Haryana saw 2nd-highest inflation rate in India last month. State govt pegs it on ‘purchasing power’, opposition on ‘mismanagement’, and economists on food prices & poor supply chains.
Data shows retail inflation eased in August as food prices moderated, but remained above upper end of RBI’s target band for a 2nd consecutive month, keeping policymakers watchful.
India's retail inflation in July rose to 7.44%, its highest in 15 months, breaching the RBI's upper tolerance level of 6% for the first time since February 2023.
Even as rice prices have risen 11% year-on-year in July, the government has taken several steps in last few months to cool inflation in the key food grain.
Local vendors are selling tomatoes in price range of Rs 80-Rs 120/kg Delhi NCR gets tomato supply from neighbouring states such as Haryana and Punjab and the hill states.
The FAO price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 127.2 points last month against 126.5 for March. The March reading was originally given as 126.9.
German mountaineers Stallbohm and Poncar recall their interactions with Col. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar and shed light on the maps they gave him which drew his attention to Siachen.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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