Tag: WPI

Opinion
Let's manage our potato and onion; we can do better than others in inflation control

Let's manage our potato and onion; we can do better than others in inflation control

In order to keep inflation under control, India must opt for supply augmentation...

Opinion
Inflation could derail India consumption story

Inflation could derail India consumption story

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had to do some plain speaking to India Inc earlier...

National
Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report

Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report

According to CRISIL Insight, food prices may not climb down this fiscal. And India’s...

Opinion
Ease of living not easy when cost of living goes through the roof

Ease of living not easy when cost of living goes through the roof

The Cost of Living (CoL) is refusing to ease, even if we go by the government data...

Opinion
No respite for the common man on inflation front; WPI in double digits for 15 months

No respite for the common man on inflation front; WPI in double digits for 15 months

The WPI inflation has been 15.18 per cent for the month of June, which is marginally...

National
RBI differs from govt on inflation, says external factors have less impact

RBI differs from govt on inflation, says external factors have less impact

A change of 1 per cent in overall global commodity prices leads to only a 0.02 per...

National
High WPI inflation likely to impact retail inflation too: RBI

High WPI inflation likely to impact retail inflation too: RBI

In its annual report released on Friday, the RBI has cautioned that there is a risk...

Latest News
Govt cuts excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 and on diesel by Rs 6 to curb inflationary pressure

Govt cuts excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 and on diesel by Rs 6 to curb inflationary pressure

While fixing the retail prices of petrol and diesel, states apply VAT on excise...

Opinion
Inflation: Pain points for households, existential risk for small businesses, farmers

Inflation: Pain points for households, existential risk for small businesses, farmers

What baffles us is this: the industry is not able to produce because of demand contraction....

Opinion
Is inflation a non-issue in elections?  Do not rush to this conclusion

Is inflation a non-issue in elections? Do not rush to this conclusion

Inflation may not have had an impact at the hustings for the BJP in four states,...

Opinion
Inflation is a pick-pocket,  must be arrested soon 

Inflation is a pick-pocket, must be arrested soon 

Inflation in wholesale mandis , as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) at...

Opinion
Reforms mean controlling input costs; food subsidy goes to run ration shops, not pocketed by farmers

Reforms mean controlling input costs; food subsidy goes to run ration shops, not pocketed by farmers

There is a strong disappointment amongst those who feel that the repeal of the three...

Opinion
Systemic inflation is here to stay; hardship is omnipresent, be it in cities or in villages

Systemic inflation is here to stay; hardship is omnipresent, be it in cities or in villages

Inflation, which is turning into one of the issues in the crucial Assembly elections...

Opinion
Sorry, inflation above 10 per cent cannot be brushed aside as ''routine''; it is hurting

Sorry, inflation above 10 per cent cannot be brushed aside as ''routine''; it is hurting

Let inflation not be a routine affair; it is a serious issue afflicting the economy....

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Milk prices go up by Rs 2 per litre; increasing costs for the dairy and the farmers the main reason

Milk prices go up by Rs 2 per litre; increasing costs for the dairy and the farmers the main reason

Amul has decided to revise the milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. The prices of all...

Opinion
Inflation squeezes the average Indian battling Covid-19 impact; looking through it not an option

Inflation squeezes the average Indian battling Covid-19 impact; looking through it not an option

The price rise is much more severe than its reflection in the headline numbers....