-The Telegraph According to the Union health ministry, India also expressed its concern through five virtual meetings since November 2021 India has sent six letters articulating its concerns about the methodology the World Health Organisation has adopted to estimate the country’s Covid-19 death toll as at least 4 million, or more than seven times the official count of 521,000. Apart from the six letters, India has expressed its concern through five virtual meetings...
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Delhi's Auto, Taxi Drivers Start 2-Day Strike Today Over Fuel PRIce Hike
-ANI/ NDTV.com Auto, Taxi Drivers Strike In Delhi: Several unions of auto and cab drivers are demanding that the fare rates be hiked and fuel PRIces be reduced. New Delhi: To protest against the soaring fuel PRIces, members of auto, taxi and cab drivers' associations in Delhi have decided to go on a strike from Monday for two days. Several unions of auto and cab drivers are demanding that the fare rates be...
More »Mandi PRIces of key rabi crops above MSP on strong demand -Sandip Das
-Financial Express Traders told FE that for mustard, the biggest domestic oilseed variety, PRIces at Bharatpur mandi, Rajasthan, are currently ruling around Rs 6,800 per quintal against the MSP of Rs 5,050 a quintal, while wheat in Sehore mandi, Madhya Pradesh, is currently being sold at Rs 2,150 a quintal against MSP of Rs 2,015 a quintal. As market arrivals have peaked, mandi PRIces of key rabi crops — wheat and mustard...
More »WPI inflation rises to 14.55% in March, completes one year in double-digit territory
-MoneyControl.com The rise in wholesale inflation in March to a four-month high comes after data released on APRIl 12 showed the more closely-tracked headline retail inflation rate jumped to a 17-month high of 6.95 percent last month India's inflation based on the Wholesale PRIce Index (WPI) rose to a four-month high of 14.55 percent in March from 13.11 percent in February, according to data released by the commerce ministry on APRIl 18. The...
More »What’s fuelling higher inflation in rural India? -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu Why are food, clothing and fuel PRIces higher in the hinterland? Will a good monsoon help ease the crisis? The story so far: The retail inflation rate surged to 6.95% this March — its highest level in nearly one and a half years, capping off six successive months of accelerating PRIces for consumers. With incremental fuel PRIce hikes only kicking in during the latter half of March, the full impact...
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