Retail inflation skyrocketed on the back of high vegetable prices. Last month saw exorbitant onion and tomato prices due to unseasonal rains, disruption in supply chain and acquisition restrictions on traders.

In 2018-19, India produced an all-time high 33.16 million tonnes of sugar but for the first time since 2016-17, the country will produce less sugar than the year before at about 26 million tonnes

Gold demand in 2019 could drop 8% from a year ago to around 700 tonnes, the lowest since 2016, said Somasundaram PR, the managing director of WGC's Indian operations.

Sixteen CEOs and economists lay out a roadmap to revive the economy

Agriculture sector witnessed an increase of 84 lakh jobs, led by crop cultivation. The estimated employment in agri sector rose to 13.9 crore from 13.3 crore, while poultry farming and animal husbandry reported a growth in estimated employment from 18 lakh to 43 lakh

Cracker sales down 30% this Diwali; sound crackers crash 50%While rains, slowdown-induced cash crunch, and the Supreme Court order to sell only green crackers dampened firecracker sales, Diwali celebrations this year lit up Indian skies with more colour but with less noise. While total sales were down by at least 20-30 per cent when compared to last year, sound cracker sales this year were only half of what they were in the previous year, industry sources told Business Today. The ...

Traders say main trend this year was that people were informed about green cracker norms, and were moving away from sound crackers to colourful firecrackers

The consumer prices probably went up by 3.8% in September (2019) from last year (2018) which is the highest since July 2018.

Tomato prices have shot up to Rs 80 per kg in retail markets in Delhi and the NCR due to supply disruption

According to CMIE's Consumer Pyramids Household Survey (CPHS), the urban Index of Current Economic Conditions declined by 1.2 per cent while the rural Index of Current Economic Conditions increased by 5.3 per cent between March and September 2019

The Budget Estimates for 2020-21 will be provisionally finalised after the expenditure secretary completes discussions with other secretaries and financial advisers.