Topic: onions
Poor storage, panic imports, govt failures led to 2019 onion crisis. It could happen again
Excess monsoon destroyed the kharif onion crop, but there was much administrative failure that led to the prices crossing Rs 150 per kg.
No one wants imported onions. So, Modi govt plans distress sale to states at Rs 10/kg
Govt spent Rs 226 crore to import the onions, but has only sold worth Rs 17-19 crore to the states.
Modi govt wants Bangladesh to buy imported onions after states withdraw demand
Until last week, 18,000 MT of imported onion had arrived but states have only bought 3,000 MT. Modi govt is offering Bangladesh a lower price to buy stock.
States don’t want the imported onions they asked for, govt worried about waste
Delay in the arrival of imported onions and availability of cheaper local varieties has led to states not picking up almost 6,000 MT of the kitchen staple.
Onion prices likely to dip in New Year as imports and domestic supply will flood market
A glut of onions is expected in the coming weeks as the market is going to be flooded with imports and produce from rabi and kharif seasons.
Move over Chinese lights and toys, this New Year there will be onions from China
Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation has issued a tender to import 11,000 metric tonnes of onion, of which 4,000 MT was awarded to China.
Know your onions: Peeling complex layers of a humble, pricey vegetable Mughals popularised
Onion prices have soared to Rs 100/kg, forcing govt to import stocks from Egypt & Turkey. But how will these onions be different from India’s 30-odd varieties?
Tackling onion price rise leads to policy distortions, but it seems nothing will change
Onion is a seasonal crop, and offseason shortages result in sky-high prices in September-November each year. But politicians’ response creates more distortions.
NAFED wasted over 30,000 MT onions, more than half of its buffer stock, amid soaring prices
NAFED stored its buffer stock of 57,372 MT onions using traditional methods as opposed to cold storage. Over half of it got destroyed due to moisture & rain.
Why Modi govt’s decision to ease fumigation norms for onion import has experts worried
Modi govt is importing more onions under relaxed rules to deal with supply & price issues. But experts fear for India’s agricultural biodiversity.
Coronavirus attacks blood vessels, creates strange clots, autopsy studies show
Autopsies have revealed that Covid-19 is no ordinary respiratory disease. The virus is killing people by ravaging the circulatory system.
40 Covid apps across India: Lack of coordination or needed for micro-management?
India now has nearly 40 Covid-19 apps, including Aarogya Setu. The purpose of these apps range from contact tracing to providing health information and issuing e-passes.
Defence
Ladakh military operation has President Xi Jinping’s sanction: China expert Jayadeva Ranade
Jayadeva Ranade says India shouldn’t hurry to settle the issue, questions why China carried out an operation that needed so much planning and money.
The Chinese are so predictable, Modi & Shah should’ve seen them coming on 5 August 2019
India should’ve anticipated the Chinese appearance in Ladakh, even the timing of it, when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed.