Pakistan PM Imran Khan cuts down 'naan', 'roti' rates to control spiralling food prices
Khan took 'stern notice' of increasing prices of 'naan' and 'roti' and decided to bring down the prices to their previous rates throughout Pakistan.
Aug 01, 2019, 10:40 AM ISTWPI inflation rises to 14-month high of 4.43% in May on costlier fuel, veggies
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation stood at 3.18 percent in April and 2.26 percent in May last year.
Jun 14, 2018, 13:25 PM ISTReducing cost of food items may help reduce death risk
A 30 per cent price change almost tripled that approximation with an estimation of 63,000 deaths prevented per year, or 9.2 per cent of all cardiometabolic disease deaths.
Demonetisation pushes retail inflation to a 3-year low of 3.41% in December
Falling prices of vegetables and pulses in the wake of cash crunch following the demonetisation move pushed the retail inflation to a 3-year low of 3.41 percent in December.
Jan 12, 2017, 18:35 PM ISTCPI has fallen down to 5.05%
CPI has fallen down to 5.05%. Watch this special segment and get to know more here.
Sep 14, 2016, 15:45 PM IST'Rise in food prices confined to tomato, potato, onion'
Rise in vegetable prices is mainly restricted to increase in tomato, potato and onion rates and this has been occurring with almost alarming regularity, according to a report by SBI Research.
Jul 20, 2016, 22:32 PM ISTFood prices pushes WPI Inflation to 0.79% in May; reduces hopes of rate cut
Wholesale inflation rose to 0.79 percent in May compared with 0.34 percent in April
Jun 14, 2016, 12:15 PM ISTWPI inflation to be in negative zone in March: D&B
The headline WPI inflation is expected to be in the range of (-) 0.2 percent to (-) 1.8 percent during March this year.
Mar 20, 2015, 15:23 PM ISTWe have been able to bring food inflation under control: Arun Jaitley
With the wholesale price index inflation falling to a 5-year low in September, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government has been able to bring food inflation under control.
Oct 14, 2014, 19:30 PM ISTSeptember retail inflation likely eased on lower food, fuel costs
The RBI has set a target of bringing inflation down to eight percent by January 2015 and six percent by January 2016.
Oct 13, 2014, 11:40 AM ISTTackling food inflation top priority for the govt: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday said controlling food inflation, which has been consistently hovering around the double-digit mark, is a "top priority" for the government.
Aug 27, 2014, 23:56 PM ISTPoverty, food price and inflation a major concern: Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said poverty, food price and inflation were still a major concern in the economic development of India and that it was the decisive challenge of our time to end the curse of poverty.
Aug 14, 2014, 19:30 PM IST