India, Feb. 11 -- What affects us daily is not India's foreign policy or its defence preparedness; it is the price of everyday goods that one needs to carry home to survive and lead a happy, healthy life. The way the rise in the market affects all of us is measured by the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, which measures the price rise and fall - inflation, to be technical.

It is one index that decides the performance of the Government and its prospects in the coming elections. That is why the importance of CPI cannot be overstated. It normally gets a new base year every ten years, but this time it is around 12 years, as it could not be done due to the Corona pandemic.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is all ge...