The year 2022 was supposed to mark the recovery of the Indian economy from the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns of the preceding two years. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February pushed up prices of food, fuel and fertilizer worldwide. In India consumer price inflation, which had declined to under 5 percent in the September-November period of 2021, has steadily increased, staying above 6 percent throughout 2022. What happened to rural incomes in 2022? An...
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Stress in villages, but growth in cities, says Hindustan Unilever CEO - Sagar Malviya
Economic Times Unilever global chief executive Alan Jope said high inflation impacted demand from low income consumers in Indian villages even as growth remains stronger in cities. "The market growth in India remains stronger in urban areas than in rural areas and that reflects the high impact of high food inflation on low income consumers. We are seeing rural markets broadly flat in value terms with lower volumes," Jope said during its...
More »India adds five more Ramsar sites, ups tally to 54 -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu Three of them are in Tamil Nadu and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands that are of international importance, bringing the number of such sites to 54, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav tweeted on Tuesday. “Delighted to inform that 5 more Indian wetlands have got Ramsar recognition as wetlands of international importance,” Mr. Yadav tweeted. These are the Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh...
More »Samyukta Kisan Morcha reiterates the demand for legally guaranteed MSP for crops
-Press release by Samyukta Kisan Morcha dated 17th April, 2022 On the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the MSP Guarantee Week was observed from April 11th to 17th by the farmers across the country — Protests, demonstrations, meets, conventions, seminars and other programs were held across the country Despite SKM’s repeated requests for clarifications regarding the committee on MSP, vis-à-vis its composition, its mandate, its tenure, and its terms of reference, the...
More »A tale of two Bundelkhands: UP cuts a sorry figure compared to MP in all sectors, data shows -Shraddha Yadav, Vikash Vaibhav, and Varun Kumar Das
-ThePrint.in MP-Bundelkhand is silently increasing its economic might, powered by its agricultural sector. Growth in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand, on the other hand, has stagnated. With the ongoing assembly election in Uttar Pradesh ready to witness the third phase of polling on 20 February, covering the Bundelkhand region, we shift our focus towards the economies of a region that is often ignored in economic discussions. Earlier, we looked into Western and Eastern regions...
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