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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicSoybean oil

Topic: Soybean oil

Why is your tadka getting more & more expensive? Blame India’s reliance on edible oil imports

Indians spending 14% more on edible oil compared to last year. Experts expect a cooldown if no shocks prevail, government says ‘situation under control’.

Soybean acreage plunges in top producer Madhya Pradesh amid high seed prices & low rainfall

Soybean acreage in Madhya Pradesh on 15 July dipped to 41.86 lakh hectare in 2021-22 from 51.17 lakh hectare in the year-ago period.

All about Agridex, India’s first agricultural index to trade in commodities market

Agridex was launched on 25 May by the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX). It comprises 10 liquid commodities traded on NCDEX.

Palm oil producers hope India’s Diwali buying will boost their fortunes

With production in top growers climbing & prices hovering near 3-year lows, last chance to arrest palm oil’s decline is Indian demand ahead of Diwali.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.