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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicOnion prices

Topic: onion prices

Modi govt can learn from New Zealand how to stabilise onion market. Export ban hurts farmers

Instead of abrupt and stringent measures, Modi govt should focus on long-term solutions to tackle fluctuations in the prices of agricultural commodities.

Fashion retailers suffer loss as tomato, onion prices soar & supply chains gets disrupted

Popular Indian and foreign brands have been offering steep discounts and extending their sale periods, said several store managers.

‘Waiting for the tricolour!’ & onions effects on 2024 polls

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Modi govt imposes 40% duty on onion exports as surging prices spark fear of further inflation

While vegetable prices are surging across board, govt data shows rate of tomatoes, onions & potatoes have seen highest spike since May this year. Notification says duty to remain until 31 Dec.

McD to Modi, inflation to Opposition — tomato prices have spared none. Is it the next onion?

The rising prices have created a market for alternatives to fresh tomatoes. Google trends data shows Indians are turning to tomato puree and ketchup.

Onions in India a political nightmare. Govt only has band-aid solutions for policy failures

Tired of pleading India to sell onions, Bangladesh, the biggest importer, has launched its own onion Aatmanirbharta mission. Global markets prefer reliable supply chains.

Onion prices, forest land rights, loan waivers — 10,000 farmers march to Mumbai for ‘unmet demands’

The march began at Nashik and is likely to reach Mumbai on 20 March. The farmers' 17-point charter includes demands they say have been unmet for as long as 5 years. Meeting with Shinde govt tomorrow.

Pen is mightier, but taint is viral & why ED summonses are most popular Holi present this year

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘What option do we have other than suicide?’ Onion farmers in Maharashtra cry for help amid crashing prices

Farmers in Lasalgaon call for a base price of at least Rs 1,000 per/kg and governments' intervention

NAFED procuring onions only a bandage. Govt must plan long-term measures, loop in farmers

The retail price in Delhi continues to be Rs 23 per kg while the farmers in Lasalgaon get only about Rs 7 per kg. The start-ups in the field have failed to connect farmers to consumers.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.