Decline in August IIP is due to base effects and excessive rain

Oct 12, 2024

The decline in the India's industrial production for August 2024 is mainly due to base effects and heavy rainfall, which impacted key sectors, highlighted...

High sugar consumption effects child's brain development, study suggests

Apr 10, 2021

Washington [US], April 10 : New research led by the University of Georgia has shown in a rodent model that daily consumption of sugar-sweetened...

Uncertainties in food prices to push inflation higher in November-December: RBI

Dec 22, 2023

Uncertainties in food prices along with unfavourable base effects are likely to lead to a pick-up in retail inflation in November and December, the...

China building high-security compound at Gwadar to establish naval base

Jun 03, 2020

Gwadar [Pakistan], June 3 : China is secretly building a high-security compound near Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan province which it will probably use...

Above-normal monsoon rains to cool food prices in H2FY26, but base effects seen lifting inflation in FY27: Report

Nov 16, 2025

Above-normal monsoon rains and improved sowing conditions are expected to support a benign food inflation trajectory in the second half of the Financial Year...

IMF warns of high downside risks for Pakistan's economy

May 11, 2024

This uncertainty, it warns, could have profound effects on policymaking, particularly given the high cost of living and other political complexities.