Topic: Wholesale prices
Tomatoes cost Rs 70/kg from Rs 4/kg a month back due to early monsoon & supply shortage
Prices of tomatoes across Delhi could rise to Rs 80/kg as the crop arrival from Himachal Pradesh and Haryana has been hampered since last week.
Wholesale vegetable prices soar as demand rises, retail rates to spike too if supply gap stays
Wholesale traders cite a nearly 20% increase in demand for vegetables as restaurants, dhabas, canteens and other eateries have opened since 1 June.
Wholesale Price Index inflation falls by 3.21% in May, but food prices soar
Inflation in food articles during May stood at 1.13 per cent, as against 2.55 per cent in April, according to a statement released by the commerce and industry ministry.
Few goods, fewer customers — Asia’s largest wholesale market Azadpur Mandi is a ghost town
With 15 Covid cases in Azadpur Mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market sees fears in traders about sales. Authorities say there is no supply disruption.
Vegetable prices could double in Delhi as supply to Azadpur Mandi falls amid Covid cases
As Asia’s biggest vegetables and fruits market sees 15 Covid cases, supply falls from adjoining states. The market’s APMC chief, however, denies supply issues.
Banned fruit from coronavirus-hit China could force closure of wholesale markets in India
Traders in Kolkata, Patna, Delhi are in panic over the presence of dragon fruit and banned Fuji apples from China in markets even as they face fall in sales and exports.
November recorded the lowest WPI inflation of 4.64% in three months
Food articles witnessed softening of prices with deflation at 3.31 per cent in November, as per released government data.
Wholesale inflation eases to 5.09% in July as prices of fruits and vegetables drop
The retail inflation eases to a nine-month low of 4.17 per cent in July, from 4.9 per cent in June, data shows Monday.
The curious case of Nitish Kumar — 87% anger, 100% victory
In the supposedly most-politicised state in India, people say they don’t have ‘options’ this election.
RBI reschedules Monetary Policy Committee meeting, new dates to be announced soon
The panel was scheduled to meet for three days beginning 29 September for RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy review. RBI did not give any reason for rescheduling the meet.
Defence
Govt scraps offset policy for govt-to-govt deals, allows leasing of defence equipment
The new Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020, which was unveiled by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday and kicks in on 1 October, also cuts down procurement time.
Partners dispensable in Modi-Shah construct if they do not bring additional votes
In the Modi-Shah construct, if partners do not bring additional votes, they are dispensable. However old or loyal, either they become supplicants, or die.