-The Indian Express Return of Food inflation may not allow RBI to further slash interest rates but opens up room for delayed reform Retail Food inflation crossing 10 per cent, the first time in nearly six years, isn’t good news for an economy already mired in a deep slowdown. The suddenness of the increase (from under 3 per cent in August to 10 per cent-plus in November) and the fact that the...
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New hunger games in jobless Bharat -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com * A ground report reveals the rural landless poor are struggling to find work, and cutting down on staple Food items * The govt needs to urgently expand the Food safety net as it is sitting on surplus Foodgrain stocks. The rural jobs scheme needs more funding and prompt payments CHITRAKOOT/ PANNA: It is well past 2 in the afternoon, but the wall clock hanging in Seema’s bare room is stuck at...
More »CSE finds range of packaged Foods breach safe limits of salt, fat
-The Hindu Agency tested salt, fat, trans-fat and carbohydrates in 33 popular ‘junk Foods’ An array of packaged snacks and fast Foods breach safe limits of salt and fat content, says a laboratory analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment. The agency tested salt, fat, trans-fat and carbohydrates in 33 popular “junk Foods”, which consisted of 14 samples of chips, salted snacks, instant noodles and instant soup, and 19 samples of burgers,...
More »New lab study on Food by CSE exposes efforts to sabotage public health
-Press release by Centre for Science and Environment, dated 17 December, 2019 Levels of salt, fat in junk Foods way higher than proposed thresholds, says new CSE lab study Points out that industry is opposing notification of draft regulation because then we will know how bad their Food is Expert group made recommendations six years ago, but the draft regulation that has emerged is severely diluted -- even this much-diluted draft...
More »IIP shrinks again, inflation accelerates
-The Hindu Food inflation is at a 40-month high Industrial activity contracted for the third consecutive month in October by 3.8%, driven by a fall in activity across sectors, according to official data released on Thursday. Separate data showed that retail inflation had surged to a 40-month high of 5.54% in November, driven by rising Food inflation. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had contracted by 4.3% in September and 1.1% in...
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