-Press Statement by NREGA Watch Today, International Workers Day or “Mazdoor Diwas” was celebrated across Jharkhand by collectives of individuals and organisations, culminating a week long series of intensive activities. Thousands of workers gathered in over twenty five blocks across Jharkhand including Kisko (Lohardaga), Chattarpur (Palamu), Manika and Mahuadandh (Latehar), Raidih and Basia (Gumla), Topchanchi (Dhanbad) and Janiamore (Bokaro). Aside from workers, pensioners and other rural residents, these events were...
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Govt needs to balance farmer, consumer interests: Assocham
-PTI The government has to walk a tightrope to balance farmers' and consumers' interest in view of the Budget announcement on MSP that could further push up inflation, industry body Assocham said today. In the Union Budget 2018-19, the government promised to fix the minimum support price (MSP) at 50 per cent higher than the cost of production. "The Budget with a huge focus on agriculture has raised expectation level in rural landscape....
More »Eco Survey 2018: FY19 GDP growth seen at 7-7.5% Surabhi
-The Hindu Business Line The Survey has said that India can be rated as among the best performing economies in the world The Economic Survey 2018 has pegged FY19 GDP growth at 7-7.5%. The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2017-18 in the lower house. The Survey has said that India can be rated as among the best performing economies in the world as the average growth during...
More »CPI for industrial workers up at 3.97% in Nov as food items get costlier
-PTI The All-India CPI-IW for November increased by 1 point and pegged at 288 New Delhi: Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 3.97 per cent in November 2017 mainly due to surge in prices of food items, kerosene and cooking gas. "The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW (Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers) stood at 3.97 per cent for November, 2017 as compared to 3.24 per cent for the previous month (October, 2017)...
More »Retail inflation surges to 15-month high of 4.88% on food price, breaches RBI target
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Consumer price inflation (CPI), or retail inflation as it is better known, for the month of November stood at 4.88 per cent with comparison to 3.63 per cent during the corresponding period last year. The government data revealed on Tuesday shows that the inflation rate has surged to 15-month high. The previous high was recorded at 5.05 per cent in August last year. November's inflation numbers...
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