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Rising veggie prices hit the common man hard, says survey

The survey, conducted by Local Circles, got 11,800 responses from citizens across 311 districts of the country

Gender equality: Rank declines a notch in 2022 against last year

India's position went down despite its score remaining 74.4 out of 100 in all the three years

RBI monetary policy review: FY23 inflation projections raised to 5.7%

The projection on inflation is based on the assumption of international crude oil prices of the Indian basket remaining at $100 billion a barrel

How has India's consumption inequality come down to a four-decade low?

A recent IMF working paper said that India's consumption inequality during the Covid-affected 2020-21 fell to near the lowest level in the last 40 years. It was due to the govt's free ration scheme

Consumption inequality fell to a near-four-decade low in FY21, shows data

IMF study attributes it to free foodgrain supply to 800 million beneficiaries

Fruit-based fizzy drinks to draw 40% rate under GST after Gujarat ruling

The authority did not agree with a petitioner's that fruit-based drinks should attract 12 per cent GST.

During Covid, free food helped rein in poverty in India: IMF paper

India has "eliminated low-income poverty (which is based the purchasing power parity or PPP of $1.9 per person a day)", the lead author of the paper said

'Pew's view that 75 mn pushed into poverty is an opinion survey'

"As India has eliminated low-income poverty and has become a lower-middle income country, it's more useful to start using the $3.2/day poverty line"

Going beyond 'The Kashmir Files' to gauge rehab work for state's migrants

A deep dive into why Kashmiri Pandits don't seem too happy with a slew of relief measures provided by the Centre and the states sheltering them

Tamil Nadu sets up GST advisory council on fiscal powers of state, Centre

The Tamil Nadu government has set up an advisory council on the fiscal powers of the state and the Centre with special reference to the goods and services tax (GST)

EPF continues to beat inflation even with interest rate at four-decade low

The scheme also offers better returns than other most other investment avenues

Long-awaited four labour codes may not come up before June-end

In the case of the labour codes, apart from the states, the Centre too is required to frame rules

Safe for now, macro economy may take a hit if Russian-Ukraine war stretches

A feeble impact is already being felt, and if the conflict stretches way beyond March, it could have implications on growth, inflation, fiscal deficit and current account deficit

India's retail price inflation likely to remain over 6% till April

This is owing to elevated oil and commodity prices

Faltering Sri Lanka holds strategic importance for India, shows data

The share in India's total exports declined from 2.16 per cent in FY15 to just 1.3 per cent in the first 10 months of the current financial year.

Second hike in two days: Petrol, diesel prices dearer 85 paise each

Petrol and diesel are costliest in Mumbai at Rs 111.67 and Rs 95.85 a litre, respectively.

Petrol and diesel prices hiked for first time in over four months

Up 80 paise a litre; domestic gas cylinder now dearer by Rs 50

Rupee slide impacted export-import, inflation differently across periods

There are several reasons for the lack of uniformity, such as depreciation of other currencies, essential nature of crude imports and global fluctuations in energy prices

Direct tax mop-up beats the revised estimates at Rs 13.6 trillion

Up more than Rs 1 trn over RE for FY22, to help govt rein in fiscal deficit at 6.9%

Auditing officers lose adjudicating notice power under GST system

Experts allege that auditing and investigating officers were not adjudicating the notices judiciously and were retaining the demands made in them