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Household cost-of-living changes, affordability and related price comparisons.

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Food affordability extends beyond grain; viral Modi meat-and-fish clip remains undated

The viral Modi excerpt argues that meat and fish affordability belongs in the same cost-of-living discussion as grain, a concern consistent with high protein-food inflation in 2013. But no primary source found in reprocessing establishes the clip’s original date, venue or full context, so it cannot safely support a specific reversal or hypocrisy claim and…

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Fuel prices rose since 2014; the reel does not establish the full change in household cost of living

Delhi petrol and diesel were higher in August 2026 than in April 2014, but a viral 2014-versus-2026 reel mixes selected prices with a broader claim about household inflation. LPG comparisons change sharply depending on subsidy basis, precious metals are not consumer-inflation measures, and nominal price changes alone do not show whether households became better or…

Open Post: Fuel prices rose since 2014; the reel does not establish the full change in household cost of living

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