Price Rise
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Centre imposes minimum export price of $800 per tonne on onion to curb domestic prices
The directive will be in effect till December 31.
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Centre imposes 40% duty on export of onions to control rise in prices
The daily average retail price of onion was Rs 30.72 per kg on Saturday, 20.75% higher to last year’s rate of Rs 25.44 per kg.
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Centre to sell tomatoes at subsidised rate of Rs 80 per kg in Delhi, other cities
The prices of tomatoes have soared across the country in the last few weeks due to supply disruption caused by heavy rains.
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Trending
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To reduce tomato prices, Centre to procure from Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
In some parts of the country, tomatoes are being sold for Rs 200 a kilogram.
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Centre asks for suggestions from public to bring down tomato prices
The consumer affairs ministry has announced a ‘tomato grand challenge hackathon’.
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As tomato prices soar, Congress blames flawed policies by Centre
The rates have doubled since last month and gone past Rs 100 a kilogram in some parts of the country.
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Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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Retail inflation drops to 4.25% in May – lowest since April 2021
The price rise indicator continues to be within the tolerance level of the Reserve Bank of India for the third consecutive month.
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Wholesale inflation drops to -0.92% in April – lowest since July 2020
The WPI has declined for the eleventh consecutive month after it jumped to a 20-year high of 16.63% in May last year.
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Essential medicines to get costlier by up to 12% from April 1
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority changes the upper price cap of drugs based on wholesale inflation.
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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India’s wholesale inflation drops to 3.85% in February – the lowest since January 2021
It is also the fourth consecutive month that the price rise indicator in wholesale markets has remained in single digits.
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Commercial LPG cylinder prices increased by Rs 350, domestic cooking gas rates hiked by Rs 50
In Delhi, a 14.2-kilogram domestic LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 1,103 while a 19-kilogram commercial cylinder will cost Rs 2,119.
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Wholesale inflation declines to 4.73% in January
This was the eighth consecutive month that the price rise indicator registered a decline in wholesale markets.
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The Field
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore deliver lesson on making comebacks to win first title