Source: *ibnlive.in.com/news/vegetables-pulses-rise-out-of-common-mans-reach/98115-3.html
Prices of potatoes, tomatoes and pulses in the national capital have risen to such an extent that some harried families even find meat a cheaper option.
Not just exotic broccoli and mushrooms but the relatively affordable tomatoes, onions and potatoes -- basic ingredients in most Indian meals -- are moving away from the common man's reach as prices continue to soar because of erratic and low rainfall in major pulse- and vegetable-producing states.
The prices of potatoes and onions have increased over the last few days to as much as Rs 20 and Rs 25 a kilo respectively at retail outlets in the national capital. The price of tomatoes has similarly shot up to almost Rs 40 a kilo. A kilo of dal (pulses) costs as much as Rs 40. In each case, the hike is over 25 per cent.
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Prices of potatoes, tomatoes and pulses in the national capital have risen to such an extent that some harried families even find meat a cheaper option.
Not just exotic broccoli and mushrooms but the relatively affordable tomatoes, onions and potatoes -- basic ingredients in most Indian meals -- are moving away from the common man's reach as prices continue to soar because of erratic and low rainfall in major pulse- and vegetable-producing states.
The prices of potatoes and onions have increased over the last few days to as much as Rs 20 and Rs 25 a kilo respectively at retail outlets in the national capital. The price of tomatoes has similarly shot up to almost Rs 40 a kilo. A kilo of dal (pulses) costs as much as Rs 40. In each case, the hike is over 25 per cent.
Read On..........
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