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Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Growth in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) slowed to a five-month low of 4.1% in March 2026, the first month of data after the West Asia crisis began, pulled down by a near-halving in construction sector growth rates and low growth in consumer-centric sectors….
78 Years of Freedom The Narendra Modi government’s quest to bolster the domestic manufacturing sector is not the first time a government has tried this. In fact, the manufacturing sector has been the focus of government policy — in one way or the other — ever since 1956, to relatively modest success. At the time…
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New Delhi: India’s manufacturing industry is bearing the brunt of a fallout between the United States and China over threats of a trade and tariff war by the incoming Trump administration, and its retaliatory measures imposed by Beijing. In recent years, under its flagship ‘Make in India’ programme, India has seen exponential growth in key…
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New Delhi: India’s manufacturing industry is bearing the brunt of a fallout between the United States and China over threats of a trade and tariff war by the incoming Trump administration, and its retaliatory measures imposed by Beijing. In recent years, under its flagship ‘Make in India’ programme, India has seen exponential growth in key…
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New business activity in the services industry and manufacturing orders remained robust. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s business activity accelerated at its fastest pace in three months in July, thanks to strong demand, especially in the services sector, according to a survey that also showed companies hired at the fastest pace in over 18…
The production of capital goods picked up pace in January. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The industrial output growth slowed to 3.8% in January, from an upgraded uptick of 4.24% in December. The manufacturing sector’s growth slowed to 3.2% from 4.5% a month ago, even as the uptick in mining and electricity generation accelerated to…
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Prices of food remained elevated. File | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA India’s retail inflation remained virtually unchanged at 5.09% in February from 5.10% in January, even as food prices paid by consumers rose from 8.3% to 8.66%, the National Statistical Office said on March 12. The industrial output growth slowed to 3.8% in January,…
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