Price Hike

Parliamentary panel raps NPPA for “steep hikes” in prices of 11 drugs

A parliamentary committee has criticized the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) for allowing a steep 50% price increase on eleven…

August 22, 2025 19:54 IST

FMCG, Q1FY26, Q1 preview, consumer goods sector, rural demand, urban slowdown, input costs, margin pressure, sales, price hikes, kharif crop, inflation, wage growth, Summer portfolio, inventory, production, Palm oil prices, competitive intensity, Britannia, Marico, Tata Consumer, Dabur, Nestlé

Rural India powers FMCG comeback, will it be enough to rescue profits in Q1?

India’s consumer goods sector is eyeing a modest Q1FY26 revival, led by rural demand and easing input costs, though margin…

Updated: July 3, 2025 07:24 IST

Indian Railways Hikes Fares from July 1: All Classes, Premium Trains See Price Increase After 5 Years. (Image Source: Reuters)

Railways announces “marginal” fare hikes after a gap of five years

Effective July 1, 2025, Indian Railways will implement a basic fare hike across most passenger train services, including Vande Bharat,…

June 30, 2025 20:19 IST

HUL’s FMCG Strategy 2.0: Affordability, digital acceleration, D2C drive at core of FY26 ambitions, says Nuvama

Hindustan Unilever is banking on rural demand, digital expansion, and affordability-led innovation to drive double-digit earnings growth in FY26.

June 26, 2025 20:23 IST

Indian Railways' Marginal Fare Hike: A Small Step Towards Financial Stability Amidst Rising Costs. (Image Source: Reuters)

Marginal rail fare hike not enough to cover rise in input costs: experts

Indian Railways is set to implement a marginal passenger fare increase from July 1, the first in five years, generating…

June 25, 2025 19:59 IST

Iran-Israel war, oil prices, middle east, price hikes, supply issues, upstream PSUs, ONGC, OMCs, windfall taxes

Iran-Israel war: Oil spike driven by fear, not fundamentals – Kotak says ONGC to benefit, OMCs shielded

Rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia have pushed crude oil prices up by 21–25%, but Kotak Institutional Equities says the…

Updated: June 23, 2025 18:51 IST

mercedes, auto, car sale, price hike, ev, battery electric vehicles

Mercedes-Benz India to hike prices for third time this year

Mercedes-Benz India plans a third price hike of 1–1.5% in 2025 due to rupee depreciation against the euro. Despite rising…

June 16, 2025 20:25 IST

This spike poses a significant challenge for India. (Image Source: Reuters)

Energy prices surge, India faces oil supply challenge

Crude oil prices surged Friday, with Brent nearing $78/barrel, driven by escalating West Asia tensions and fears of supply disruptions…

June 13, 2025 19:43 IST

FMCG, summer season, early monsoon, IMD, sales, summer products, rural demand, digital channels, inventory, sales target, volume growth, value growth, price hike, FY26 growth outlook

Early rains a dampener for seasonal FMCG sales, but FY26 growth outlook intact

Unseasonal rains and an early monsoon have disrupted peak summer sales for FMCG companies. While urban markets remain tepid, rural…

Updated: June 4, 2025 19:37 IST

cement industry, cement, price hike, cement prices, construction activity, monsoon, IMD, cost pressures, petcoke prices, seasonal slowdown

Can early monsoon threaten the cement price hike party? Elara Capital warns further fall ahead

Early monsoon rains and rising input costs are dampening prospects for the cement sector, with prices likely to remain flat…

May 29, 2025 12:49 IST

OMCs, LPG, LPG consumption, imports, LPG price hike, oil marketing companies, US imports, procurement costs, subsidy, PMUY beneficiaries, sourcing

India’s LPG paradox: Rising use, surging imports – Can consumers & OMCs both win?

CareEdge Ratings stated that a combination of recent price hikes, a softening of international LPG procurement costs, increased US imports,…

May 16, 2025 15:21 IST

Firstsource, Q1FY26, first quarter, deal wins, profit, revenue, revenue growth guidance, RPSG Group, attrition, employees

Bajaj Consumer Q4 Results: Profit drops by 12.93%, revenue rises by 4.39% YoY

Bajaj Consumer Care posted Q4 profit at Rs 30.98 crore, down 12.93 per cent to Rs 35.58 crore recorded during…

May 5, 2025 16:13 IST

diamond exports, inventory, diamantaires, revenue, US tariff, Donald Trump, realisations, natural diamonds, lab-grown diamonds, price erosion, price hike

Diamond exports to drop by 10% in FY26 on US tariff, says Crisil – Here’s what can work in favour of industry

Export revenues of diamantaires is expected to decline by around 8-10 per cent in fiscal 2026. That said, Crisil said,…

April 29, 2025 14:13 IST

cement sector, cement, cement price, price hike, volume growth, demand, infrastructure, real estate, government spending

Cement volumes to expand by 6-7% in FY26 on healthy demand prospects, says ICRA

Cement volumes are expected to expand by 6-7 per cent in FY2026, on a projected pick-up in demand from the…

Updated: April 25, 2025 10:48 IST

Crisil, cement demand, cement industry, cement price, price hike, housing demand, rural housing, urban areas, infrastructure, construction, investment, budgetary allocation, rural wages

Cement demand to rise by 6.5-7.5% this fiscal, prices may go up by 2-4%, says Crisil – Here are key growth drivers

The cement industry is expected to record a demand growth of 6.5-7.5 per cent this fiscal, stated a report by…

April 22, 2025 14:10 IST

Cement industry Q4 results preview: Strong recovery expected, brokerages see volume growth of 5-6% – Here are key drivers

The cement industry is expected to report volume growth of 5-6 per cent YoY in Q4FY25, stated a report by…

Updated: April 21, 2025 11:54 IST

OMCs, oil companies, price hike, LPG prices, excise duty, petrol, diesel, compensation package, oil ministry, inventory

Oil companies may mop up Rs 9000 crore via LPG price hike, higher petrol, diesel excise duty

According to CNBC TV18, state-run OMCs — Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), and Indian Oil…

April 8, 2025 11:10 IST

LPG prices, LPG cylinder, price hike, Ujjwala consumers, non-Ujjwala consumers, BPL households

LPG prices to rise by Rs 50 for Ujjwala, non-Ujjwala consumers from April 8

The price of LPG is set to increase by Rs 50 per cylinder from tomorrow morning for both Ujjwala (PMUY)…

Updated: April 7, 2025 17:03 IST

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