-Livemint.com For the sixth month in a row, the retail price inflation stayed well above the RBI's upper tolerance limit of 6% India's retail inflation eased slightly to 7.01% in June against 7.04% in the previous month, government data showed today. However, in June 2021, the retail inflation stood at 6.26%. The consumer price-based inflation (CPI) has breached the upper limit of RBI's tolerance band, ranging from 2-6%, for the sixth consecutive...
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Retail inflation eases in June to 7.01%, but still above RBI’s upper limit -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times Food price index leapt 7.75% in June on the back of a global spiral in commodity prices, slightly lower than 7.97% in May India’s retail inflation marginally eased for the second month in a row to 7.01% in June from a year ago, official data on Tuesday showed, but consumer prices, which rose 7.04% in May, continued to breach the Reserve Bank of India’s upper limit of 6% for the...
More »Contraception and family planning is a woman’s job -Sonikka Loganathan
-The Hindu Although both men and women have knowledge of various modern contraceptive methods, NFHS-5 data show that women continue to bear the burden of family planning Awareness of family planning and contraception among Indians is widespread, with over 99% of married men and women between the ages of 15-49 knowing at least one contraceptive method. Still, not all women find their family planning needs being met. While there are many reasons...
More »Latest wetland mapping data underscores the need to step up conservation action -Ritesh Kumar
-India.Mongabay.com * India’s 2022 Wetlands Change Atlas mapped 231,195 wetlands, covering 4.86 percent of the country’s geographical area. The Atlas concluded that the number and extent of these wetlands have increased during the 2006/7-2017/18 period. * Given that mapping wetlands is a complex task, 2022 Atlas likely presents the lower bound of the actual wetland extent in the country and the overall number is higher than what is recorded. * It is high...
More »Sowing report: Lowest area under paddy in a decade -Shagun
-Down to Earth Till July 8, rainfall had been deficient in at least eight states Just 7.22 million hectares (mha) have been sown with paddy, according to data released by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare July 8, 2022. This is the lowest area sown till the second week of July when compared to the last 10 years. For instance, on July 13, 2012, the area under paddy was 9.67 mha. It...
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