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Rising Prices, Rice Crisis, Tariffs: Threaten Japan's Coalition Ahead Of Vote
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as rising prices and high US tariffs.
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Japan's Farm Minister Quits Over Insensitive Comment On Rice Prices
Japan's farm minister resigned after growing public outrage as he said he never buys rice due to free donations while the country faces soaring prices.
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Report Suggests Home-Cooked Meals Became Costlier In Dec Due To Rising Tomato, Potato Prices
The report's findings are based on the "roti, rice, rate" index, which tracks the common man's expenditure on food.
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Veg Thali Cost Up 28% In A Month Due To High Tomato Price: Report
Crisil's 'Roti Rice report' said that non-vegetarian thali was relatively less impacted by rising tomato prices and the cost of preparing one went up by only 13%.
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How Eateries Are Altering Recipes As Tomato Goes Out Of Menu In Tamil Nadu
Ranjitham, a daily wager earning six thousand rupees a month in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, has completely cut tomatoes from her menu as tomato prices crossed Rs 200 a kilo, a four-fold rise in just three weeks.
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Domestic Rice Prices "May Continue To Rise": Food Ministry
Domestic rice prices are showing an upward trend and it "may continue to increase" due to low kharif production forecast and 11 per cent jump in export of non-basmati rice, the food ministry said today.
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Govt has prohibited exports of wheat flour, rice; impact will be felt in coming weeks: FM Sitharaman on inflation
Nirmala Sitharaman's comments came after India's retail inflation rose to 7 per cent in August from 6.71 per cent in the previous month due to a rise in food prices, as per the government data released on Monday.
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Idli, Tandoori Chicken: Regional Cuisine For Opposition's 50-Hour Protest
From curd rice and idli-sambhar to chicken tandoori, 'gajar ka halwa' and fruits, Opposition parties are taking turns to arrange regional cuisine for MPs on a 50-hour relay protest against their suspension and demanding discussion on price rise.
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Sri Lanka To Import 50,000 MT Rice Under India's Loan Assistance Program
Sri Lankan has decided to import 50,000 metric tons of rice under the Indian loan assistance program, to check an abnormal rise in rice prices, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday.
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Andhra Pradesh Fixes Rates Of Essential Items To Check Price Rise During Lockdown
The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday said it is fixing retail prices of 10 essential commodities including rice, dals, edible oils and some vegetables in order to stop vendors from charging high rates misusing the current COVID-19 lockdown situation.
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UN Warns Food Prices Rising in Ebola-Hit Countries
The U.N. is warning that food prices are rising in countries hit by Ebola and that it'll get worse because many farmers won't be able to access fields during the upcoming harvests of rice and corn.
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Rice Prices May Rise Due to Lack of Rains in Andhra Pradesh
The first month of monsoon has turned out to be the worst in years for farmers, especially in coastal Andhra Pradesh that has had very little rain because of a truant southwest monsoon.
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Think Tank: Age of 'Cheap Rice' From Asia is Over
The decades-long era of "cheap rice" when technological advances drove down prices of Asia's staple food may be over, but that could be good news for farm laborers, a British development think tank says.While the rising cost of rice will hurt poor urban...
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The future of Food: Insects, GM Rice and Edible Packaging are on the Menu
As the global population rises and food prices do too, many scientists are looking for alternatives to traditional foodstuffs. Eating insectsTwo billion people around the world, primarily in south-east Asia and Africa, eat insects - locusts, grasshoppers,...
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'Deliberate distortion' of my comments, says Chidambaram: Full statement
Home Minister P Chidambaram while addressing a press conference in Bangalore yesterday had made a comment that people were prepared to pay Rs 15 for a bottle of water and Rs 20 for a cone ice-cream, but protest against rise in wheat and rice price. However today, the Union Minister issued a press statement to clarify his stand.
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Rising Prices, Rice Crisis, Tariffs: Threaten Japan's Coalition Ahead Of Vote
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as rising prices and high US tariffs.
-
Japan's Farm Minister Quits Over Insensitive Comment On Rice Prices
Japan's farm minister resigned after growing public outrage as he said he never buys rice due to free donations while the country faces soaring prices.
-
Report Suggests Home-Cooked Meals Became Costlier In Dec Due To Rising Tomato, Potato Prices
The report's findings are based on the "roti, rice, rate" index, which tracks the common man's expenditure on food.
-
Veg Thali Cost Up 28% In A Month Due To High Tomato Price: Report
Crisil's 'Roti Rice report' said that non-vegetarian thali was relatively less impacted by rising tomato prices and the cost of preparing one went up by only 13%.
-
How Eateries Are Altering Recipes As Tomato Goes Out Of Menu In Tamil Nadu
Ranjitham, a daily wager earning six thousand rupees a month in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, has completely cut tomatoes from her menu as tomato prices crossed Rs 200 a kilo, a four-fold rise in just three weeks.
-
Domestic Rice Prices "May Continue To Rise": Food Ministry
Domestic rice prices are showing an upward trend and it "may continue to increase" due to low kharif production forecast and 11 per cent jump in export of non-basmati rice, the food ministry said today.
-
Govt has prohibited exports of wheat flour, rice; impact will be felt in coming weeks: FM Sitharaman on inflation
Nirmala Sitharaman's comments came after India's retail inflation rose to 7 per cent in August from 6.71 per cent in the previous month due to a rise in food prices, as per the government data released on Monday.
-
Idli, Tandoori Chicken: Regional Cuisine For Opposition's 50-Hour Protest
From curd rice and idli-sambhar to chicken tandoori, 'gajar ka halwa' and fruits, Opposition parties are taking turns to arrange regional cuisine for MPs on a 50-hour relay protest against their suspension and demanding discussion on price rise.
-
Sri Lanka To Import 50,000 MT Rice Under India's Loan Assistance Program
Sri Lankan has decided to import 50,000 metric tons of rice under the Indian loan assistance program, to check an abnormal rise in rice prices, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday.
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Andhra Pradesh Fixes Rates Of Essential Items To Check Price Rise During Lockdown
The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday said it is fixing retail prices of 10 essential commodities including rice, dals, edible oils and some vegetables in order to stop vendors from charging high rates misusing the current COVID-19 lockdown situation.
-
UN Warns Food Prices Rising in Ebola-Hit Countries
The U.N. is warning that food prices are rising in countries hit by Ebola and that it'll get worse because many farmers won't be able to access fields during the upcoming harvests of rice and corn.
-
Rice Prices May Rise Due to Lack of Rains in Andhra Pradesh
The first month of monsoon has turned out to be the worst in years for farmers, especially in coastal Andhra Pradesh that has had very little rain because of a truant southwest monsoon.
-
Think Tank: Age of 'Cheap Rice' From Asia is Over
The decades-long era of "cheap rice" when technological advances drove down prices of Asia's staple food may be over, but that could be good news for farm laborers, a British development think tank says.While the rising cost of rice will hurt poor urban...
-
The future of Food: Insects, GM Rice and Edible Packaging are on the Menu
As the global population rises and food prices do too, many scientists are looking for alternatives to traditional foodstuffs. Eating insectsTwo billion people around the world, primarily in south-east Asia and Africa, eat insects - locusts, grasshoppers,...
-
'Deliberate distortion' of my comments, says Chidambaram: Full statement
Home Minister P Chidambaram while addressing a press conference in Bangalore yesterday had made a comment that people were prepared to pay Rs 15 for a bottle of water and Rs 20 for a cone ice-cream, but protest against rise in wheat and rice price. However today, the Union Minister issued a press statement to clarify his stand.
