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Assam recorded one of the lowest retail inflation rates in the country in July 2023.

Indias headline retail inflation rate crashed past the upper bound of the Reserve Bank of Indias (RBI) 2-6 percent tolerance range in July and shot up to a 15-month high of 7.44 percent, spurred on by a massive increase in vegetable prices, data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on August 14 showed.

With 6-6.5 per cent GDP growth expected in 2023-24, India is set to enter the league of three largest economies before 2030

Consumer Price Index inflation has now spent 46 consecutive months above the Reserve Bank of Indias medium-term target of 4 percent

Breaking: Retail Inflation in July Rises Sharply to 7.44 Per Cent from 4.87 Per Cent in June.

The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2012=100 and corresponding Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for Rural (R), Urban (U) and Comb

In its bid to give further relief to consumers, the central government on Monday said it has directed its marketing agencies to sell tomatoes at Rs 50 per kg instead of Rs 70 starting Tuesday. Tomato Prices Drop: Big Relief to Consumers As Centre Slashes Retail Tomatoes Prices, To Be Now Sold at Rs 50 per Kg.

THE Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are adopted as an agenda for nations to achieve by 2030. They are so familiar that they need not be spelled out.

More than 750 years ago, Sufi saint Syed Baba Abdul Razzaq founded the village of Baba Wayil in Kashmir to spread Islam's teachings. Today, the village rejects lavish weddings and dowries, opting for simple ceremonies. This change has led to positive social reforms, with early marriages and financial burdens reduced. However, this progressive approach is still rare in Kashmir, where extravagant weddings persist, contributing to a crisis of delayed marriages and increasing unmarried youth. T...

Rather than discrediting official statistics, the focus should be on a radical rehaul of the statistical agencies.