Retail inflation in India rose sharply in July to 7.44 per cent and in the process breached RBI's 6 per cent upper tolerance target, largely due to a sharp spurt in vegetable, fruit, and pulses prices.
Young vegetables known as microgreens are said to be particularly beneficial to one's health. Researchers are now attempting to determine whether microgreens, which can be easily grown at home, are the superfood that they are claimed to be, and how they compare to mature vegetables.
In its bid to give further relief to consumers, the central government on Monday said it has directed its marketing agencies to sell tomatoes at Rs 50 per kg instead of Rs 70 starting Tuesday.
Retail inflation in India rose sharply in July to 7.44 per cent and in the process breached RBI's 6 per cent upper tolerance target, largely due to a sharp spurt in vegetable, fruits, and pulses prices.
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The majority of people have a bag of vegetables in their freezer that have essentially turned into an unrecognisable block of ice crystals. Additionally, meals ruined by too much ice lose their texture and become mushy when thawed.
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In a relief for consumers, who were forced to go off tomatoes after its prices went through the roof across the country, the Centre on Sunday reduced the wholesale price of tomatoes from Rs 90 to Rs 80 per kg.
Earlier, on Thursday, the Assam CM said the soaring prices of vegetables in the state capital, Guwahati, was largely because of the fact that the vendors largely belong to the "Miyan" (Muslim) community.
During his one-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was served a vegetarian lunch prepared in vegetable oils, without any egg or dairy products.