New Delhi, Apr 2: The rate of inflation for the week ended March 21 rose marginally to 0.31 percent, from 0.27 percent a week earlier, government data showed on Thursday.
The inflation rate, as measured by the wholesale price index, was 7.8 per cent during the corresponding week of the previous year.
Price of certain food items such as tea, gur, aerated water and imported edible oil has risen during the period.
While the price of blended tea increased by 48 per cent, packaged tea and aerated water became expensive by 22 and 10 per cent, respectively.
According to the recent IDC India survey, 66 percent of the Chief Information Officers (CIOs) of 467 mid-sized and large companies surveyed expressed the hope that the ongoing global economic crisis will come to an end by December 2009.
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has forecasted 15 to 20 per cent decline in export in the month of March following slump in demand under the impact of global slowdown. 
According to the 'Indian Retail: Time to change lanes' report by global consultancy KPMG, the ongoing recession has taken a major toll on the dissemination of India's organized retail - with the country's retail sales growth falling drastically to 11 percent in December 2008 from the 2007 figures of 34 percent.
New Delhi, Mar 28: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday reviewed the current economic situation with top industry leaders.
New Delhi - As housewives squeeze the rupee to manage shrinking household budgets and business executives opt for so-called recession-dining at modest hotels amid the economic downturn, the big fat Indian weddings that are characterized by extravagance are shedding much of the pomp and show.
