Households

India's agricultural sector is still largely dependent on the four-month-long Southwest monsoon, but that correlation may be weakening as irrigation infra develops

Government data shows that the share of people averse to the surveys conducted by the NSO more than doubled in five years between the 75th National Sample Survey

Inflation expectations showed an upward trajectory for three months and one-year ahead period

Indian fear that food prices, utilities, household shopping, fuel, and going out are all likely to become more expensive next year: Ipsos Cost of Living report

Consumer confidence dips marginally

The snapshot of households' financial wellbeing comes less than a week before the Federal Reserve is widely expected to reduce borrowing costs for the first time since the pandemic recession

The HCES data not only points to a secular decline in the share of food items in the spending basket, but also reveals a shift in the composition of food expenditure itself

Sentiments about current employment conditions & own income deteriorate

Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch noted that trading volumes in the F&O segment have surged over the past three years, growing at an unprecedented rate

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said: "I want to reassure the assessees that our intent is to make GST assessees' life easier. We are working towards lesser compliance"

What changed in the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 - and did it deliver?

The consumption of cereals in rural households declined to 9.61 kg in 2022-23 from 11.23 kg in 2011-12, while in urban households, it declined to 8.05 kg from 9.32 kg over the same period

Authorised CGDs have provided half of their targeted PNG connections to households

The report also notes that the current situation index (CSI) and future expectations index (FEI) are above their pre-pandemic levels (at 89.4 and 118.0 respectively)

Influx of new investors shows that more households are taking to direct investing

Consumer confidence stable; fairly optimistic about economy, employment, income

Close to 56 per cent of the respondents polled in the survey added that around 5 to 25 per cent of their monthly household purchases

Household products and personal care sector can generate up to an additional USD 62 billion in annual business value by 2030 if it makes nature a central focus of its operations, a new research by the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Tuesday. The projection is part of a broader USD 10.1-trillion business opportunity that could be unlocked by 2030 if more nature-positive solutions are embraced by the private sector, the WEF said. By emphasising on water stewardship, responsible sourcing, nature conservation, and circularity, household products and personal care sector can reshape its role in halting and reversing nature loss by 2030, the research titled Nature Positive: Role of the Household and Personal Care said. The sector currently generates around USD 700 billion in annual revenue, but sometimes at the expense of the environment. For instance, the cosmetics industry alone produces 120 billion packaging units a year. Palm oil -- a common ingredient in many cosmetics and ...

Households in India's COVID-19 vulnerable districts allocated more gold to their savings portfolio during the pandemic compared to households in other districts, as per a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). The shift towards gold is accompanied by a shift away from other financial assets and cash, as per the IIMA working paper titled 'Gold in household portfolios during a pandemic: Evidence from an emerging economy'. The study, published on IIMA's website on June 30, captured the variation in the intensity of the crisis using two main indicators: COVID-19 cases per 1,000 population, and satellite-based night-time lights intensity. The survey covered 142 districts across 21 states. India is the second-largest consumer of gold (in the form of jewellery) in the world and an average Indian household invests 11 per cent of its overall holdings in the precious metal, as per the study paper. It said addressing geographical inequalities in the availabil

As far as monsoon is concerned, southwest monsoon has, since the middle of June, picked up much pace