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.
Encouraged by govt's crop diversification push, Mansa farmers switched to growing capsicum, but excessive produce this yr has led to massive price drop — from Rs 25 last yr to Rs 2.
People consuming vegetables in plenty had 21% lower risk than those taking them in least amount, finds study. Fries, chips, & buttery mashed dish elevate chances of type 2 diabetes.
Study by Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee & other scholars from US, UK and Canada found that fresh produce vendors charge high mark-ups but fail to adopt competitive market practices.
Lemon prices are ranging between Rs 300 and Rs 350 per kg. While tomato is being sold at Rs 40-45 per kg; it used to be sold for Rs 30-35 per kg, vendors said.
Scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra have helped farmers in Rajasthan's Barmer district grow fruits and vegetables never grown here before, and earn up to five times more.
Traders say the spurt in prices is the result of several factors, including surging fuel prices, crop damage in heavy rains, as well as festive demand.
From ‘escalation dominance’ and BrahMos to Chinese collusion, Singh outlines India’s new military posture; adds India will no longer limit itself to striking foot soldiers or remote terror camps.
Return to hyphenation is dreaded because our successive govts have laboured for three decades to rid us of what we see as the equivalence big powers used to draw between us and Pakistan. Three things follow.
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