The onion high: Price rise hits budgets hard
For one kilogram of onions in Central Mumbai's Worli market, Shobha Kakde, a young housewife reluctantly pays the vegetable vendor Rs. 35. "Last week I bought onions for 25 odd rupees. How is it that the rates have climbed so much?" she rues. In one week, the price of onions, a staple in many households, has risen by Rs. 8. A staple in many households, the rise has hit the budgets hard.
