Sharad Pawar On Onions

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  Hiked Duty On Onion Exports Must Be Lifted: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar

  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has said the 40 per cent duty on onion export must be revoked, and also claimed that the Union government might impose restrictions on sugar exports too.

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  Sharad Pawar Blames Centre's Policies For Soaring Onion Prices

  NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday blamed the central government's policies for the spiralling prices of onion and said he would speak to the Centre about the stock limit imposed on the commodity traders.

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  "Pak, Others Will Benefit": Sharad Pawar Urges Onion Export Ban Rethink

  In a sudden move, the central government's Department of Commerce on Monday banned "with immediate effect" export of onions as its average trade price in the country's biggest onion market in Maharashtra's Lasalgaon touched Rs 30/kg - double of what it was in March.

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  "Government Afraid Onions Might Be Hurled At PM's Convoy": Sharad Pawar

  Instead of saying how many new factories have come up, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should state how many factories have closed down due to the slowdown, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Thursday.

• Government cuts onion MEP to $150 a tonne from $350

  The government on Thursday reduced minimum export price (MEP) of onion to $150 a tonne from $350 to boost shipments and check sharp fall in domestic price, which has led to farmers protesting in producing states.

• Onion, inflation and the election season

  It was the humble onion that first put the spotlight on Sheila Dikshit way back in 1998, eventually moving her into the Delhi Chief Minister's chair, a post that she's now held for 15 years. It's the same onion that today, after hitting a century in the retail market in the capital, has made her anxious, driving her to the agriculture minister's do...

• India looks to China, Iran for onions to cool political heat

  But despite a swirl of high-level meetings on Thursday, the government is unlikely to land imports in substantial quantities before state elections begin on November 11, with state-run firms struggling to clinch deals and private players risk-averse.

• Why Sheila Dikshit is afraid of the onion

  The exorbitant prices of the humble onion have provoked a string of dark jokes on social media and drawing room conversations, but Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is not laughing.

• Onion prices sting RBI ahead of Rajan's first policy review

  A former IMF chief economist, Rajan took over at the RBI on September 4 in the middle of India's worst economic crisis in 20 years. He will announce his first monetary policy review on Friday.

• Onions prices to ease in 2-3 weeks on fresh output: Sharad Pawar

  Supplies are also likely to improve as small quantities of imported onions have arrived, while outward shipments have slowed after a minimum export price was reimposed, he said.

• New onion crop will lower prices soon, says Pawar

  Retail prices of onion are expected to come down as the new crop has started arriving from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.     "A new crop has started coming from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Maharashtra, which is a good sign. The impact on retail price...