The groups have warned that the strike may worsen India's price pressures by disrupting the supply of essential commodities and lead to further acceleration in inflation.

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Sugarcane (from which all of India's sugar is produced) and sugar itself are classified as "essential" per the Essential Commodities Act of 1955, hence falling under the government's purview.

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He says he voted for the Congress party because the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had failed, among other things, to keep its promise of bringing down the prices of essential commodities.

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Gains need to be maintained and financing for buying and distributing the essential commodities such as pediatric amoxicillin, long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LLINs), anti-malarial treatment, oral-rehydration treatment and zinc, needs to be sustained.

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Meanwhile, leading financial newspapers are reporting a drop in inflation and hope that this will give some respite to people who have been living with a continuous rise in the prices of essential commodities.

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Our consumption of commodities and perhaps more importantly, the trading and risk management of those commodities are an essential and growing part of global business.

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The original and essential value proposition of the cloud is to turn as many computing resources as possible into commodities that are available on demand.

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