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WPI inflation rises to 2.93% in February on costlier vegetables, fuel
Wholesale food prices in February rose 3.29% year-on-yearThe wholesale price inflation accelerates after falling to a 10-month low of 2.76% in January
1 min read14 Mar 2019Opinion | India now faces its own version of Soviet Union’s scissors crisis
Managing relative price of food in terms of industrial goods will be one of the biggest policy challenges for the govt
4 min read23 Jan 2019The case for higher crop MSPs
With wholesale food prices lower than two years ago ahead of government implementing higher Crop MSPs, farmers are naturally a disgruntled lot
1 min read2 Jul 2018Why a tomato farmer in Haryana was forced to abandon his crop
A bumper harvest in Haryana and other states have led to a crash in tomato prices, fuelling farm distress
4 min read4 May 2018WPI inflation eases to 2.84% in January
Annual wholesale price inflation (WPI) eases in January for the second straight month, helped by a softer rise in food and fuel prices
1 min read15 Feb 2018WPI inflation rises to 1.88% in July
Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation increased to 1.88% in July, led by increases in food and mineral prices, compared to 0.90% rise a month ago
1 min read14 Aug 2017Popular Topics
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