Food inflation remained in the negative zone for the fourth week in a row, at (-)1.03 per cent for the week ended January 14, on account of cheaper vegetables.

Food inflation, as measured by the Whol

Headline inflation fell to a two-year low of 7.47 per cent in December 2011 on cheaper food items, a factor which may prompt the Reserve Bank to cut policy rates in the upcoming review.

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Food prices fell for the second consecutive week as food inflation remained in the negative zone at (-)2.90 per cent for the week ended December 31, 2011.

Food inflation, as measured by the Wholes

India formally lifted restrictions on foreign investment in the country's single-brand retail sector on Tuesday, allowing for full overseas ownership.

The move potentially opens the door to the likes

Food inflation entered the negative zone at (-) 3.36 per cent for the week ended December 24 as prices of essential items like vegetables, onion, potato and wheat declined.

"There has been substa

Giving a clear signal that opening up the multi-brand retail sector to foreign investment is very much on the cards, the Consumer Affairs Ministry will initiate steps to bring consumer organisations o

The petrol prices may go up by around Rs 1 per litre from next month as the rupee’s depreciation has pushed up the costs for PSU oil marketing companies.

The oil companies will be reviewing petrol pr

Food inflation fell sharply to a near four-year low of 1.81 per cent for the week ended December 10 as prices of essential items like vegetables, onion, potato and wheat declined.

This is the low

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said the National Food Security Bill was replete with confusion and inaccuracies and 'will make a mockery of providing food security'.

She urged t

The union cabinet on Sunday approved the contentious National Food Security Bill that seeks to cover over half of India's 1.2 billion population, sources said.

The bill promises 75 per cent of rural