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Food inflation dips but that isn’t enough

December 09, 2025 7:19 am

With the World Meteorological Organisation predicting a 55 per cent chance of a “weak” La Niña, which could result in a colder and longer winter, the rabi crop prospects appear bright.

A fall in vegetable prices was a key driver, although the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) cut that came into effect on September 22 will reflect in the data for October, economists said.

Vegetable prices drag inflation below 2% in September, but gold inflation at record high

October 14, 2025 5:30 am

At 1.54%, India’s CPI inflation in September was below the RBI’s medium-term target of 4% for the eighth consecutive month.

Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi

Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi launches retail sale of onions at Rs 24 through mobile vans

September 04, 2025 4:07 pm

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi says that various direct interventions through price stabilisation measures have played an important role in bringing down the inflation rate in recent months.

Explained: Why food inflation may remain low

July 21, 2025 7:50 am

A second successive good monsoon, combined with the government allowing imports of pulses and edible oils at zero/low duties, is likely to keep a lid on prices going ahead

Express View on sustained moderation in inflation: A good low

May 15, 2025 6:51 am

It offers welcome relief for consumers, opens up policy space

Why food inflation is softening, what lies ahead

April 21, 2025 7:54 am

An agriculture production recovery, plus forecast of an “above normal” monsoon for 2025, should enable a further cooling of food inflationary pressures. Together with easing global crude prices and a stable rupee, it can also provide a boost to consumption

India's retail inflation slips to over 5-year low, opens door to more rate cuts

April 15, 2025 10:50 pm

India Retail Inflation Cut: Food inflation eased to 2.69% in March from 3.75% in the previous month.

Food items such as ginger, tomato, and garlic recorded the lowest year-on-year inflation at -35.81, -28.51, and -20.32 per cent, respectively. Overall, the inflation rate for vegetables was registered at -1.07 per cent.

Retail inflation drops to 7-month low in Feb, food inflation eases most since May ’23; IIP grows by 5% in Jan

March 12, 2025 10:46 pm

Food inflation, based on the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), fell to 3.7 per cent, the lowest since May 2023, when it was 3.19 per cent.

(Left) Sugarcane workers cutting cane in Purandar, Maharashtra; a farmer's family helps harvest the wheat crop in Sidhauli, UP.

Why sugar & wheat are the main food inflation worries now

March 10, 2025 11:43 am

Precarious stock levels and production uncertainties have made the last mile of disinflation most challenging in the two commodities.

In January, the consumer price index (CPI) of inflation fell to a five-month low of 4.31 per cent from 5.22 per cent in December.

Food inflation outlook pressures likely to witness significant easing: RBI Governor

February 22, 2025 7:36 am

In January, the consumer price index (CPI) of inflation fell to a five-month low of 4.31 per cent from 5.22 per cent in December.

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'Railways in crisis going from bad to worse': Dinesh Trivedi

February 25, 2016 6:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Former railways minister Dinesh Trivedi wished Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu all the best for the upcoming Railways Budget. He said he was little worried about the railways because railways is a basic system anywhere in the world, which adds to half percent to the GDP. If the railways doesn’t do well, you cannot contain even your food inflation.