Retailers defy government price caps in Punjab as PERA fails to curb soaring food costs

Oct 20, 2025

Many items were being sold at prices significantly above the government-set rates. A citywide price survey uncovered major discrepancies.

Global economic jitters: Fitch Ratings predicts 2024 impact from soaring oil price

Nov 11, 2023

According to Fitch's Global Economic Outlook (GEO), a scenario with average oil prices of USD 75 per barrel in 2024 and USD 70 per...

WFP reports soaring food prices in Kabul amid border closures, fuel hikes

Oct 25, 2025

The World Food Programme reports rising food prices in Afghan markets as border closures with Pakistan, high fuel costs, and the Salang Highway shutdown...

Displaced families in Gaza grapple with cramped conditions in humanitarian catastrophe

Dec 31, 2023

The cramped living conditions, soaring food prices, and poor sanitation are further intensified by severe restrictions on the entry of essential supplies into the...

Bengal MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato writes to Centre to investigate 'Mamata onion scam'

Sep 22, 2024

West Bengal MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato wrote a letter to Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi requesting to investigate the...

FAO Food Price Index continued declining in June

Jul 08, 2023

The FAO Food Price Index which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 122.3 points in June, down 1.4...