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19 Aug 2023

Rs 40/Kg: Modi Govt Moves To Bring Down Tomato Prices; Check Where To Buy

The Consumer Affairs Ministry on Friday announced the decision, saying that till date more than 15 lakh kg of tomatoes have been procured by NAFED and NCCF since July 14.

16 Aug 2023

Burger King India Sends Tomatoes On 'Vacation' Over Skyrocketing Prices

The tomato supply crisis has coincided with a surge in prices by as much as 450% to record highs as monsoon rains disrupted crop and supply chains - although they have since eased.

10 Aug 2023

Tomatoes To Be Sold At Rs 70 Per Kg On Weekends In Delhi, Announces FM

Nirmala Sitharaman said tomatoes are being procured from Maharashtra and Karnataka, and distributed in Delhi-NCR, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Rajasthan through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) and other cooperative societies.

07 Aug 2023

Karnataka Farmer Buys SUV From Selling Tomatoes; Now Looking To Get Married

The farmer is also looking for a bride as he now has enough money for a good life. He said he was being rejected earlier as families preferred grooms with government and corporate jobs.

02 Aug 2023

Tomato Prices Continue At Rs 200/ Kg In Chennai, TN Govt To Do THIS

Tamil Nadu Cooperation Minister K.R. Periyakaruppan said that the state government would sell tomato at Rs 60/kg through 500 PDS shops across the state.

22 Jul 2023

After McDonald's, Some Subway Outlets In India Drop Tomatoes From Menu

Two weeks ago McDonald's restaurants in India dropped tomatoes from their burgers and wraps in many parts of India due to quality issues. In the capital New Delhi, tomatoes was retailing for about 168 rupees ($2.05) a kg (93 cents a pound) on Saturday, after touching around 240 rupees.

06 Dec 2021

Tomato prices skyrocket in Southern states due to rains

Tomato prices are ruling high since September-end in most retail markets of the country. All India average modal price of tomato has remained high at Rs 60 per kg for over a couple of weeks now. Retail prices of tomato were ruling at Rs 140 per kg at Mayabunder and at Rs 127 per kg at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

10 Oct 2019

After onion, tomato prices surge; being sold at Rs 62 per kg in Delhi-NCR

At Mother Dairy's Safal outlets in Delhi, tomatoes are being sold at Rs 62 per kg while the local vendors priced the vegetable between Rs 60-70 per kg. The average retail price of tomatoes is between Rs 40-45 per kg.

21 Dec 2017

Eating tomatoes, apples may restore lung damage in smokers

This study shows that diet might help repair lung damage in people who have stopped smoking.

03 Nov 2017

As tomato prices hit Rs 100/kg mark, this app offers them at Re 1

Jugnoo app, with its 'Tomato Loot' initiative, has offered to deliver tomatoes at Re 1 starting today until November 10.

27 Sep 2017

Tomatoes at Rs 300 per kg, but Pakistan won't import from India

Pakistan will not import tomatoes from India though its price has shot up to Rs 300 per kg in parts of the country, Minister for Food Security Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said, amidst a chill in bilateral ties.

23 Jul 2017

Watch: Vegetable sellers deploy gunmen for security of tomatoes in Indore

22 Jul 2017

After thieves steal 300 kgs of tomatoes in Mumbai, armed men guard Indore market as vegetable’s price skyrocket

Prices of tomatoes continue to rise across India adding to the distress of common man.

14 Jul 2017

Tomatoes have the power to ward off skin cancer risk, say scientists!

Researchers at Ohio State University in the US conducted an experiment on mice through which this conclusion was made.

04 Jul 2017

Watch: Tomato prices hiked - Know why!

21 May 2017

Consuming potatoes, tomatoes and cucumber in excess not a good idea – Here's why

Dr Steven Gundry, a heart surgeon and cardiologist from California said that he found a link between memory loss and lectins, which are found in cucumbers, tomatoes, whole grains, soy, grains, peppers, sprouted grains and some dairy products.

14 May 2017

Tomato extracts – The new solution to fight stomach cancer?

Researchers analysed whole tomato extracts for their ability to tackle gastric cancer cell lines.

10 May 2017

Ripeness of tomatoes can now be checked with new portable device

Researchers, including those from Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain, applied the Raman spectrometer to culinary research.

09 Feb 2017

Include these zero-cholesterol foods in your diet for a healthy living!

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27 Jan 2017

Scientists say they can make taste of tomatoes better

Now, researchers at University of Florida (UF) in the US have unveiled the lost genes associated with the original flavour.

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