Under the GST, agriculture produce from foodgrains, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables, milk, spices, fish, meat, and sugarcane will attract zero duty…READ MORE
KEEP READINGNow that supplies of both imported and domestic arrivals of pulses reaching the markets, the signs of prices cooling are obvious, yet the price gap between wholesale prices and retail prices of the pulses remains stark and consumers are yet to benefit…READ MORE
KEEP READINGUrjit Patel, who has assumed charge as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India with effect from September 4, may not beable to cut policy rates immediately as food prices rise along with the recent rise in fuel prices will create doubts over inflation movement…READ MORE
KEEP READINGTwo successive years of drought had spiked food inflation in India, with pulses and vegetables contributing largely to higher retail prices. While production of pulses dipped by 14 per cent between 2013-14 and 2015-16 leading to higher prices, the rise in vegetable prices comes as a surprise…READ MORE
KEEP READINGPushed up by food prices such as vegetables and fruits, the wholesale price index based inflation rose by 3.35 per cent in July up from 1.62 per cent in June…READ MORE
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