The government has also imposed an export duty of 40 per cent on onions with immediate effect to check price rise and improve supplies in the domestic market.
Krishna Dongre, a farmer from Mathulthan village in Yeola taluka who burnt the onion crop cultivated on one-and-half acres of land, had printed an invitation card announcing the agitation which had gone viral on social media.
With predictions of a "below average" monsoon this year, which means a lower crop output, the Central government has asked procurement agencies to store at least 50,000 tonnes of onions to ensure that market prices remain under control in case of shortage.
The strategy -- Operations Greens -- also seeks to develop integrated value chains, according to an official statement.
New Delhi: The Election Commission has allowed the Delhi government to sell onions from mobile vans at various sites, an official said Friday.The poll panel's permission was necessary as the model code of conduct is
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