New Delhi, April 16 -- Despite ongoing restrictions on onion exports, the Indian government has permitted a limited quantity of the staple vegetable to be exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sri Lanka. This move comes at a time when the outward shipments of onions have been kept under tight control.

Through a notification issued late on Monday evening by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India has allowed an additional 10,000 metric tons (MT) of onion exports to the UAE, over and above the 24,000 tonnes already permitted.

Additionally, 10,000 tonnes of onions have been approved for export to Sri Lanka, facilitated through the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCE...