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Manufacturing growth rose to 9 per cent, its second-highest level in 29 months, while electricity and gas supply expanded 12.3 per cent during August

The week's policy calendar will focus on RBI liquidity management, industrial production and forex reserves

Finance MoS Pankaj Chaudhary said improving industrial output, moderate inflation and resilient domestic demand support growth despite global uncertainty and monsoon risks.

Industrial and services activity strengthened, while fiscal spending, energy security and export competitiveness dominated the policy agenda

New services production index, a shift on Chinese investment, farmer-led agricultural reform, city labour markets and life under siege in Iran feature in today's Best of BS Opinion.

Industrial output growth rose to 5.1 per cent in May as electricity generation strengthened and the government adopted Output-PPI for the new IIP series

The new monthly indicator will track short-term changes in services-sector output and serve as the counterpart to the Index of Industrial Production

The expansion during the month under review is slightly down compared to April, when these sectors grew by 1.8 per cent

India's industrial output rises 4.9% in April under new IIP series, driven by manufacturing and capital goods growth

With a 2022-23 base year, the revamped IIP captures emerging industries, renewable energy and changing production patterns more accurately

The quick estimate of the IIP stood at 118.9 in April 2026, up from 113.1 in the corresponding month last year

India adopts a new IIP series with 2022-23 as the base year, expanding sectoral coverage and updating the basket to better reflect the economy

India's new IIP series broadens sector coverage, updates the product basket and methodology, and aligns industrial data with the economy's evolving structure

Today's BS Opinion examines India's deepening water stress, the revised IIP framework, Middle East-linked growth risks, the Quad's evolving strategy, and a review of The Liver Doctor

Advanced economies increasingly use dynamic industrial measurement systems, which regularly update weightings and production patterns

MoSPI will launch the new IIP 2022-23 series on June 1, adding rare earths, gas supply, water supply and waste management to better reflect India's changing industrial economy

India plans a major revamp of the IIP, proposing chain-linked indices, wider sectoral coverage and updated methodology to better integrate the evolving industrial economy

India's industrial production growth decelerated to a five-month low of 4.1 per cent in March on account of subdued manufacturing growth and almost flat expansion in the power sector amid the West Asia crisis, according to official data released on Tuesday. The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 3.9 per cent in March 2025, an official statement said. The National Statistics Office (NSO) revised the industrial production growth for February 2026 to 5.1 per cent from the provisional estimate of 5.2 per cent released last month. The previous low of IIP growth was recorded at 0.5 per cent expansion in October 2025. The NSO data further showed that the manufacturing sector's output growth remained subdued at 4.3 per cent in March 2026 compared to 4 per cent in the year-ago month. Mining production growth improved to 5.5 per cent from a meagre growth of 1.2 per cent recorded a year ago. Power generation grew marginally by 0.8 per

A new trade pact with New Zealand, industrial production data and manufacturing trends to shape India's policy and economic outlook this week

Industrial output growth edges up to 5.2% in February, led by manufacturing recovery, while electricity and mining output show mixed trends amid global pressures