CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India banned exports of onions in September to preserve domestic supplies after flooding in several states worsened seasonal shortages, leading to a spike in local prices. India is the world’s biggest exporter of onions, a staple of South Asian cooking.

Detailed explanation-2: -The prohibition comes months after the government altered the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to impose stock limit and movement restrictions on essential commodities including food grains, edible oilseeds, potatoes, and onions only in extreme conditions such as war, extreme price rise and natural calamity.

Detailed explanation-3: -The top 3 exporters of Onion are India with 556, 862 shipments followed by China with 40, 042 and Ethiopia at the 3rd spot with 35, 976 shipments.