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India Mulls Extending Export Tax on Parboiled Rice to Tackle Food Inflation Ahead of Elections

India, the leading rice exporter globally, is contemplating extending the export tax on parboiled rice to mitigate food inflation ahead of national elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, eyeing a third term, may maintain the export levy at 19 percent, according ...

India's Inflation Shoots Up For The First Time In 4 Months; CPI At 5.5% In November, Higher-Than-Estimates

India's consumer price index (CPI) inflation shot up for the first time in four months to 5.5% in November 2023, which is also on the expected lines of RBI. However, the latest inflation print is higher than market estimates of 4.87%. ...

Rising Tomato, Onion Prices Hit Citizens Pocket; Home-Cooked Thalis' Get Costly By 5-10%

The humble thali, a staple of Indian households, could see a surge in prices due to rising vegetable prices, leaving both vegetarians and non-vegetarians quuetioning. According to CRISIL's Roti Rice Rate index, November witnessed a significant spike in the prices of ...

India's CPI Inflation Drops Lowest In Four Months, At 4.87% In October 2023

India's consumer price index (CPI) inflation dropped to its lowest in four months 4.87% in October 2023 owing to a decline in various product categories. In the previous month, the retail inflation rate stood at 5.02%. Inflation is currently closer to ...

CPI Inflation Eases To 5.02% In September Due To Significant Drop In Food Prices

India's consumer price index (CPI) inflation has eased once gain higher than markets expectations in September to 5.02% compared to 6.83% print in August 2023. The latest inflation rate is well below the market consensus of 5.5%. That being said, the ...

India Likely To Ban Sugar Exports For First Time In 7-Years: Govt Sources

India may ban mill from exporting sugar in the upcoming season beginning October, halting shipments for the first time in seven years as a lack of rain has cut cane yields, according to three government sources. India's absence from the ...

Food Inflation in India: The Battle Of Vegetables

Food Inflation in India in August 2023 One of the main factors contributing to the rise in food inflation in India during August 2023 was supply chain disruptions. These disruptions were caused by several reasons, such as transportation issues, labor shortages, ...

Amid Soaring Food Inflation, Analysts Apprehensive Of A Surge In Rice Price

India had banned wheat exports on May 13, 2022 seeking to manage the entire food security of the country. Experts are already expressing their apprehensions that India may also restrict export of rice and the move may prove detrimental to global ...

February CPI Beats Estimates At 4.44%; January IIP Up 7.5%

As against estimates, CPI inflation for the month of February has eased to 4.44% while still being higher than the RBI's targeted 4%. The lower inflation level has been reported on the backdrop of lower food prices. For the January month, ...

WPI inflation for August hits 5 year low; drops to 3.74 per cent

WPI Inflation in India dropped to a 5 year low of 3.74 per cent for the month of August in a sign that inflation in the economy has begun to ease. Inflation for the month of July 2014 was placed ...

Key challenges for Jaitley ahead of Union budget 2014

Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley will be presenting his maiden Union Budget on Thursday, July 10. Presently, the Indian economy is facing several challenges including inflation, weak monsoon, tax issues, fiscal deficit, slow growth, elevated interest rates and many more. Let us ...

Hoarders disrupting supply; govt to take action: FM Arun Jaitley

Blaming hoarders for recent spurt in food prices, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said there was no need for panic as country has enough food stocks and promised stern action against black marketeers. Eager to control prices before they spiral ...

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