Tag: Food Inflation
High food inflation could exacerbate inequality: Kaushik Basu
New Delhi: Former World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu on Saturday said India needs to tame inflation that disproportionately affects people who spend a large…
India’s July wholesale prices rise 2.04% on year
Aug 14, 2024 11:38 AM IST The wholesale price index rose 2.04% in July from a year earlier, compared with a 3.36% rise in June….
inflation: India’s wholesale inflation eases to 2.04% in July
India’s wholesale inflation, measured using the Wholesale Price Index, eased by 2.04 per cent on an annual basis in July as against a 16-month high…
Food inflation to stay sticky, rate cuts may get pushed to FY26: Economists
The central bank is unlikely to consider softening rates this fiscal year even after the consumer inflation gauge declined below the mandated 4% target for…
ET Analysis: Leave the food inflation target index well alone
When there are whispers and murmurs in some corridors about the need for re-evaluating the inflation targeting framework component, or tinkering with the yardstick of…
Inflation in India: There’s too much food on table to make Indians and RBI worry
Food Inflation: In a country that still prioritises roti, kapda, aur makaan (food, clothes, and home) over chic iPhones, having too much of the former…
A look at the thali on RBI’s table before the rate decision
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which will announce policy rates on Thursday, has a challenge: the thali on its table. Thali, or the food…
food inflation: Uneven rainfall may flare up food inflation: Experts
New Delhi: After a deficient June, monsoons have picked up pace in India, recording above-normal cumulative rainfall for July, with this unevenness is expected to…
Govt to keep a watch on prices of 16 more food items
The Indian government will begin monitoring daily wholesale and retail prices of 16 additional essential food commodities from August 1 to help stabilise rates through…
Atmanirbhar thali: Govt is bringing self-sufficiency to dining table
Thali, or the food platter, has become a symbol of food inflation in India as analysts track food inflation with thali prices. Persistent food inflation…