-Hindustan Times A lemon inflation has taken hold, according to traders, because an unusually early summer and heatwaves have spiked demand. The crop this year was also smaller in some states, according to traders. The ‘market for lemons’ is hot. PRIces of the essential summer citrus fruit have risen to unseen levels in the country, reaching up to ₹200 a kg in Rajkot on Saturday, leaving consumers angry and shocked. Traders said they...
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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...
More »Parliamentary Panel Flags Slow Increase in Health Budget -PRIyanka Ishwari
-Newsclick.in The budgetary allocation for health was only 2.1% of the total Budget Estimates for 2022-2023. New Delhi: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has raised concerns over “less PRIority” being accorded to the health sector in the Budget. The committee, headed by Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Ram Gopal Yadav, noted that “the budgetary allocation for the ministry of health and family welfare accounts for 2.1% of the total BE 2022-23 (Budget Estimates...
More »CBI books nine NHAI officials and 13 others on graft charge
-The Hindu The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked nine senior officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and 13 others, including the then chief financial officer of Isolux Corsan India Engineering and Construction PRIvate Limited (ICIECPL), on graft charge related to three road projects in 2008-10. Among the officials named are the then project directors, C.K. Sinha, Vibhav Mittal, D.P. Soni, S.K. Gupta and Suraj Prakash, besides then general...
More »Tough times ahead for aam aadmi as Ukraine war could send PRIces soaring in India -Aishwarya Paliwal
-IndiaToday.in The Russia-Ukraine war is likely to hit the Indian economy, resulting in rising PRIces, experts said. Here's what will get more expensive. Hundreds dead, buildings damaged, charred bodies on the streets. The large-scale destruction caused by Russian forces in Ukraine has left the world horrified. According to experts, the war will spell doom for the Indian economy, which will face turbulence in days to come. Moving at a snail's pace, petrol and...
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