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Amid rising inflation, vigilance holds the key

June 13, 2026 12:35 am

Food inflation rose to 4.78 per cent, up from 4.2 per cent the month before, with items like tomatoes and ginger seeing a sharp surge. With weak rainfall delaying kharif crop planting, the outlook in this category is uncertain

Will the Iran war lead to food inflation?

March 31, 2026 9:16 am

Ample food stocks and a bumper rabi crop is likely to keep food inflation in check for now. But the war’s impact, through broken fertiliser and pesticide supply chains, may be felt down the line

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Knowledge Nugget: Why CPI with new base year 2024 matters for UPSC exam

February 21, 2026 10:56 am

UPSC Current Affairs Economy: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 has been released. How is its structure different from the earlier series? What other indicators are used to calculate inflation in India?

Inflation eased further to 0.3 per cent in October 2025—the lowest reading in the current CPI (2012=100) series.

Inflation in FY27 likely to be higher than FY26, but not a concern: Economic Survey 2026

January 29, 2026 2:18 pm

Risks from currency fluctuations, surge in metal prices and global uncertainties warrant ongoing monitoring and adaptive policy responses

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Low inflation gives RBI space to support growth

December 06, 2025 7:31 am

With limited fiscal space, after the recent tax cuts, and headwinds on the external front, the heavy lifting has to happen through monetary policy.

To seek comments via discussion papers before new CPI inflation series in Feb: MoSPI Secretary

October 27, 2025 12:11 am

Some e-commerce firms willing to allow scraping of price data, others to share with MoSPI

A good monsoon will help sustain declining inflation

July 15, 2025 7:24 am

The outlook for food prices is also promising. During the southwest monsoon season, cumulative all-India rainfall has been 9.5 per cent above the long period average as on July 14

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Consumer confidence declines marginally; households expect inflation to rise

December 10, 2024 7:32 am

The current situation index (CSI) moderated by 0.7 points to 94 in November 2024 from 94.7 in September 2024.

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October CPI number is going to be very high than September: RBI Governor Das

November 06, 2024 11:59 pm

Change is policy stance does not mean ‘next step is a rate cut in the very next meeting’

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We cannot risk another bout of inflation: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

October 24, 2024 9:17 am

The newly constituted six-member MPC left the repo rate – the key policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for 20 consecutive months due to worries over higher inflation in the October policy.