GoI allows Export of Onions

In September 2019, GoI had banned the export of onions in order to bring down its prices in the country. The prices of the key cooking ingredient had soared due to supply disruptions and floods in the major onion producing states Haryana and Maharashtra. Highlights Onion prices peaked in December 2019 as rains hit the ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • Basmati Rice • Export • Floods • heavy rains • Kharif crop • Onion Prices • Rabi Crops

FICCI study on Onion Price Rise: India should follow Israel, Brazil

India is witnessing price hikes in retail onion up to Rs 100 per kg currently in November 2019. Government had introduced the TOP-Tomato Onion Potato Scheme in 2018-19 Budget to address this problem. However, the scheme has not taken off well. The FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) on Novmber 8, 2019, ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • Brazil • Climate-Resilient Agriculture • FICCI • Food Inflation • heavy rains • Inflation • israel • Monsoon • Onion Prices

IMD: Monsoon to withdraw from October 10

The Indian Meteorological Department said that the retreat of monsoon that was delayed by more than a month is to happen by October 10, 2019. The monsoon this year was 110% of Long Period Average (LPA) with above average precipitation. The LPA between 1961 and 2010 was 88 centimeters. The retreat of monsoon is set ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Climate change • Disaster • Floods • heavy rains • India floods • Indian monsoon • South West Monsoon