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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicFood inflation

Topic: Food inflation

Sale of wheat, rice in open market needs better targeting. Bangladesh model worked

The OMSS has been successfully used to reduce the excessive stocks of wheat and rice. However, the government has not been able to find buyers for rice.

Food inflation getting more persistent & widespread and, unfortunately, showing no signs of easing

RBI has retained its inflation projection at 5.4% for the current year. Uncertainties in food prices and volatility in global crude oil prices continue to keep 4% target out of reach.

Govt measures to control food inflation failed, cost farmers over Rs 40,000 cr, shows ICRIER study

Indian Council of Applied Economic Research study says bans on export of wheat & rice were ‘knee-jerk’ reactions. Govt should adjust its trade policy, not sell at prices lower than MSP.

Cheaper vegetables help ease food & retail inflation, but cereals & pulses continue to cause concern

India’s retail inflation for August came in at 6.83 percent as compared to the same month last year, lower than 7.44 percent in July....

Fashion retailers suffer loss as tomato, onion prices soar & supply chains gets disrupted

Popular Indian and foreign brands have been offering steep discounts and extending their sale periods, said several store managers.

Taming rising prices a priority for India, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The finance minister said that the 'obsession to use interest rates as the only tool to deal with inflation and not manage the supply-side factors will not give a complete solution'.

Vegetable price inflation to decline from September, says RBI governor

Although core inflation in India remains elevated, steady easing over the last few months indicates that monetary policy transmission is happening, Shaktikanta Das said.

The spiralling tomato prices and why relief from food inflation may be in the offing

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Modi govt imposes 40% duty on onion exports as surging prices spark fear of further inflation

While vegetable prices are surging across board, govt data shows rate of tomatoes, onions & potatoes have seen highest spike since May this year. Notification says duty to remain until 31 Dec.

India’s inflation data overlooks full impact of rising prices. ‘Average Indian’ is outdated

Food has an outsized weightage in Consumer Price Index, but education and health too little. This is because CPI is based on spending patterns of 'average Indian' from 12 years ago.

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Sanjeev Sanyal says UPSC is poverty of aspiration. But it’s more about desperation

The most productive years of Indian youth gets wasted preparing for the UPSC. But they didn't create this system; the government did.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.