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Public sector banks have ensured financial inclusion, finds a new empirical study

Are public sector banks (PSBs) important for the economy? Have the PSBs served the purpose for which they were created? Could the PSBs compete efficiently against the private sector banks (PVBs)? These are some of the questions, which have been answered by a chapter in the RBI Bulletin's August edition. Efficiency of PSBs Co-authored by Snehal S Herwadkar, Sonali Goel, and Rishuka Bansal (2022) of the Banking Research Division, Reserve Bank of...

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After wheat, retail price of rice rises 6.31% on supply concerns: Govt data

-PTI/ Business Standard The All India average retail price of wheat has risen by over 22 per cent to Rs 31.04 per kg as of August 22 compared to Rs 25.41 per kg in the year-ago period, Consumer Affairs Ministry's data showed After wheat, rice prices are firming up on reports of supply concerns with the all India average retail price of the grain ruling higher by 6.31 per cent at Rs...

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Cereal inflation would be hard to tame amidst low rice acreage

Is India going to face inflation in cereal prices during the rest of the current financial year? Experts differ on this. An analysis by Nomura Global Economics and CEIC finds that a below normal monsoon does not always translate into high retail inflation in food. Similarly, an above normal southwest monsoon does not always bring down the rate of food inflation. However, some agricultural experts (please click here, here and...

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Willing to ‘feed the world’ by summer, India may have to import wheat come winter -Sayantan Bera

-ThePrint.in With wheat prices soaring, the government may have to slash import duty and impose stock limits, say traders and analysts. New Delhi: Rising wholesale and consumer prices of wheat may push India to allow imports of the staple food item in a few months’ time. If India turns importer, it will be a drastic reversal — from desiring to ‘feed the world’ in the summer to battling a shortfall by winter. Compared...

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Rebuild agriculture to make it future-ready -Devinder Sharma

-The Tribune Rebuild agriculture to make it future-ready With Green Revolution having outlived its utility, it’s time to move to the next stage. The 75th anniversary of Independence provides an excellent opportunity to rethink and redesign the road map. This will call for moving away from the economic thought that has always relied on sacrificing agriculture for the sake of industry. The focus has to be on making the village the hub...

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