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India’s agrarian sector needs a budget boost -Yamini Aiyar and Mekhala Krishnamurthy

-Hindustan Times Farm policymaking slowed down after the repeal of three laws in 2021. But the climate crisis, geopolitical instability and inflation have exacerbated the urgency for reforms In November 2021, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi repealed three contentious farm laws in a dramatic turnaround. The entire episode — from the passage of the laws, the protests that followed and the turnaround — had stalled national agriculture policymaking. Yet, as this column...

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Losing the pulse: Farmers will suffer a setback with falling chana prices. Govt must observe - Shweta Saini and Pulkit Khatri

-ThePrint.in With prices of chana trickling for two years now, the government must revisit its policies and save the crop before it is too late. Chana prices in India have been ruling below their minimum support price (MSP) levels since the last two years. But unlike cereals, edible oils, and vegetables, where inflation is regularly reported, falling prices of such crops seldom make it to the national media. These prices are important...

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Retail inflation for milk is high, higher for dairy products

-The Hindu Business Line Average prices of liquid milk in the North Eastern region saw the highest increase between January 1 and November 22, followed by the North, East, West and South regions. Inflationary pressures on milk remain unabated as Mother Dairy has decided to hike prices on two of its milk variants, effective Monday. While milk prices have been on the rise this year, dairy products such as curd and ice...

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Stay watchful: On October inflation data

-The Hindu Policymakers can ill-afford to drop their guard in the fight against inflation October’s inflation data point to a welcome softening in price gains that should offer some succour to monetary policy authorities, who have been battling to rein in runaway inflation since the beginning of this year. Retail inflation, or price gains based on the Consumer Price Index, slowed to 6.77% last month, from September’s 7.41%, aided by an appreciable...

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Wholesale Price Inflation Eases To 8.39% In October, Lowest Since March 2021

-NDTV.com Wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) eased in October to 8.39 per cent year-on-year, the lowest since March 2021. Wholesale price-based inflation eased in October to 8.39 per cent year-on-year, compared to 10.70 per cent in September, helped by a fall in commodity prices, government data showed on Monday. Declining for the fifth consecutive month, that Wholesale Price Index (WPI) reading is the lowest since March 2021 and below a double-digit rise for the...

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