Air quality in North India in general and Delhi National Capital Region (Delhi NCR) in particular plunged to its lowest point in recent years during October-November thanks to a variety of factors. Through media reports one comes to know that stubble burning (also called paddy straw burning/ crop residue burning) is chiefly responsible for the public health crisis in India's capital and its nearby regions. Data accessed from the website...
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Rs 80 per kg and climbing: Onion prices may not come down anytime soon, here's why! -Sindhu Chandrasekaran
-The New Indian Express Maharashtra, MP, Karnataka and AP are major producers of onions in India. These states were severely hit by the monsoon this year, which destroyed their farm produce. The prices of basic commodities like fuel and onions are skyrocketing just as the festive season is around the corner. While fuel prices hit a yearly high on the back of the ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the US-China...
More »Petrol and Diesel Prices on the Rise After Polls in India
-Newsclick.in The oil marketing companies are arguing that the continuous increase in prices this week is due to the 15 days trail in domestic prices of fuel as compared to international markets. As a result of the regular hike since the past six days, there is an increase of 0.50 paisa for petrol and 1.04 paisa for diesel all over India. The price of petroleum products had been kept at a moderate...
More »After elections, oil marketing firms hike petrol, diesel prices
-The Hindu Petrol prices rise 8-10 p, diesel rates climb 15-16 p: IOCL data State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased prices of petrol and diesel across the country on Monday, a day after the last phase of Lok Sabha polls concluded. This could mark the beginning of a rising trend in fuel prices as they are once again aligned to the rising global oil prices. Petrol prices rose 8-10 paise, and diesel...
More »WPI inflation slides to 3.07% in April on cheaper fuel, manufactured items
-The Hindu Business Line But food prices rise to 33-month high of 7.37% New Delhi: Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation for April eased to 3.07 per cent, from 3.62 per cent in the same month last year. The latest WPI print was also lower than 3.18 per cent recorded in March this year. Build up inflation for the financial year so far was 0.75 per cent, lower than 0.86 per cent in the...
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