility of traders and speculators creating an artificial...
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Onion Prices to Soften by Early October: Food Min
-Outlook Onion prices, which have again gone up to Rs 70 per kg in retail markets, are expected to soften by early next month with supplies from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka improving, Food Minister K V Thomas said today. He also said the Centre has asked producing states like Maharashtra to crack down on hoarders of onion, a politically sensitive commodity. Normally, onion prices rise during the lean period of June-August. But prices...
More »Changing face of houses in villages-Gollapudi Srinivasa Rao
-The Hindu Concrete structures come up under Indiramma housing scheme CHERIAL (WARANGAL DT., Andhra Pradesh): The lifestyle and habits in villages are fast changing and so also, the physical outlook. The beautiful, typical and old model houses are replaced by concrete buildings, partly thanks to the Indiramma housing, flagship programme of the State government. Every village boasted of houses of different kinds - thatched roof houses, tiled houses, Chathurashala Bhavanthi and ‘Gadi' or...
More »Onion prices soar to Rs 5,300 a quintal in Lasalgaon-Tushar Pawar
-The Times of India NASHIK: The average wholesale price of onions at the country's largest market at the Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Nashik touched a new all-time high of Rs 5,300 a quintal on Monday. This pushed the retail rate to Rs 70 a kg against Rs 55 last week. The prices have skyrocketed, breaking the previous record of Rs 4,800 a quintal last Friday, largely due to the...
More »Can't sustain all subsidies, says SC, underlines need for fiscal prudence -Utkarsh Anand
-The Indian Express The Supreme Court on Monday advocated a "balanced approach" on subsidies so that the country's "economy not just survives but also thrives". The court upheld the decontrol of diesel prices for bulk consumers, who had challenged the government's policy in various high courts. Some of these cases had travelled to the Supreme Court. "We have to keep in mind that the rupee is going down against the dollar....
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