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Key food items also posted a sharp increase in prices. Onion inflation, for instance, jumped to 22.54% in July

July household inflation little changed at 4.45%, food prices rise

August 12, 2026 8:35 pm

Core inflation, or inflation excluding food and fuel items, remained unchanged at 3.9% in July. The RBI has forecast it will average 4.3% in 2026-27.

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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

Jamun prices start to dip as supply improves

May 03, 2026 5:46 pm

Retail jamun prices are ranging between Rs 300 and Rs 500 per kg in Pune.

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Knowledge Nugget: CPI vs WPI and Inflation basics for UPSC preparation

April 22, 2026 11:24 am

At 3.4%, the March inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is only slightly higher than February’s 3.21%. How does the CPI differ from the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)? In Beyond the Nugget, learn about the Index of Eight Core Sector Industries.

It’s time to insulate food from oil shocks

April 06, 2026 12:39 am

Proactive management of stocks and supplies, and keeping the import window open, is the only strategy to deal with such extreme uncertainty.

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

Food inflation dips but that isn’t enough

December 09, 2025 6:07 pm

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.

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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

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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.