Slower pace of growth in food prices aided the decline in wholesale price inflation from 3.93% in November, DIPP data show
2 min read16 Jan 2018WPI inflation rose mainly account of a sharp increase in fuel and food prices, according to data released by the commerce ministry
1 min read14 Dec 2017That retail inflation has remained sticky at 4.8-4.9% indicates that firms are finding it difficult to pass on the rise in commodity prices, leading to a squeeze in margins
1 min read16 Mar 2017Wholesale food price inflation gallops to 7.88% in May from 4.23% in April, paced by rising vegetable prices
3 min read15 Jun 2016As per the latest WPI data, inflation in 31 essential commodities moderated to 6.05% in June as against 9.27% in the same month last year
1 min read8 Aug 2014For the first time since the liberalization of the economy, India has a political dispensation at the centre which can take hard decisions
4 min read20 Jun 2014The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared