Inflation in food basket, or Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), rose to 4.94 per cent in March from 3.87 per cent in February, government data showed

The statement comes after fertiliser companies, including the country's largest seller Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), raised prices by up to 58 per cent after rates of potash and phosphate jumped in the international market

Global investment platforms such as Globalise, Vested Finance and Interactive Brokers have seen Indian investors taking special interest in 'cannabis stocks'

SEBI imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore on Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Kokilaben Ambani, Nita Ambani, Tina Ambani, Reliance Industries Holding, Reliance Realty and others

A large number of kirana stores, especially in the cities, have taken to omni-channel in a big way in the last one year. Many of them have also signed up with retail tech companies to create their own app

While the RBI has kept the repo rate unchanged, hinting at short-term interest rates to remain low, the risk from ultra-loose monetary policy is certainly on the rise as the future inflation trajectory has an upward bias

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says MPC kept its estimate for economic growth unchanged at 10.5 per cent for FY22. MPC also saw inflation edging up to 5.2 per cent in first half of new fiscal from 5% in January-March period and moderate to 4.4 per cent in Q3

The central bank had projected CPI of 5.2 to 5% in the first half (August to September) of 2021-22. The new forecast is an indicator of the hardening of inflation in the economy

Experts say spurt in Covid-19 cases is a worry. After seeing expansion in third quarter post entering recession in previous two quarters, country is expected to grow at 1 per cent in fourth quarter ending March. But growth may slip further sequentially

Globally, especially in the matured markets such as the US and the UK, consumers prefer branded fruits, not because they offer consistently tasty fruits, but due to their claims of using environment-friendly cultivation practices and making a positive impact on livelihoods

The fraudsters are impersonating employees of a charity foundation run by Sood and have also posted their contact numbers on social media platforms.

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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), RBI's rate-setting panel, is also likely to maintain the policy stance accommodative at the next policy review to be unveiled on April 7, say experts

The RBI is trying its best to keep the interest rates low to support the economic recovery and also facilitate government's huge borrowing plan in 2021-22

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The interest rates seem to have bottomed out in the economy. The benchmark repo rate , which saw a decline from 8 per cent seven years ago to 4 per cent in May last year , is now steady at the current level. The repo rate is the rate at which banks borrow funds from RBI. It acts as a benchmark for fixing interest rates for home loans and other loan products. While the  Government and the RBI is trying their best to keep the interest rate low, but five factors point to rising interest rate risk for the borrowers. These are rising retail inflation, higher international crude prices, second Covid wave, higher G-Sec yields and gradual rise in banks term deposit rates. ALSO WATCH | Cryptocurrency Ban: Regulatory Framework for assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum & RippleALSO READ | Debit card, credit card auto-payment: What are the big changes?READ MORE | Hardening G-Sec yields to push up borrowing cost for govt, corporates

The rupee is expected to average around 73.50-74 in FY22, as, despite a vaccine, the COVID-19 frenzy still persists and is likely to continue to grapple the foreign exchange market

Sandeep Bhardwaj, CEO, Retail at IIFL Securities said the IPO pipeline remains strong with 28 companies holding markets regulator Sebi's approval for raising nearly Rs 28,710 crore through initial share-sale going forward

CEA K V Subramanian said the disinvestment target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore for 2021-22 is actually a carryover of the Rs 2.10 lakh crore target set for the fiscal ending March 31, 2021. \"Of this, BPCL privatisation and LIC listing itself were important contributors,\" he added

Home loan lenders usually extend such lucrative offers to loan applicants during the fourth quarter to book higher volume of home loans. But now, experts do not expect further rate cuts