New Delhi, May 16 -- From Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging austerity measures as the West Asia war inflated India's import bills, to the Centre raising minimum support prices for key kharif crops to ensure food security, retail inflation edging up on rising energy-linked items, the government banning sugar exports to protect domestic supplies, and India among top countries for disaster-related displacements in 2025-here is a compilation of this week's news in numbers.

As the West Asia war disrupts global supply chains and pushes up India's import bill, PM Modi has urged citizens to adopt austerity measures to ease pressure on the economy.

In the public address, Modi called on households to avoid non-essential gold purchases, overseas...