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Rising fuel prices are poised to reignite inflation, a Crisil report warns. Expect higher costs for transport, logistics, and manufacturing, directly impacting food and consumer goods. Direct fuel price hikes could add nearly 48 basis points to inflation, with broader effects on supply chains. While GST cuts offer some relief, persistently high oil prices remain a concern for the economy.

Surat Rural police busted a fake ghee manufacturing racket in Kamrej taluka, seizing raw materials and machinery worth Rs 3 lakh. The operation at Araydhya Marketing and Dairy Products involved mixing palm and vegetable oil to produce spurious ghee, which was then packaged and sold as pure cow ghee. Further legal action is pending laboratory test results.

Key Industries Are Feeling The Crunch As Migrant Workers Who Left Amid Gas Supply Cuts And Sowing Season Back Home Are Wary About Returning. As Order Books Begin Filling Up, Kilns To Construction Firms Are Rolling Out Retention Measures

Despite a year-long ban on tobacco and nicotine-laced gutka and paan masala in Ranchi, shops continue to sell these products covertly. Shopkeepers admit to making them available upon request, highlighting a lapse in enforcement. Residents are frustrated, calling for stricter implementation to improve public health and city hygiene. Food safety officials are conducting raids and testing seized samples.

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are directly impacting household budgets, driving up prices for everyday essentials like cooking oil, milk, and bread. Soaring global crude oil prices and a weakening rupee are increasing import, fuel, and transportation costs, leading to a domino effect on consumer goods and even healthcare services.

Bihar is on the brink of an economic renaissance, with the green light given for 20 innovative projects set to infuse Rs 350 crore into the local economy.

Odisha is actively working to ensure industrial projects are completed. The government is resolving investor challenges and speeding up land acquisition. New investment areas beyond mining are emerging, including food processing and packaging. The state's economic fundamentals remain strong despite some logistical delays.