The complaint is against Nestle's 'unfair trade practices'.
The price is at a 4-year low, stabilising around Rs 25,000/10gm.
Traders estimate lower vegetable output this year.
Exports of gold jewellery fell 23.13 per cent to $1153 million.
Gold is currently trading at Rs 25,200 for 10 grams.
Traders estimate around 30 per cent of rabi crop damage.
Orders for the festive season abroad begin from next month.
Dealers expect prices to fall further, owing to an impending rate hike in the US
The NITI Aayog will now assimilate the views of states and then present a report to the PM.
The rains have so far been four per cent below normal.
Dairy, sugar prices fall sharply, despite El Nio fears
Dealers are selling gold at a discount of Rs 175 for 10 gm.
Total area sown till last Friday was 16.56 mn hectares, up 23%.
The IMD on its part is sticking to its forecast of July rainfall.
Status to enable Arvind Panagariya to attend Cabinet meetings.
Around two dozen flour mills with its maida supply dedicated to Nestle have stopped production.
The forecast of deficient monsoon rainfalls scared farmers.
'We have done what we needed to do on behalf of the consumers'.
However, it's too soon to see any trend; July rain is key.
Rain for the central and northwestern parts a concern.
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