The Puri-led diversified conglomerate has started doing climate risk modelling to mitigate the impact of extreme weather events."The risk of extreme weather events exist, and so, we have to be alive to that," Puri told reporters on the sidelines of an annual regional meeting and conference on 'DIGITISE', organised by industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Asked about commodity prices, Puri said: "I think firstly the worst is behind us. Commodity inflation is cooling off." He also said wheat prices have come down. "The overall crop is also better than last year," he added.
This story is from the March 24, 2023 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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