MMTC to import onions to check rising prices

To keep a lid on rising retail prices of onion which have skyrocketed up to Rs 100 per kg, the Centre on Friday decided to import "substantial" quantity of the key kitchen staple from Dubai and other countries to augment the domestic availability. State-run trading agency MMTC has issued a tender in this regard, it said. This is the second tender the agency has floated.