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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· Aug 20, 2023 · 10:14 am

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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· Jul 16, 2023 · 08:05 pm

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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· Jul 12, 2023 · 08:25 pm

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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· Jul 01, 2023 · 11:37 am

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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· Jun 28, 2023 · 01:27 pm

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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· Jun 12, 2023 · 07:40 pm

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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· May 15, 2023 · 09:01 pm

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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· Mar 29, 2023 · 09:29 am

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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· Mar 14, 2023 · 04:52 pm

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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· Mar 01, 2023 · 12:18 pm

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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· Feb 14, 2023 · 03:22 pm

Commercial LPG cylinder prices increased by Rs 25, will now cost Rs 1,769 in Delhi

The Congress on Sunday described the move as the Modi government’s ‘new year gift’ to the Indians.

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· Jan 01, 2023 · 02:01 pm