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Global Hunger Crisis 2026: A Compounded Energy and Food Shock In May 2026, a joint warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and World Food Programme (WFP) alerted the international community to a r...
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) has released its Economic Survey 2026, warning of rising energy and food costs.Regional inflation: Expected to climb to 4.6% in 2026 f...
Military Escalation in the Middle East: Ripples Across Asia-PacificThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently released a report titled “Military Escalation in the Middle East: Human Development Impacts Acro...
India’s Retail Inflation: Analyzing the March 2026 TrendsIndia's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), witnessed a slight uptick, rising to 3.4% in March 2026 from 3.21% in February. Despite this...
South Asia Economic Focus: India as the Regional Growth Engine The World Bank, in its latest regional update, has projected that India will continue to lead economic growth in South Asia. India's economy showed strong re...
The Union government has notified the inflation target for 2026-2031 under the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework. The target stays at 4% Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation, with a tolerance band of 2% to 6%....
In early January 2026, India’s economic outlook reflected cautious optimism ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27. Key indicators such as GDP growth, inflation trends.And fiscal deficit projections played a crucial role in s...
MoSPI reported retail inflation of 2.75% for January 2026, the first reading under the new Consumer Price Index series with 2024 = 100. The new series replaces the 2012 base and draws on the Household Consumption Expendi...
Overview: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its first meeting of 2026 by maintaining the Repo Rate at 6.5%. The decision reflects a balanced approach to managing inflation while suppor...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released details of a new Consumer Price Index series, moving the base year from 2011-12 to 2023-24. The revision draws on the Household Consumption Exp...
Tabled in Parliament on 29 January 2026, the Economic Survey 2025-26 raised India's potential growth estimate to 7% from 6.5% and projected 6.8-7.2% growth in FY2026-27, keeping India the fastest-growing major economy fo...
Food prices in India fell overall in 2025, by about 0.2%, the first such annual decline since 2014. Lower food prices helped bring retail inflation down to 2.2%, a 12-year low. Low inflation gives the RBI more room on in...
