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Cut in Excise Duty on Petrol

May 25, 2022

The union finance minister recently announced the excise cut on petrol and diesel to contain inflation. She also announced a ₹200 subsidy for those buying LPG cylinders under the PM Ujjwala Yojana scheme. How much excise duty is reduced and ..

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April Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

May 19, 2022

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation rate surged to 15.1 percent in the month of April due to the rise in prices of fruits, vegetables, manufacturing, milk, power, and fuel according to data that was released by the Ministry ..

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RBI Monetary Policy Committee Announcements – Update (May, 2022)

May 5, 2022

Recently, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held an unscheduled meeting and made some important announcements. What are the announcements? The MPC unanimously decided to increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 40 basis points to ..

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States vs Centre on fuel taxes

May 2, 2022

The Centre and the states are at loggerheads over taxes and duties on petrol and diesel. What is the argument of the Centre? Centre feels that some states are not reducing Value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel in ..

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Retail Inflation and IIP in March

April 13, 2022

In March, the annual retail inflation of India rose to a 17-month high while there was a contraction in the factory output in February, thus complicating the policy choices of the nation’s central bank. Overview: The National Statistical Office (NSO) ..

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Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022

April 7, 2022

India’s GDP growth has been forecasted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to 7.5 per cent in 2022-23 from 2021-22’s estimated 8.9 per cent. The report has also suggested that the growth will pick up and reach 8 per cent ..

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US Fed Rate Hike – Impact on India

March 17, 2022

In the first hike since 2018, the US Federal Reserve increased the interest rates by 25 basis points. Reasons for US Fed Rate Hike In February, inflation in the United States reached 7.9%, which is the highest in 40 years. ..

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Retail Inflation in February 2022

March 17, 2022

According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), India’s retail inflation surged to 6.07% in February. About the surge in inflation Retail inflation is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). February’s retail inflation ..

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