Food inflation remained above 20 per cent in 11 states in April 2026, even as national food inflation surpassed headline inflation for the first time in eight months, signalling renewed pressure on household purchasing power across the country. Data from the latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that food inflation rose to 16.06 per cent in April 2026, slightly higher than the headline inflation rate of 15.69 per cent recorded in the same month.................…...READ MORE