The crude truth: Rise and rise in oil prices and its impact
Analysts and market participants expect oil prices to firm up further, with some even talking about the possibility of Brent hitting $100 a barrel
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Analysts and market participants expect oil prices to firm up further, with some even talking about the possibility of Brent hitting $100 a barrel
Retail inflation rate surged to a 15-month high of 7.44 per cent in July, primarily driven by rise in prices of vegetables, cereals, pulses, spices, and milk and products. The effect was seen countrywide. Headline inflation is likely to average above 6 per cent in the July-Sept quarter, and a rate cut by RBI seems unlikely
Who are the 13.5 crore Indians that the PM said have broken out of poverty and entered the middle class? How is poverty estimated, and what is multidimensional poverty?
From the farm laws that tried to free agricultural trade, the Modi govt has reverted to controls and curbs. This is pretty much on the lines of an earlier short-lived experiment at decontrol, back in 1947-48
The new system will harness online conciliation and online arbitration for resolution of disputes arising in the securities market.