India`s wholesale price index inflation edged up to 2.13 per cent in February from 1.81 per cent in January, driven by higher prices of manufactured goods, basic metals, food articles and textiles, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

As many as 16 State Governments - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal- are set to raise funds through a mix of fresh issuances and re-issues