Government keeping eye on inflation: Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

Government keeping eye on inflation: Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi, on December 21, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 21 said the government is keeping an eye on inflation which is purely “extraneous” nowadays because of the fuel and fertilizer prices. […]

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Explained | The ban on the export of broken rice

Explained | The ban on the export of broken rice

The story so far: On September 9, the Centre instituted a ban on the export of broken rice. Additionally, it mandated an export duty of 20% on rice in husk (paddy or rough), husked (brown rice) and semi-milled or wholly-milled rice. The measures do not affect export of basmati or parboiled rice. The Secretary at […]

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Rupee falls 4 paise to close at ₹79.66 against U.S. dollar

Rupee falls 4 paise to close at ₹79.66 against U.S. dollar

Rupee traded in a narrow range as investors awaited key domestic macroeconomic data points like IIP and CPI for further cues. Rupee traded in a narrow range as investors awaited key domestic macroeconomic data points like IIP and CPI for further cues. The rupee depreciated 4 paise to close at ₹79.66 (provisional) against the U.S. […]

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Services sector growth slipped to four-month low in July: S&P Global PMI

Services sector growth slipped to four-month low in July: S&P Global PMI

India’s services sector growth hit a four-month low as demand weakened amid inflation pressures, as per the S& S&P Global India Services Purchase Managers’ Index (PMI) which moderated to 55.5 in July from an 11-year high of 59.2 in June. A reading of 50 on the PMI indicates no change in business activity levels. While […]

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Services sector growth slipped to four-month low in July: S&P Global PMI

S&P India services sector PMI growth falls to 4-month low in July

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index Business Activity Index fell from 59.2 in June to 55.5 in July, pointing to the slowest rate of growth in four months. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index Business Activity Index fell from 59.2 in June to 55.5 in July, pointing […]

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Rural food prices continued to surge in April

Rural food prices continued to surge in April

Rising food prices spurred an increase by 10 points each in the all-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for agricultural and rural labourers, respectively, last month, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said in a release on Saturday. An increase in the prices of rice, wheat-atta, jowar, bajra, ragi, vegetables and fruits contributed the bulk of […]

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