date:Aug 13, 2013
ng fuel costs and shortages in supply of key items suggests there will be a pick-up in the near future.
Already the price of onions, a staple item in Indian food, have started to soar.
Excessive dependence on rainfall has caught India on the bad side even with better rains than last year. Prices of many vegetables such as tomatoes, brinjals and onions have doubled as excessive rain damaged crops, said Bharti Bhargava, FX analyst covering India at Forecast Pte.
Last year's draught in several a