The transport sector is important for the smooth functioning of an economy. The supply chains for various products and by-products (both domestically as well as internationally) can work efficiently only if the transportation of raw materials and inputs, and final goods and commodities takes place without disruption. Due to economic growth, India’s annual CO2 (i.e., carbon dioxide) emission has expanded from 1.19 billion tonnes in 2005 to 2.44 billion tonnes...
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Why Telangana’s inflation is high compared to other states -Paul Oommen
-TheNewsMinute.com Telangana is among four states that have recorded the highest inflation in terms of Consumer Price Index, as per data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). In April, when the country’s retail inflation surged to an eight-year-high of 7.79%, state-wise data showed that Telangana had one of the highest inflation rate in the country: 9.02%. It was behind two other states—West Bengal which had 9.12% and Madhya Pradesh with 9.10%....
More »Bharat fuelling retail inflation -Shishir Sinha
-The Hindu Business Line Experts attribute it to higher cost of providing goods and services and more money under schemes Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) for rural areas is higher than urban areas for four successive months with West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana recording double-digit rural retail inflation in April. These are among the 17 States that witnessed higher retail inflation in rural areas. However, in Karnataka, Kerala,...
More »Data, interrupted: On official household spending survey
-The Hindu Reviving the official household spending survey is only a first step India’s official statistical machinery is gearing up to relaunch the All-India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey, traditionally undertaken quinquennially, from July 2022. If it fructifies, the result may be known towards the latter half of 2024, provided the Government permits the release. The last such Survey (2017-18), did not get such a sanction — its results reportedly indicated the first...
More »FMCG CEOs flag rural slowdown
-Livemint.com Top packaged Consumer Goods companies had also flagged slowing rural demand in the December quarter, citing inflationary pressures NEW DELHI: Top honchos of large fast moving Consumer Goods companies have flagged slowdown in rural demand in the March quarter, citing high inflation across products and commodities. Analysts Manoj Menon, Aniket Sethi, and Karan Bhuwania at brokerage ICICI Securities interviewed chief executive officers of companies such as Marico Ltd., Dabur India, and Tata...
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