-Hindustan Times As the New Year begins amid renewed hope, what will 2023 hold for the economy — both Indian and global? As the New Year begins amid renewed hope, what will 2023 hold for the economy — both Indian and global? Here are four questions whose answers hold the key. Will the war in Europe end? Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the sweeping western sanctions against Moscow, and the supply chain...
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Govt lifts stock restrictions on edible oil for wholesale traders
-Hindustan Times The exemption on stock limits will also apply to big-chain suppliers and super markets, the government added, in a move aimed at easing tight controls over stocking of edible oils due to high prices New Delhi: The Union government said in a notification issued Tuesday that it has lifted restrictions on stocks of edible oil wholesalers can store owing to an increase in global supplies and stable domestic prices. The exemption...
More »Is Food Inflation in India Driven by Demand or Supply? -Deepanshu Mohan, and others
-TheWire.in While domestic food price inflation is high globally, consumer food price inflation in India has increased from 0.68% to 8.38% between September 2021 and April 2022. Inflation has continued to peak at an all-time high in all economies around the world, with food and energy prices skyrocketing to unprecedented levels. Even industrially developed nations like the US, Canada, and the Eurozone, which experienced decades-long of stable price levels have struggles to...
More »Odisha floods lead to rise in prices of vegetables, Supply chain disruptions -Devesh Kumar
-Livemint.com * Odisha have been reeling under flood, leading to crop damage and supply chain disruption * Vegetables prices have shot up in the markets of Bhubaneswar as several districts of Odisha Recurrent floods in several districts of Odisha have led to crop damage and Supply chain disruptions which further hiked the prices of vegetables in the state. Tomatoes are sold at ₹25 per kg in downtown Bhubaneswar, a jump of around five rupees...
More »The Hard Grind: Wheat inflation becoming hard to stomach for Indian households -Siddharth Upasani
-Moneycontrol.com India was supposed to be largely insulated from the war between Russia and Ukraine as far as prices of food items were concerned. However, there are signs that the conflict in Europe is adding to Indians' wheat bill. On April 18, data from the commerce ministry showed India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation unexpectedly rose to a four-month high of 14.55 percent in March. And while energy and metals led the...
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