Inflation is healthy for the economy – but too much can trigger a recession

An inflation watcher used the current US situation to break down inflation for the layperson

Test of localisation for first globalised generation

Arguably, the world’s young population has grown up in a free market world without even knowing the existence of something called ‘…

Bottomless pyramid: It takes only Rs 25,000 a month to be among India’s top 10% earners

What run-away food inflation is doing to inequality can be anybody’s guess 

Low inflation rates and dipping food prices: Where do they leave the farmer

Almost a fifth of India's consumer goods basket was in deflation zone in January. All were food items

Rs 1,402,680,000,000: India's agrarian import bill for 2015-16

This is India's agrarian import bill for 2015-16. More than three times of India's annual agriculture budget, this money could have been …

Empty stomachs today, sick workshops tomorrow: The need for nutrition NOW

The world’s hunger clock has regressed back to 2015 when the global community had resolved to get good food to all plates by 2030

Pulse puzzle 2021

The government takes the usual market-regulatory steps every time there is a surge in prices of pulses — the primary source of protein for …

Inflation is rising in Kenya: Here’s why, and how to fix it

Politicians eyeing Kenya’s 9 August polls have been offering solutions in exchange for votes  

India bans wheat export

The Centre has banned export of all types of wheat from the country with immediate effect 

Five points on food inflation and onions

Retail inflation hitting double digit being attributed to high food prices, but is it so?

Food first: After wheat, Modi government curbs sugar export

Only 10 millon tonnes can be exported in the remainder of current season ending September

I don’t feel hungry: How food inflation is gnawing at Madhya Pradesh’s Sahariya tribe  

The Sahariya were always bedevilled by malnutrition; soaring food prices have made them extremely vulnerable

Sorrows of a bumper yield

The government must assure farmers that they will not bear the cost of keeping inflation low

French Revolution, Arab Springs and food price due to climate change

Loss in food production increases prices; that, in turn, influences people’s food intake and fuels conflicts  

India to witness severe food inflation due to extreme weather

The record-breaking vegetable price rise indicates an era of high food inflation in coming years

Economic Survey 2018-19: Growth slowest in five years due to low food inflation

Agriculture sector contracted in fourth quarter; farmers produced less, spent less on consumption

Low food inflation is bad news for farmers

Prices of some vegetables plummeted by 60 per cent between July 2016 and April 2017, further aggravating agrarian crisis

Brexit may trigger inflation in UK, widen trade deficit with EU

UK’s dependence on EU for imports and collapse in the value of British pound might affect cost and availability of food products

Food price inflation rate in rural India has doubled in a year

Food price rise has been fuelling overall inflation in India in recent months  

Food security policy formulation: What can India learn from other countries?

Food shortage, inflation, irrational polices: What not to do to avoid economic disasters 

Be prepared for spike in food prices, if distribution of monsoon remains uneven this year

Spatial distribution of rainfall is one of the factors ensuring healthy agriculutral production that keeps food inflation under control

Top 10 items contributing to headline Inflation during Oct 2019-Jan 2020

Mid-day meal price hike less than Re 1 as food inflation hits record level

The annual rise of material price came after a pause of 2 years because of the pandemic

Inflation in basic commodities higher in rural areas than urban: Consumer Price Index

Among states, West Bengal had the highest inflation at 10.29%

India bans broken rice export; 20% duty on other grades

Weak monsoon has led to reduction in paddy acreage this Kharif