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consumption news

Terms of Trade: Is delulu really the only solulu?

If everybody were to start spending according to their means, or lack thereof, the economy would experience what Keynes termed the paradox of thrift shock, when everyone trying to save would actually drag down consumption and growth and do more harm than good.
editors pick
Updated on Jul 10, 2026 03:05 pm IST

The changing economics of consumer

Consumer
economy
Published on Apr 18, 2026 01:53 pm IST

China’s economy fails to pick up after worst stretch in five quarters

The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China. (File Photo)
business
Published on Aug 15, 2024 09:49 am IST

Punjab using 76% more fertiliser per hectare than national average: Govt in Rajya Sabha

India imported 18.65 lakh tonne urea and 22.58 lakh tonne phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers from China during 2023-24, the government added. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 09:00 am IST

Banks may soon use your digital footprint to give home loans, here's how

Banks will consider consumption or spending patterns of individuals while making their credit assessment (iStock/Hindustan Times Archive)
business
Published on Jul 27, 2024 12:51 pm IST

Government considering income tax rate cut to boost consumption: Budget 2024

Representational (Unsplash)
budget
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 02:23 pm IST

How can we measure the size of Australia’s illegal cannabis market - and the billions in taxes that might flow from legalising it?

How can we measure the size of Australia’s illegal cannabis market - and the billions in taxes that might flow from legalising it?
world news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 12:55 pm IST

Punjab: Sangrur hooch tragedy toll rises to 14, Sunam reports 4 deaths

The death toll due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab’s Sangrur district has risen to 14, with four more people succumbing in Sunam on Friday. (Representational photo)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 22, 2024 03:53 pm IST

India’s urea import, consumption on decline for first time in decades

The consumption of conventional urea has gone down in 344 districts of the country, official data show, which has helped paring costly imports. (HT Archive)
india news
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 12:11 am IST

Consumption trends and monetary policy

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Average monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) was ₹3,773 in rural India and ₹6,459 in urban India in 2022-23 as against ₹1,431 in rural India and ₹2,629 in urban India in 2011-12.
opinion
Published on Mar 04, 2024 11:06 am IST

Sunrays: Don’t waste what you have, value it!

Time is something that is available in limited quantity. Time waste is life waste. If we wasted two hours yesterday, we cannot reclaim them today. (Shutterstock)
chandigarh news
Updated on Feb 25, 2024 09:16 am IST

Karnataka passes bill to ban hookah bars, sale of cigarettes to buyers below 21

Officials have sent the recovered liquid flavours and hookahs to a laboratory for testing. (Representational image)
bengaluru news
Published on Feb 21, 2024 05:33 pm IST

What is it that drives us to create: Charles Assisi asks, in Life Hacks

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Graffiti at the open-air East Side Gallery in Berlin. It takes courage, and a commitment to deeper truths, to step away from our consumption economy and say: there is more. (Adobe Stock)
art culture
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 04:21 pm IST

FMCG industry records 6.4 pc volume growth, rural & urban consumption gap narrows, says NielsenIQ

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business
Published on Feb 06, 2024 03:14 pm IST

No appeasement; no denial; budget a pillar of growth: Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference in Delhi on Thursday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 06:48 am IST

Taste of Life: Street vendors double as ‘messengers’ of freedom movement

In January 1932, the police in Pune were alerted that hawkers who conducted business outside certain schools were allegedly using papers with inflammatory speeches printed on them to wrap roasted peanuts and sliced fruits. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
pune news
Updated on Feb 01, 2024 07:54 am IST

Riding high on the growth momentum

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The resilience of the Indian economy in the face of slowing global growth points towards its greater ability to deal with the polycrises since the pandemic. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
opinion
Published on Jan 10, 2024 10:14 pm IST

South Korea passes bill to ban sale and consumption of dog meat

Criticism of the methods used in slaughtering dogs, such as electrocution or hanging, has contributed to the decline in consumption. (AP/File)
world news
Published on Jan 09, 2024 01:36 pm IST

18 dead in four days in Haryana liquor tragedy

Police officials inspect the site in Ambala district where the illicit liquor was being produced, on Saturday.
india news
Updated on Nov 12, 2023 04:51 am IST

Promoting sustainable lifestyles: Metrics, instruments and proposals for G20

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G20
international affairs
Published on May 11, 2024 12:05 pm IST

Noida excise department launches drive to crackdown on sale of spurious liquor

Efforts are also being made to encourage people to report about erring people indulging in the activity of sale of spurious liquor. (Representative Image)
noida news
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 11:57 pm IST

Ludhiana health dept data: Over 55% water samples fail potability test in July

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chandigarh news
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 10:58 pm IST

Unpacking gender-based violence and trauma voyeurism in the Manipur conflict

If one is truly invested in endowing ‘dignity’ to the survivors, one must move beyond the stigma and stereotypes of rape victims as weak and helpless and trust that they can regain control, heal, and rebuild their lives in their own time and on their own terms.  (AFP)
opinion
Published on Aug 15, 2023 03:28 pm IST

Essay: An unnatural hunger

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Consumed by love (Shutterstock)
books
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 06:34 pm IST

How remittances affect a country’s development

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India received $100bn in remittances from World Bank
business
Published on Jun 20, 2023 01:09 am IST

Pune state excise department tightens noose around violators

According to state excise department data, a total of 2,658 cases were registered in 2022-2023, compared to 2,169 cases in 2021-22. These cases include instances of illegal sale, transport, and consumption of alcohol, as well as possession of spurious liquor and other related offences. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
pune news
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 10:47 pm IST

CAI lowers cotton crop estimate to 303 lakh bales for this season

Cotton production is expected to decline in Punjab by 2 lakh bales, Maharashtra 3 lakh bales, Telangana 5 lakh bales, and in Andhra Pradesh by 0.5 lakh bales.
chandigarh news
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 12:42 am IST

Centre plans to charge more direct tax from rich to reduce income inequality

At the heart of the rework is potential increases in capital gains taxes for top income earners.
business
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 08:43 pm IST

8 more die in Bihar’s Champaran hooch tragedy; toll rises to 22

The Bihar police said that 12 to 13 people are under treatment after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in East Champaran. (PTI)
patna news
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 06:11 pm IST

Sensitise pilots, cabin crew on handling unruly flyers, says DGCA

The regulator also pointed out that in the recent past, it has noticed a few incidents such as smoking in aircraft, consumption of alcoholic beverages resulting in unruly behaviour, altercations between passengers and sometimes inappropriate touching or sexual harassment by the passengers during the flight, wherein “post holders, pilots and cabin crew members have failed to take appropriate actions”.
india news
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 02:39 am IST
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