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Retail inflation rises to 4.82 pc in August

Retail inflation rises to 4.82 pc in August

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Retail inflation increased to 4.82 per cent in August, largely driven by higher food prices, according to government data released on Monday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation was 4.45 per cent in July. Food inflation in August increased to 5.95 per cent compared to 5.52 in the preceding month, according to CPI data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO). Reserve Bank has projected the CPI inflation for 2026-27 at 5 per cent, with Q2 at 4.7 per cent, Q3 at 5.9 per cent, and Q4 at 5.5 per cent. The Reserve Bank

Old age and hearing loss: lack of screening ends up being costly

THE ESSENTIALS Hearing loss, which occurs with age, remains insufficiently detected and treated. However, the data clearly shows that wearing hearing aids prevents falls as well as cognitive decline. Failing to adequately address the issue of hearing in policies for the elderly has a health cost, but also an economic one. Long relegated to the status of a “minor ailment” of aging, hearing loss is still too often perceived as an unavoidable inconvenience. Yet, in older people, its effects go far beyond mere difficulty hearing: it can compromise independence, undermine daily safety, and impair the quality of care. And, as

Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake

HONG KONG, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as ​the region approaches “peak water” by mid-century, according to a study ‌released this month. The findings come after the collapse of a Himalayan glacier in late August along the Nepal-Tibet border, which caused cascading landslides and flash floods in the ​valleys below. At least 1,300 people have been confirmed dead ​and more than 5,300 are missing across Nepal and China’s ⁠Tibet region. As glaciers retreat, they are leaving behind unstable glacial lakes ​held back by

Wholesale inflation rises to 9.92 pc in Aug on rising prices of food, fuel, manufactured items

Wholesale inflation rises to 9.92 pc in Aug on rising prices of food, fuel, manufactured items

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Wholesale price-based inflation rose to 9.92 per cent in August, compared to 9.78 per cent in July, on rising prices of food, manufactured items, and fuel and power, government data showed on Monday. Inflation in the food index rose to 7.05 per cent in August, from 6.65 per cent in July. In manufactured items, WPI inflation was at a series high of 8.37 per cent, higher than 8.29 per cent in July. In the fuel and power basket, wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation was 22.93 per cent. “Across groups, mineral oils (containing petroleum products), food

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