For many households, chips replace fruits, sugary tea replaces milk, and biscuits substitute for meals. This is what some researchers call “status calories”.
Approximately 2,400 married women aged 25 to 45 in rural areas were surveyed to explore key aspects of women’s labour force participation and impact of welfare schemes.
Households, both rural and urban, spent about 13.53 per cent of their annual education expenditure on coaching and tutoring in 2022-23. This is 1.67 percentage points higher than 2011-12.
A working paper by the EAC-PM has found that monthly per capita expenditure is up across rural and urban India. But food is occupying a smaller share of this spending than before.
According to govt data, Punjab is among the bottom five states in terms of chicken consumption, with Haryana & Rajasthan. However, Punjabis consume high amounts of milk & dairy products.
Consumption inequality between top & bottom 5% of population is more pronounced in urban India, latest Household Consumer Expenditure Survey says. Widest gap in rural Rajasthan & urban Haryana.
The highlight of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 is that the share of rural households' expenditure on cereals has fallen below 10% for the first time.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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