DA hike: The Centre is anticipated to make an announcement regarding the second hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for employees and pensioners from July 2024 in September. It is estimated that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi might sanction a 3% increase in DA and DR during this phase. … Read more
Tomato inflation: The wholesale price of the tomatoes for the first-grade variety stood above Rs. 100 per kg in many parts of India by the last week of June The sudden and rapid fall in the quantity of tomatoes brought to various mandis across India in the last week of June created a demand-supply mismatch. … Read more
India’s retail inflation for pulses is expected to be under 5 per cent during the second half of the current fiscal, India Ratings and Research said on Monday. As per the agency, this estimate is based on the high level of prices during the corresponding period of last fiscal and the measures taken by the … Read more
KOLKATA: Non-basmati rice exports from India increased 68% year-on-year in the April-July period, helped by a drop in rice production in Thailand. India exported 2.99 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in the first four months of this financial year, up from 1.78 million tonnes a year ago, earning foreign exchange equivalent to Rs 8,903 crore … Read more
NEW DELHI: Retail prices of tomato on Saturday skyrocketed to Rs 80-85 per kg in the national capital due to tight supply from growing areas, according to private traders. Tomato prices have been firm since June and were ruling in the range of Rs 50-60 per kg depending on the variety till last few weeks. … Read more