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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