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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicPrice inflation

Topic: price inflation

Tomatoes are still driving food price inflation, but here’s why relief could be on the horizon

Tomatoes still cost about Rs 110 per kg on average, but government measures and the influx of the kharif crop this month could take prices out of the red.

Britain’s life sciences industry facing critical shortage of labs, risks falling behind US, Europe

Life sciences sector generated 94 billion pounds in 2021 & employed over 280,000 people, enabling the govt to boast that Britain was on its way to becoming a 'science superpower'.

Retail inflation rate expected to decelerate after September, analysts say

Aided by a fall in commodity prices and ease in food inflation, the inflation rate is expected to decline. India's annual retail inflation accelerated to a five-month high of 7.41% in September.

WPI inflation rises to 4.17% in February on costlier food, fuel, power

After witnessing months of softening of prices, the food articles in February saw 1.36 per cent inflation. In January it was (-) 2.80 per cent.

Should businesses hike price during crisis? Covid calls for new inflation laws in India

US and EU have warned businesses of strict action against extortionate pricing. In India, prices of vegetables have gone up by 25% and paracetamol by 40%.

On Camera

Vijay is winning nickname war in Tamil Nadu. He’s attacking Brand Stalin with ‘uncle’ taunt

If Stalin ignores the taunt, it spreads unchecked. If he responds, he legitimises Vijay. Either way, the Tamil Nadu politics binary bends.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Trump to sign executive order to rebrand Pentagon, reviving historic ‘Department of War’ name

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defence the ‘Department of War’, in...

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.