The year-on-year inflation rate eased to an 7-month low of 3.61 per cent in February this year, which is 0.65 per cent lower than the corresponding figure for January, as food prices came down further during the month.
The food inflation in February has come down to the lowest level since May 2023 and is 222 basis points lower in comparison to January, according to the official statement.
The consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation for February slipped to 3.61 per cent amid a decline in the rate of price rise in vegetables and protein-rich items.
A meeting to resolve the stalemate in the campus could not be held with the students protesting against the presence of Prof Om Prakash Mishra of International Relations (IR) department, this afternoon.
The 24th CPI-M Kerala state conference which concluded in Kollam on Sunday, has elected incumbent MV Govindan as the state secretary of the party.
Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Friday launched a scathing attack on the CPI-M and the state government for protecting MLA Mukesh, a rape accused.
Female cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit in Odisha’s Gandhamardan Reserve Forest region are being subjected to protracted physical, psychological, and sexual harassment by Naxal leaders, police said on Friday.
CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam the other day openly warned against the implementation of the project,which the state government has been agressively pushing for implementation.
The latest data on US inflation is setting the stage for a pivotal moment in economic policy, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose a modest 0.2 per cent in July, and the year-on-year increase fell to 2.9 per cent, the smallest since 2021.
Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) number is 3.54% (Provisional) for the month of July, 2024, which is the lowest in the last 59 months, said the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
