India's rate of inflation rose, or more precisely, the Consumer Price Index, which is the most reliable means of gauging retail inflation, rose to 6.21 per cent in October, compared to its low of 3.6 ...

The RBI MPC’s unanimous decision to cut interest rates is finally an acknowledgement that slowing growth is a bigger problem than inflation. Between the Budget’s income tax measures and this, both ...

The Economic Survey 2024-25 has highlighted that food prices in India have remained high, even though overall inflation has come down. Retail inflation, which was 5.4% in the last financial year ...

RBI Governor says remains watchful on all factors affecting inflation, rupee depreciation due to global uncertainty ...

The Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday in the Lok Sabha, listed challenges that drove inflation rates in the current fiscal year. From global conflicts to ...

NEW DELHI: The food inflation rate in India has remained firm over the past two years defying the global trend, and frequent extreme weather events are one of the reasons, the government said in ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) yesterday cut its key interest rate for the first time in nearly five years, as it seeks to boost the sluggish economy and sees inflation easing toward its 4 percent ...

Core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as food and energy stood at 3.6 per cent in December as against 3.7 per cent in November. Food inflation, which makes up around half of the overall ...

Against this backdrop, the upcoming presentation of the Budget in February carries significant weight. Targeted interventions across three pivots will be critical in reviving high growth rates—curbing ...

Led by a good Rabi harvest, India’s inflation is likely to ease in the fourth quarter of the current financial year, aligning with the RBI and IMF target of around 4% by FY26, noted the Economic ...