India’s journey from agricultural basket case to breadbasket
[ad_1] Indian agriculture has a poor reputation, which is not unfair. About half the country’s workforce toils on the land. Their labour unfolds in the brutal heat and tends to be done by hand or in unsheltered, rudimentary vehicles. Seasonal financing often comes through informal channels, with lending at annual rates approaching 30%. Paralysing debts […]
UK adds e-bikes and security cameras to inflation basket
[ad_1] E-bikes, frozen berries and security cameras have been added to the list of goods and services tracked to calculate inflation in the UK, in changes that reflect the popularity of new technology and rising concern about the environment. In its annual update to the basket of goods and services used to track inflation, the […]