Tag: food inflation

Highways safety push: Govt to fine contractors for repeat NH accidents; cashless treatment scheme for victims soon

BusinessNovember 2, 2025

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now impose penalties on contractors if more than one accident occurs in a year on a specific stretch of National Highway built under the build-operate-transfer...

IIHL and Invesco complete JV formation to grab a piece of fast-growing asset management market in India

StocksNovember 2, 2025

IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL), the promoter of IndusInd Bank, and US-based global investment firm Invesco Ltd have completed the formation of their new asset management joint venture in India, marking a key strategic move in...

CPI inflation eases to 2.82% in May, logs 6-year low; food prices lead broad-based decline

BusinessJune 12, 2025

India’s headline retail inflation fell to 2.82% in May 2025, the lowest year-on-year rate since February 2019, according to data released...

Retail inflation hits 7-month low, industrial output sees growth

EconomyMarch 13, 2025

Retail inflation fell to a seven-month low of 3.6% in February, as food prices approached their lowest in two years, while industrial output...

Retail CPI inflation eases to 7-month low of 3.61% in February; January IIP growth at 5%

BusinessMarch 12, 2025

Retail inflation or Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of February eased to a 7-month low of 3.61%. This...

Retail inflation declines to 4.31% in January

BusinessFebruary 12, 2025

Retail inflation eased to 4.31 per cent in January from 5.22 per cent in December primarily due to declining food costs,...

Budget 2025: What can government do to tame inflation horse?

EconomyJanuary 4, 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2025 Budget has to undertake a host of measures to address the economic landscape, with a focus on India’s...

Is India’s food inflation being measured correctly? EAC-PM member Nilesh Shah weighs in

EconomyDecember 4, 2024

Nilesh Shah, managing director and CEO of Kotak Mutual Fund, shared his views on the complexities surrounding food inflation and its role in...

food inflation: Kitchen essentials buck slowdown trend: Hopes of demand recovery rise as staples segment sees double-digit growth in Sept qtr

EconomyNovember 21, 2024

Staples and essentials are largely bucking the consumption slowdown at mostly double-digit volume sales growth, which industry executives said indicates consumers are not...

Double trouble for FMCG players: Costly commodities, weak demand

BusinessNovember 4, 2024

NEW DELHI: Leading FMCG companies reported a decline in margins in the Sept quarter on account of higher input costs and...

FMCG firms worry over high inflation, squeezing urban market; hint price hike

BusinessNovember 3, 2024

NEW DELHI: Leading FMCG companies reported a decline in margins in the September quarter on account of higher input costs and...

Urban areas facing strain due to sluggish demand: Nestle

BusinessOctober 23, 2024

NEW DELHI: The FMCG sector is facing a muted demand, with growth in F&B (food and beverage) declining to 1.5-2% as...

Inflation: Food on boil, retail inflation hits nine-month high of 5.5%

EconomyOctober 14, 2024

India’s retail inflation surged to a nine-month high of 5.5% in September, driven by higher food inflation and an unfavourable base effect, official...