In her letter to PM Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote the govt's decision to increase fuel prices during the Covid crisis is 'wholly insensitive' and 'ill-advised'.
Fuel consumption probably declined at least 80% in April, which would lead to a revenue loss of as much as Rs 400 billion, said economist Madan Sabnavis.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s decision to raise duties on fuel is unlikely to threaten the inflation outlook, keeping alive expectation of more rate cuts.
India has some of the least affordable transport fuel in the world, with a gallon (3.8 litres) of petrol costing more than three-quarters of average daily income.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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