WPI inflation eases to 12.96% in January but remains in double digits for 10th straight month
• 3 years agoInflation in food articles spiked to a 10.33 per cent in January 2022 from 9.56 per cent in December 2021. Vegetable price rise rate jumped to 38.45 per cent, against 31.56 per cent in the previous month
'Aahaar Kranti' mission launched by Health Ministry to raise public awareness about nutrition
• 4 years ago"Aahaar Kranti" will renew the focus on nutritionally balanced diets replete in locally sourced fruits and vegetables.
Kashmiris struggle with shortage of essential items in Srinagar after closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
Abid Bashir Wani • 4 years agoSrinagar is totally dependent on supplies of essentials such as petroleum, LPG, kerosene, vegetables, poultry and mutton, as well as other grocery items, from outside via this road
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says 117 more mandis join eNAM platform; total number reaches 962 across India
• 5 years agoIntegration of APMC mandis with eNAM will strengthen and facilitate farmers to sell their harvested produce through the online portal, he said.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian farmers feed strawberries, broccoli to cattle as lockdown hits transport
• 5 years agoMaharashtra:</strong> As hundreds of millions of Indians remain locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus, some of its cattle are getting treated to strawberries and broccoli that farmers are struggling to transport and sell in cities amid the three-week lockdown
Wholesale inflation eases to 2.26% in February on cheaper food articles, vegetables
• 5 years agoWholesale price index (WPI) based inflation softened to 2.26 percent in February on the back of cheaper foods and vegetables, government data showed on Monday
Retail inflation cools first time after six months to 6.58% in February on easing of vegetable prices
• 5 years agoRetail inflation dropped for the first time after six months in February, easing to 6.58 percent as prices of vegetables and other kitchen items cooled, government data showed on Thursday
Reliance Industries arm RRVL acquires Shri Kannan Departmental Store for Rs 152 cr; to strengthen group's retail operations
• 5 years agoReliance Retail Ventures will acquire 7.86 lakh equity shares representing 100 percent of SKDS equity share capital.
RBI monetary policy: Central bank raises CPI inflation projection to 6.5% for January-March; overall outlook 'highly uncertain'
• 5 years agoThe Reserve Bank of India on Thursday revised upwards its retail inflation projection for the last quarter of the current fiscal to 6.5 percent owing to likely increase in input costs for milk and pulses amid volatile crude oil prices
Retail inflation surges to over 5-year high of 7.35% in December, surpasses RBI's comfort level
• 5 years agoRetail inflation rose to about five-and-half year high of 7.35 percent in December 2019, surpassing the RBI's comfort level, mainly due to spiralling prices of vegetables as onions were selling costlier