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El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...
Weak monsoon threat looms; food inflation fears riseAgriculture, though smaller in output share, still employs 43% of India's workforce, making monsoon performance crucial for rural demand an...
US-Iran peace deal brings relief, but India turns to a risk at homeIndia just got a near-term macroeconomic breather from a US-Iran peace deal. However, early monsoon weakness and potential El Niño conditio...
Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
Delhi Chakka Jam for three days: Check what could be affected in Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and other NCR regionsDelhi Chakka Jam Today News: A three-day Chakka jam in Delhi-NCR has been called by transport unions starting May 21. During these three da...
Petrol, diesel price hike impact: From milk, onions, Blinkit deliveries to Uber fares & others, here's all that may get costlierPetrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...
Erratic policy-making: Why it’s time to rethink onion export controlsExport quotas offer a structured, transparent, and predictable alternative to India’s current onion export policy.
Excess rains don’t just affect cricket matches; they hurt Indian economy tooIndia's 2024 monsoon, the heaviest since 2020, brought both relief and chaos. While aiding recovery from last year's drought, the excess ra...
Rising vegetable prices strain household budgets across India: SurveyA survey by LocalCircles highlighted significant consumer concerns over rising prices of essential vegetables—onion, potato, and tomato. It...
From a glut to a deficit: A predicted onion shortage is set to pinch consumers, againIndia may face a significant onion supply shortage, leading to a potential price surge in early March. Despite stable prices due to a suppl...
Timely policy interventions help India remain fastest growing economy: Sanjiv Puri, chairman and managing director of ITC"(The) Q2 GDP numbers are a testament to how well the economy is doing," Puri said at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Global Eco...
How the onion rolls: The politics and economy of India's kitchen stapleThe Reserve Bank of India's governor, Shaktikanta Das, highlighted the need to closely monitor onion production during a recent meeting. On...
Commodity Talk | Rain deficit likely to impact wheat, rice, onion production: Anuj Gupta, HDFC Securities"Majorly, prices of wheat and pulses may go up as a result of weak monsoon. On the vegetable side, since they are perishable items, supply ...
India's Onion Conundrum: A pungent price rise may need further actions amid inflationary pressuresThe Indian government has imposed a 40% tax on onions for export as prices of the vegetable spike, driving up retail prices of what is a ke...
Surging food prices seen pushing up India’s inflation in JuneIndia's soaring prices of tomato, onion and pulses are prompting concerns over a hike in retail inflation, adding to predictions of hawkish...
Potato prices up 92% in one year, onions by 44%The comparative analysis of data by the consumer affairs ministry shows that in average wholesale prices, potato prices have gone up by 108...
Food inflation: How to decode the onion price puzzleIt is ironical that food inflation surged to around 18% in August when agriculture is the primary hope in economy. The culprit was mainly o...
CCI plans market research unit to check unfair practicesThe Competition Commission of India has been cracking down on unfair trade practices, such as cartelisation and abuse of dominant market po...
- Govt committed to take steps to control inflation: Pranab
Attributing rising inflation partly to stimulus and increasing global commodity prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the go...
- Basu blames trader cartels for high onion prices
He said India may have to live with rising food prices, indicating that price pressures in the economy are here to stay for some more time.