-BusinessToday.in Vegetable vendors say their sales have dwindled and profits have shrunk because of the increased transportation cost and the subsequent hike in the buying price. Vegetable prices have skyrocketed in Delhi and adjoining areas owing to an increase in the transportation costs due to the hike in Fuel Prices. Vegetable vendors say their sales have dwindled and profits have shrunk because of the increased transportation cost and the subsequent hike in the...
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As fuel rates soar, fish prices jump in Kolkata -Rittick Mondal
-IndiaToday.in The prices of fish in Kolkata have increased due to the hike in fuel rates Kolkata: With the rise in the rates of fuel across the country, fish prices too increased in Kolkata. The prices of fruit, vegetables and meat have been increasing. Households in the city are being forced to cut down the food budget as the prices of food essentials have jumped in the market, including the rates of fish. Fish...
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-The Telegraph The BJP’s nationalism would have been credible if it had a humane, inclusive face The prime minister has assured his legion of admirers that India’s stature is rising in the global order. The countrymen, however, can spot only one thing that is on an unprecedented rise: the price of essential commodities. On Tuesday, the price of diesel scored a century in Bengal, much like petrol that is already burning a...
More »Conflicting economic, strategic interests loom over RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting -Mitali Mukherjee
-Scroll.in Warming up to Russia may help as growth forecasts have been cut and Fuel Prices are rising but could sabotage the tightrope New Delhi is walking with the West. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting will kick off on April 6. Much has happened on the politico-economic landscape since the central bank last met and spoke. For starters, growth targets are seeing some salami-slicing of their own. On...
More »Fuel Prices needn’t rise -Aunindyo Chakravarty
-The Tribune The govt must fix the maximum profit margin a refinery is allowed to make Fuel Prices have been rising almost daily for more than a week now. The bumps are small, 80 paise at a time. The petrol price hike philosophy appears to have been informed by a standard marketing ploy. Keep the number below a round figure and it will look less than it really is: Just as Rs...
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