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Parliament panel raises ‘perpetual tolling’, seeks new tariff authority
August 14, 2025 5:45 am
The PAC recommended that the ministry should establish a tariff authority to ensure transparency and fairness in toll fixation, collection, and regulation.
Wholesale price inflation rises to 1.26% in April
May 14, 2024 1:22 pm
As per the release, the positive rate of inflation in April is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, electricity, manufacture of food products, crude petroleum and natural gas and other manufacturing etc.
Why inflation and WPI is down, but not (all) prices
June 23, 2023 10:32 am
The headline retail inflation rate fell to a 25-month low in May, thanks in part to a high base effect. But the inflation rate has remained high in several categories of food and household items — which means shopping for groceries continues to pinch
WPI inflation hits 7-yr low of 3.48 per cent in May
June 15, 2023 12:53 am
Wholesale inflation rate had stood in double digits during April 2021-September 2022, with inflation rate at 16.63 per cent in May 2022. Retail inflation, based on the more closely-monitored Consumer Price Index (Combined), had also declined to a 25-month low of 4.25 per cent in May.
Wholesale inflation eases to over 2-year low of 3.85% in February; food items remain costly
March 14, 2023 3:01 pm
The 3.85 per cent WPI inflation is the lowest since January 2021, when the rate of price rise on wholesale basis was 2.51 per cent.
Fodder inflation soars to 28.66% in December 2022, no respite in sight from higher milk prices
January 19, 2023 1:55 am
The rise in fodder prices is significant as it increases the cost of milk production, which affects consumers’ household budgets.
Fodder inflation up to 27.31%, highest since June 2013
November 15, 2022 2:50 am
The WPI-based fodder inflation was 8.85% in October last year. However, it increased sharply in 2022 and reached 25.54% in August and 25.23% in September.
Wholesale fodder inflation remains high with over 25% WPI for September
October 15, 2022 6:49 am
The overall WPI inflation has “eased” to 10.70 per cent in September 2022 as compared to 12.41 per cent in August 2022. While the fodder inflation has been rising since December 2021, the overall WPI inflation has softened in recent months.
Ashok Gulati writes: Out of tune
September 19, 2022 10:06 am
Ashok Gulati writes: An orchestra of multiple instruments is required to deal with the continuing high inflation
High WPI may put pressure on retail inflation: RBI
May 27, 2022 1:50 pm
In its annual report, the RBI said that the cost-push pressures from high industrial raw material prices, transportation costs and global logistics, and supply chain bottlenecks continue to impinge on core inflation.
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