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Thursday, September 4, 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

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.