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Battered by inflation and faltering demand, India's consumer goods industry is ailing https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/deep-dive/story/battered-by-inflation-and-faltering-demand-indias-consumer-goods-industry-is-ailing-399174-2023-09-21 

 “Discretionary spending was cut as most households were under pressure because their overall purchasing power was down drastically. We were expecting [to] be out of the inflationary cycle and that consumer spending [would make a comeback] in 2023. But that has not happened. The inflationary trend continues, and the mass segment has not really come back. Therefore, we have witnessed a [contraction] in mass market categories in the last six months,” - Steep inflation and faltering demand have hit consumer goods makers hard in the past three years. There seems to be little respite as a fresh inflation surge and uneven spread of the monsoon could disrupt the firms' recovery- Kamal Nandi, the Business Head and Executive Vice President of Godrej Appliances

"As prices of raw materials like palm oil, skimmed milk powder, and crude oil rose by 50–120 per cent between December 2020 and December 2022, manufacturers had no option but to hike the prices of packaged goods. And volumes faltered as most low-to-middle-income households baulked at the idea of increasing their expenditure. - Sanjiv Mehta, former CEO and MD of consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever

What is Dhai Aakhar Prem? | Prasanna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzAL9EupP_c Sep 21, 2023 What is the concept behind this? Why are we doing this?  National Cultural Jatha is a journey of dialogue with our countryfolks, and to understand the the rich folk-art, traditional art and people’s art forms of our country. Pursuing the slogan, peoples’ theatre stars the people, the 'Jatha' (march) over 120 days will walk on foot in 22 states and union territories in a phased manner. The Jatha will meet thousands of children, youth, women, elders, peasants, toiling people, workers, artists and artisans, and micro-entrepreneurs and share the values of love, equality, justice, humanity and fraternity. The March is starting from Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary to Mahatma Gandhi’s martyr day (28th September 2023 to 30th January 2024)

Another case of BJP ticket fraud comes to light in Karnataka; swamiji accused of taking Rs 1 crore  https://www.coastaldigest.com/news-top-story/another-case-bjp-ticket-fraud-comes-light-karnataka-swamiji-accused-taking-rs-1
September 23, 2023 Shirahatti taluk's Ranatur Gram Panchayat Development Officer Sanjay Chavdala who has been suspended for dereliction of duty filed a cheating complaint with the Mundaragi Police Station on September 18 against Abhinava Halaveerappa Swamiji.

In his complaint, "I requested the pontiff to get a BJP ticket to contest from Shirahatti Reserved Assembly Constituency. I had paid Rs one crore in three installments to the seer", Superintendent of Police B S Nemagouda said Sanjay has given a written complaint alleging that Hirehadagali's Halashri Swamiji had taken Rs one crore promising him of getting a ticket to contest from Shirahatti Reserved Constituency. He has been issued a notice to furnish the documents to substantiate his allegations. An FIR will be registered if the documents are furnished and a probe will be conducted