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Wholesale inflation in country likely declined to 2-yr low to -0.45% in Ju
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Wholesale inflation in India likely fell to a near two-year low in July 2025, driven by a sharp drop in food and fuel prices, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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Economy on centre stage, as Sri Lanka set to vote today in first polls sin
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The crisis, which led to widespread food and fuel shortages, prompted Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country in 2022. The economic policy of Rajapaksa, followed by the onset of the Covid pandemic, is believed to have led to the worst economic crisis in the island nat
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Union Budget 2024-25 focuses on jobs, MSMEs, agriculture sector and startu
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Finance, India's inflation remains low and stable, progressing towards the 4 per cent target, with core inflation (excluding food and fuel) at 3.1 per cent. Measures are being taken to ensure adequate market supply of perishable goods.
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Tripura Government assures adequate food and fuel supplies amid railway di
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In response to recent concerns over potential shortages of food grains and petroleum products in the state, Sushanta Choudhary, a representative of the Food and Civil Ministry of Tripura, has assured the public that the state has an ample stock of essential supplies.
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Govt has prohibited exports of wheat flour, rice; impact will be felt in c
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the moderate increase in inflation during the July to August period was due to an increase in food and fuel prices.
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India hands over 21,000 tonnes of fertilizer to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 22 (ANI): India on Monday handed over 21,000 tonnes of fertilizer to the crisis-ridden neighbour Sri Lanka.
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A look at China's role in Sri Lankan Crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): While Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, China has turned a blind eye to the crisis and shifted the blame to the borrower, a media report said.
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Sri Lanka PM says, USD 160 million received from World Bank but cannot be
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Sri Lanka [Colombo], May 18 (ANI): Grappling with severe food and fuel shortages, the newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Parliament on Wednesday said that the island country has received USD 160 million from the World Bank, however, the money would not be
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China's 'debt-trap diplomacy' behind Sri Lanka crisis: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): While Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts, many believe that China's "debt-trap diplomacy" is behind the crisis, said a media report.
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Massive protest erupts in heart of Colombo amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 14 (ANI): A massive protest erupted in the Galle Face Green area in the capital city of Colombo as the Island nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts.
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Sri Lanka to implement new method to facilitate fuel for essential service
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): With Sri Lanka facing a fuel shortage, arrangements are being made to launch a new programme to expedite the provision of fuel for essential services, according to an official of the State Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Sri Lanka: Colombo's Galle Face Green urban park closed today amid schedul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): Authorities on Saturday closed Galle Face Green Urban Park in Sri Lanka's Colombo, the venue where locals had planned to hold a massive protest.
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