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Eight core sectors' output grows 56% in April on low base effect

In March this year, the eight sectors had recorded a growth rate of 11.4 per cent.

Core sector output in March rises 6.8%, but contracts 7% in FY21: Govt

Coal production declined by 21.9 per cent in March, 2021 over the same period last year

India's core industries output sees marginal 0.1% rise in January

Growth in core sector output in January was lower than the 0.2 per cent expansion seen in December

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Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB: Economic recovery and the tax challenge

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The year 2020 was no ordinary year and so the Budget 2021 will also not be an ordinary budget. We have had enough indication from the government that the public spending momentum will continue and fiscal deficit will not be a big cause of worry for the Finance Minister. But what should Budget do to boost investment and spur economic recovery? Don't underestimate the importance of increasing investment, says Business Standard's in-house policy expert A K Bhattacharya, as the demand recovery will require more investment to be made. Watch the fourth episode of our special pre-Budget video series, Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB, to also learn why shrinking tax base is a huge challenge and bank recapitalisation is the need of the hour.

Economic recovery fizzling out? Core sector output shrinks 2.6% in November

Impact on IIP likely even as some economists believe consumer goods might tone it down to some extent. Core sector accounts for 40.27% of IIP

Core sector shrinks eighth month in row, sharper sequentially in October

Contraction due to decline in production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products and steel

Q4 GDP data released today: Key things to note

India's gross domestic product for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2020 grew at 3.1 per cent, its slowest pace in at least two years

India's eight core infrastructure sectors contract 38.1% in April

Massive contraction recorded amid a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus

Eight core industries' output shrinks 6.5% in March amid Covid-19 lockdown

The eight core sectors had expanded by 5.8 per cent in March 2019

At 2.2% in January, core sector output up for second straight month

Core output had contracted for four months till November as a broad-based decline gripped most sectors

GDP growth higher than expectations, but no Covid-19 impact spoken of

Q3 GDP growth, which has come in at 4.7%, could be the precursor to an even higher growth number in Q4 which should be around 5%

Dec core sector growth recovers to 1.3% on higher coal, fertiliser output

Production of crude oil, natural gas, and electricity contracted in the month under review

India's core sector growth contracts 1.5% in November: Govt data

The core sector for the month of October had contracted to 5.8% from the 5.2% contraction seen in September

Output of 8 core industries contracts 5% in Sep, may hurt Q2 GDP growth

Gross domestic product grew by more than a six-year low of 5 per cent in the first quarter

Core sector output contracts 5.2% in Sep, against 4.3% growth a year ago

Production of seven sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, cement, steel, and electricity contracted in September

Core sector output declines by 0.5% in August vs 4.7% growth a year ago

Coal, crude oil, natural gas, cement, and electricity recorded a negative growth of 8.6 per cent, 5.4 per cent , 3.9 per cent, 4.9 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively, in August

Growth of core sector slumps to 2.6% in April on sluggish infra performance

The fall in April was broad-based as three sectors contracted while three others saw rate of growth slow down

India's March infrastructure output grows 4.7% year-on-year: Govt

Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectors - such as coal, crude oil and electricity - accounts for nearly 40 per cent of India's industrial output