Pulses import bill almost doubles to $3.74 billion in FY24

[ad_1] India’s pulses imports almost doubled to $3.74 billion during the 2023-24 fiscal compared with the previous year after government removed curbs to boost supplies and contain price rise. This followed a shortfall in the domestic output due to erratic...

Tamil Nadu rejects plea to include red lentils among pulses distributed through ration shops

[ad_1] The Tamil Nadu government has rejected a plea to include red lentils (masoor dal) among the pulses distributed through ration shops, and, as a policy decision, has decided only to procure and distribute tur dal (arhar or pigeon pea).Also...