Prices of high-end tomatoes at Kolar APMC nearing Rs 3,000 for 15 kg. Farmers say they used to get 1 box of tomatoes for every 4 plants earlier, need 4 times as many plants now.
Based on data provided by the National Horticulture Board, vegetable prices on a consumer price index-weighted basis, are up 34% so far in July, after rising 18% in June.
Wholesale prices of tomatoes have surged 288% in a month to a high of 140 rupees a kg on Friday, with retail prices still higher, spurring many people to cut back on consumption.
Local vendors are selling tomatoes in price range of Rs 80-Rs 120/kg Delhi NCR gets tomato supply from neighbouring states such as Haryana and Punjab and the hill states.
Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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