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8th Pay Commission news: Defence employee body demands new inflation index to calculate 8th CPC DA, DR, revised pay- RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Sanjay Malhotra & co warn weak monsoon could stir food inflation despite price stability
- India overhauls inflation framework with new Producer Price Index, revised WPI
- New IIP series to track CCTV cameras, stents, vaccines, card productsIndia's industrial tracking is getting a major upgrade. The new Index of Industrial Production will monitor 120 additional items, including...27 May, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
- Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
- India's inflation puzzle: How will fuel price play outIndia's inflation debate intensifies as wholesale prices surge, driven by fuel costs, while retail inflation remains subdued. A recent fuel...19 May, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
- 8th Pay Commission fitment factor demand: Railway employee body demands multiple fitment factors; minimum pay of Rs 52,600The Indian Railways Technical Supervisors’ Association (IRTSA) has submitted a memorandum to the 8th Pay Commission demanding five distinct...07 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
- 8th Pay Commission Delhi meeting dates: Important update for Defence, Railway employees as 8th CPC set to discuss salary hike, fitment factor & moreThe 8th Central Pay Commission will meet with Defence and Railway employee and pensioner bodies in New Delhi on May 13 and 14, 2026. Stakeh...07 May, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
- India’s March retail inflation quickens to 3.4% as US war on Iran disrupts global trade flowsIn March, India's retail inflation ticked up to 3.4%, influenced by escalating tensions in the Middle East that are affecting global oil su...13 Apr, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
- CPI’s new method skewed; UP and Maharashtra account for nearly half of newly added markets, says SBIConsumer Price Index (CPI) new method market additions for the calculation of the inflation data skewed towards few states as UP, Maharasht...13 Feb, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
- New CPI series to improve basis for formulating monetary, fiscal policies: CEA NageswaranChief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series will improve the quality of data use...12 Feb, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
- Goodbye VCRs, hello OTT: India’s inflation basket prepares for a resetIndia's inflation gauge is undergoing a significant overhaul, phasing out outdated items like VCRs and introducing modern essentials such a...19 Jan, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
- Food items may shed weight in CPI basketA revision of India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) is underway, potentially reducing the weightage of food items. This change, based on the l...28 Nov, 2024, 04.11 AM IST
- CPI may not accurately reflect your inflation burden; find out your personal inflationThe overall inflation rate measured by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the weighted average rate of price rise of different items in the...21 Apr, 2022, 08.56 AM IST
- Inflation is highly personal: Why your personal inflation rate is what matters and how to calculate itEven if headline numbers suggest inflation is 5%, you may actually be facing much higher inflation. Not paying heed to personal inflation m...10 Dec, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
- ET Explains: The CPI-WPI gap, and how CPI movements impact your grocery billThere have been frequent claims that the CPI does not precisely reflect what consumers across India actually pay. And there is enough groun...17 Oct, 2019, 11.48 PM IST
- Low weightage to pulses helped CPI weather price riseThere are two widely accepted ways of measuring price rise or inflation - the wholesale price index (WPI) and the consumer price index (CPI...14 Sep, 2015, 11.20 AM IST
- New CPI to capture changing patternsThe number of items in the CPI has increased to 448 from 437 in rural areas and to 460 from 450 in urban areas.10 Mar, 2015, 04.26 AM IST
- Base year for CPI to be revised this month“In a declining inflation scenario, the new headline CPI may be higher than current CPI by 5 basis points (0.05 percentage points) and in a...23 Jan, 2015, 03.23 AM IST
- Confusing price indicesCPI serves as a better barometer of the cost of living.30 Mar, 2009, 03.28 AM IST
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