On third day of Maharashtra winter session, Opposition legislators on Monday staged a protest on steps of the Vidhan Bhavan building Maharashtra’s Nagpur
The Reserve Bank of India s governor, Shaktikanta Das, highlighted the need to closely monitor onion production during a recent meeting. Onions have played a significant role in Indian politics, with their prices having the ability to influence public sentiment and even determine election outcomes. India is the second-largest onion-growing country globally and exports a substantial amount of onions to countries like Bangladesh, Malaysia, and the UAE.
Spelling relief ahead of Navratri and Diwali festivals, the onion traders on Tuesday morning resumed the auction of the teary vegetable in all the APMCs in the district after calling off their 13-day long strike late on Monday.As news of the .
Onion auctions in Nashik, Maharashtra, which were suspended for 13 days due to protests against increased export duty, have resumed. At Asia s largest wholesale onion market, Lasalgaon APMC, 545 vehicles arrived on Tuesday morning. The opening session saw onion prices range from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,541 per quintal. Traders called off the strike after a meeting with the district Guardian Minister, with the condition that a committee would be formed to address their demands within a month.