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Agra Metro Project
Agra Metro Project consists of two corridors with a total length of 29.4 km. It connects famous tourist attractions like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandra etc., with railway stations and bus stands. Its construction work is to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi. The project is expected to benefit 29 lakh people in the city ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Consumer Price Index (CPI) • Index of industrial production • Metro • Metro Rail • Metro rail systems • Price index • Wholesale price index
Ramesh Chand head of working group to revise current series of Wholesale Price Index
The Union Government has constituted an 18-member working group for the revision of the current series of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) under Chairmanship of Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member of NITI Aayog. The revision of the base year would help in presenting a more realistic picture of the price situation and its impact on people. The ..
Topics: Economy • Index • Macroeconomics • Niti • NITI Aayog • Price index • Price indices • Producer price index • Social groups • Wholesale price index • WPI
Government to constitute working group for revision of Wholesale Price Index
Central Government has constituted Working Group for the revision of the current series of Wholesale Price Index (Base 2011-12). It will be chaired by Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog. Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade will be nodal office for Working Group. It will process report / recommendation ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Business • Economy • Ministry of Commerce • Producer price index • Ramesh Chand Working Group • Wholesale price index
Why WPI is not getting reflected in CPI?
The prices of food items in India are rising at a much faster pace at the wholesale level than the retail end. The wholesale price index (WPI) for food articles has increased from minus 0.21% to 6.98% between September 2018 and May 2019. The increase in the consumer food price index (CPI) doesn t reflect ..
Topics: consumer food price index • CPI • Cyclone Vayu • Drought • Farmers • Food Inflation • Wholesale price index • WPI
Wholesale Inflation increases in February
The Wholesale Price Index is released by the Office of Economic Advisor (OEA), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Wholesale Price Index February 2019 Inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 2.93% in February over January 2019 due to hardening of prices of primary articles, fuel and power. Wholesale Price Index (WPI) ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion • Fuel and Power • Manufacturing Products • Ministry of Commerce and Industry • Primary articles • Wholesale price index • WPI