Food Prices

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das speaks at the Delhi School of Economics Diamond Jubilee Distinguished Lecture, in New Delhi, on Sept. 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the central bank is…

Stock limits are consistent with government efforts to reduce the inflation of essential commodities (File used for representation purpose only) | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Centre has imposed stock limits on tur dal and urad dal to…

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is set to release data on Wednesday that is expected to show the economy grew by 5% in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, accelerating from 4.4% in the previous…

The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate fell to a 29 month low of 1.34 per cent in March, from 3.85 per cent in February, pulled down by a higher base effect and a decline in the prices of manufactured products. …

The story so far: On September 9, the Centre instituted a ban on the export of broken rice. Additionally, it mandated an export duty of 20% on rice in husk (paddy or rough), husked (brown rice) and semi-milled or wholly-milled rice. The…

People jostle to buy subsidized sacks of wheat flour from a sale point in Quetta, Pakistan. People are suffering from recent price hike in wheat-flour in Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AP/Arshad Butt Pakistan’s economy is on the brink of…

The poor are facing a higher inflation burden due to the surge in food prices, especially for items like cereals and vegetables, which are unlikely to cool off soon owing to unseasonal rainfall and lower Kharif crop sowing, according to…

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At least 10 Indian states have announced over 1 trillion rupees ($12.6 billion), mainly in…