New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India’s inflation rate based on the wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 8.3 per cent during April, compared to the same month of the previous year, primarily due to an increase in prices of fuels and crude oil amid the Middle East conflict, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.The WPI inflation for April was higher than the corresponding figure of 3.88 per cent recorded for March this yearWPI food inflation remained constan…
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Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Food prices at restaurants across the city are set to rise sharply following a steep increase in the cost of commercial LPG cylinders, a move that is expected to significantly impact both eateries and consumers.Popular breakfast items such as idli, dosa and pongal could see price hikes of up to 40 per cent in the coming days, as restaurants struggle to cope with mounting operational costs.Industry estimates suggest that a plate of pongal currently priced at ₹80 may increa…
Wellington, April 21 (IANS) New Zealand will provide targeted financial support to small, rural and isolated schools to ease pressure from rising fuel costs, a senior official has said. “Global fuel price volatility is hitting some schools harder than others, particularly those that rely on diesel and where students face longer distances when travelling to and from school,” Education Minister Erica Stanford said in a statement.The government will invest 37 million NZ dollars to replace diesel bo…
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Poverty has yet again increased in Pakistan with fresh statistics placing nearly half of the population below the poverty line, demonstrating a widening gap between official claims and lived realities, a report has stated. A recent assessment by the Social Policy and Development Centre, an independent research organisation, has revealed that poverty in Pakistan stands at 43.5 per cent, which implies that around 27 million people are living below poverty line, significan…