-TheWire.in A Reuters poll suggested inflation rose to an annual 7.3% in September from 7% in the previous month. If realised, that would be the highest since May 2022. Bengaluru: India‘s retail inflation accelerated to a five month high of 7.3% in September due to surging food prices, staying well above the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) upper tolerance band for a ninth month, a Reuters poll found. Fueled by erratic rainfall and...
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Uttar Pradesh govt cancels all doctors' leaves as Dengue cases rise -Manjiri Chitre
-Hindustan Times Between January and September this year, the state reported 2,103 dengue cases. The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday cancelled the leaves of all the doctors and paramedical staff in the state in view of the rising cases of dengue. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said that “all MEAsures are being taken to avoid the spread”, reported news agency ANI. “Cases less as compared to last year. Beds are reserved in hospitals...
More »Midday MEAl cooking cost hiked after finance ministry nod -Fareeha Iftikhar
-Hindustan Times The cost has been revised following recommendations by a review committee constituted last year that included representatives from the ministries of education, finance and labour, besides independent experts. The central government has increased the cost of cooking school midday MEAls by 9.6% from October 1 that will be valid for financial year 2022-23, the education ministry has told the state governments and union territories, which will offer some relief to...
More »Why Kerala paddy farmers are having a field day now -PK Krishnakumar
-Moneycontrol.com MEAsures like assistance for fallow land cultivation, upland cultivation, and conversion of single crop to double crop have increased productivity. Though paddy farmers are still struggling with rising cost of production and procurement delays, they get a daily wage of Rs 700, against Rs 200-300 in other states. Paddy farmers in Kerala have something to cheer amidst the ongoing row between the Kerala government and the rice millers over procurement. Rice production...
More »5.6 crore Indians plunged into poverty in 2020, says World Bank
-Scroll.in Data from a survey conducted by think tank CMIE had to be used as India has not published official figures since 2011, the financial body said. A total of 5.6 crore Indians slipped into poverty in the pandemic year of 2020, the World Bank said in a report on Wednesday, citing data from a household survey conducted by think tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. The findings of the Consumer Pyramids Household...
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