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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicIndustrial Production

Topic: Industrial Production

Water stress inevitable, what steel & coal sectors can do to avoid looming crisis

11 of 15 major river basins in India to experience water stress by 2025. India’s major power grids depend on 14 major river basins, all of which are under ‘high water stress’.

Industrial production growth perks up slightly to 5.2 per cent in January

The factory output growth measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood at two per cent in January 2022.

India’s industrial production grows by 11.9% in August

Manufacturing sector grew by 9.7% in August while the mining sector output rose by 23.6%. Power generation also increased by 16%.

India’s industrial output grows by 13.6% in June

The mining output climbed 23.1% and power generation increased by 8.3% in June. Last year, the IIP had contracted 16.6% in June.

India’s industrial output grows 29.3% in May

Industrial production took a hit due to the prevailing pandemic since March last year when it had contracted 18.7%.

Retail inflation climbs to 5.52% in March, Industrial production contracts 3.6% in February

The rate of price rise in the food basket accelerated to 4.94% in March. Meanwhile, manufacturing sector output declined by 3.7% and mining output slipped 5.5% in February.

India’s industrial production rises 3.6% in October

According to the Index of Industrial Production data, manufacturing and electricity generation sectors registered a growth of 3.5% and 11.2%, respectively.

Industrial production contracts by 35% in May, but manufacturing shows signs of revival

Index of Industrial Production figures for May are an improvement over the 58% contraction in April, the first full month of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.

Lockdown hasn’t cleaned Ganga. Modi must not fall for photoshopped images on social media

Modi government must know the difference between Ganga river being clean and looking clean. The fall in discharge of industrial waste has achieved only the latter.

Chhattisgarh CM says 80% industrial production back on track but industrialists contest claim

Chhattisgarh allowed industries to resume operations on 22 April. Industrialists in the state say 80% production can’t happen so soon.

On Camera

Hindu temples belong to deities & devotees, not the govt. Himachal Pradesh HC got it right

Just as India’s educated elite have benefited from missionary-run schools, temple donations could be channelled for the economic and educational upliftment of Hindus.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.