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BBC News - Rising onion prices sting India
The Indian economy is facing one of its worst crises in a decade and while that is worrying the political and economic fraternity, what is worrying ordinary Indians is the price of onions.
On Sunday, a truck on the Delhi-Jaipur highway was hijacked by robbers. Its precious cargo? Forty tonnes of onions.
People here eat their way through 15 million tonnes of onions a year. Almost every dish uses it, whether cooked in a curry or eaten raw as an accompaniment to a meal.
A month ago, one kilogram of onions would have cost about 20 rupees (20p; 30 cents). Since then, the price has gone up nearly five-fold, costing up to 100 rupees and stinging everyone in India.