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New Delhi: India's industrial production grew at four per cent in August, mainly due to better performance by the mining sector, according to government data released on Monday. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate for July has been revised upwards to 4.3 per cent from the earlier estimate of 3.5 per cent. In August 2024, the IIP recorded flat growth. "With the mining sector growth at six per cent, the All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a four per cent year- ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Industrial output growth moderated in Aug, led by manufacturing, which eased during the month after a robust outcome in July. Meanwhile, mining rebounded after four months, and the electricity sector rose to a five-month high.Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday showed the index of industrial production (IIP) rose an annual 4% in Aug, slightly lower than the upwardly revised 4.3% in July. It recorded flat growth in Aug 2024.The slowdown in the manufacturing ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India's industrial output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), recorded a year-on-year growth of four per cent in August 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday. The growth in August came after the index had risen 3.5 per cent in July 2025. The Quick Estimates of IIP stood at 151.7 in August 2025, higher than 145.8 recorded in the same month last year. Also Read | TCS Layoffs: ...Read More >
(RTTNews) - India's industrial output growth eased slightly in August after a spike in July, and growth was led by a strong performance in the mining sector and production of infrastructure goods, preliminary data from the statistical ministry showed on Monday. The industrial production index rose 4.0 percent year-on-year, which was far less than the 5 percent increase economists had expected. The pace of growth slowed from 4.3 percent in July, which was revised from the 3.5 percent initially ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India's industrial output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), rose to a seven-month high of four per cent in August 2025, driven largely by strong growth in the mining and electricity sectors, according to a press release by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI). The mining sector registered a robust growth of 6 per cent in August, rebounding from a negative 7.2 per cent year-on-year growth in July 2025, while electricity ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate for the month of August is 4.0 pc, which was 3.5pc (Quick Estimate) in the month of July 2025, said the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation today. Growth rates of three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing, and Electricity, for the month of August 2025 are 6.0 percent, 3.8 percent, and 4.1 percent, respectively. "Quick Estimates of IIP stands at 151.7 against 145.8 in August 2024. The Indices of Industrial P ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's index of industrial production (IIP) in August showed strong growth in infrastructure and primary goods, experts said on Monday, highlighting a steady recovery in the mining, electricity, and capital-intensive sectors. According to Hemant Jain, President of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), IIP grew at 4 per cent in August -- marking a seven-month high, driven by strong recovery in the mining and electricity sectors. The mining sector gre ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The GST rationalisation is expected to boost consumption demand during the festive season, which is likely to augur well for manufacturing output in September-October 2025, once the older inventories are off the shelves, economists said on Monday. The IIP growth was recorded at 4 per cent in August 2025. Mining output witnessed a year-on-year expansion after a gap of four months, and growth in electricity generation inched up to a 5-month high in the month. " ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) India's industrial production grew at 4 per cent in August, mainly due to better performance by the mining sector, according to government data released on Monday. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate for July has been revised upwards to 4.3 per cent from the earlier estimate of 3.5 per cent. In August 2024, the IIP recorded flat growth. "With the mining sector growth at 6 per cent, the All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a 4 per cent ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Global rating Moody's on Monday affirmed India's long-term local and foreign-currency issuer ratings and the local-currency senior unsecured rating at 'Baa3' with a 'stable' outlook on the back of robust economic growth and sound external position. The rating agency also affirmed India's other short-term local-currency rating at P-3. "The rating affirmation and stable outlook reflect our view that India's prevailing credit strengths, including its large, fast-growing ec ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Moody's Ratings on Monday affirmed India's long-term local and foreign-currency issuer ratings and the local-currency senior unsecured rating at Baa3. The global ratings agency has also maintained its outlook for India as stable. "The rating affirmation and stable outlook reflect our view that India's prevailing credit strengths, including its large, fast-growing economy, sound external position and stable domestic financing base for ongoing fiscal deficits, w ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The robust GDP growth in the first quarter (Q1 FY26), at 7.8 per cent which was well above the estimate of 6.6 per cent, was led by a sharp growth in the manufacturing sector and strong momentum in the services sector, a report said on Tuesday. "All three heads within the services - Trade, Hotels, Transport, and Commerce and Broadcasting Services (8.6 per cent as compared to the estimated 6 per cent), Financial, Real Estate, and Professional Services (9.5 per cent in Q1FY26 as compar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The robust GDP growth in the first quarter (Q1 FY26), at 7.8 per cent which was well above the estimate of 6.6 per cent, was led by a sharp growth in the manufacturing sector and strong momentum in the services sector, a report said on Tuesday. "All three heads within the services - Trade, Hotels, Transport, and Commerce and Broadcasting Services (8.6 per cent as compared to the estimated 6 per cent), Financial, Real Estate, and Professional Services (9.5 per ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's private sector activity expanded at the fastest pace on record in August, as the headline HSBC Flash India composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) output index witnessed a significant jump over four points to 65.2 in the month. A historic surge in demand was led by the dominant services sector, which allowed firms to hike prices at the fastest clip in over 12 years, a private survey showed on Thursday. As per the survey, HSBC's flash India Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Gl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) The government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY) portal on Monday, Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said, urging employers and first-time employees to take benefit of the Rs 1-lakh crore central scheme. The Union Cabinet approved the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme on July 1, 2025. With an outlay of nearly Rs 1 lakh crore, the central sector scheme aims to incentivise the creation of more than 3.5 crore jobs in the country, over a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1: India launched the first phase of four development projects across nine partner countries as part of its 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative'. The programme aims to deepen South-South cooperation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The launch event was presided over by Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmaya Lal, and attended by heads of missions from participating countries, UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp, dip ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's manufacturing activity rose to a 16-month high of 59.1 in July, driven by robust growth in new orders, output and stock of purchases. The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, was 58.4 in June 2025 and 58.1 in July 2024. "The Indian manufacturing sector benefited from strong growth in new orders and output," said Pranjul Bhandari, India chief economist at HSBC. The survey respondents attributed the increase in new orders to favourable demand conditio ...Read More >
Mathura, Jul 19 (PTI) Six people died and two were injured when a mini-van collided with a truck on the Yamuna Expressway here, police said on Saturday. "The accident took place at milestone 140 at around 3 am. The Agra-bound mini-van rammed into a heavy vehicle, possibly due to the driver falling asleep at the wheel," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shlok Kumar said. "Six people died on the spot, while two have sustained serious injuries and were admitted to a hospital," he added. The ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Domestic equity markets continued their protracted correction for the third consecutive week and ended below the psychological level of 25,000, weighed down by the broadly tepid start of Q1FY26 earnings, particularly from the IT and financial sectors, analysts said on Saturday. The IT sector remained under strain due to muted performance and cautious outlooks amid global demand uncertainty, while financials are also expected to report subdued results due to e ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Despite witnessing a slight drop of 1.4 per cent in business investment confidence, India maintained the highest year-on-year confidence growth among 32 economies surveyed in Q3 2025, with a robust 12.6 per cent rise, according to the D&B Global Business Investment Confidence Index of Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a data and analytics firm. According to the report, the Global Business Investment Confidence Index fell 13.1 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q/q) for Q3 2025 ...Read More >
Mathura, July 19 (UNI) Six people died and two others are in critical condition after a car overturned when it was hit by an unknown vehicle on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura. The car occupants were going from Delhi to Agra. The accident happened in the Baldev police station area early Saturday morning, police said. After the accident, passersby informed the police. As soon as the information was received, the police reached the spot, rescued the occupants from the car, and sent them to the ...Read More >
New Delhi : Jindal (India) Limited, part of the B.C. Jindal Group and one of India's leading downstream steel product manufacturers, has received Letter of Approval (LoA), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Jindal India Steel Tech Limited (JISTL), for setting up a green-field steel manufacturing plant in Dhenkanal, Odisha. The company received the project approval during the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting, chaired by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Mohan Charan Majhi. ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7, 2025: Jindal (India) Limited, part of the B.C. Jindal Group and one of India's leading downstream steel product manufacturers, has received Letter of Approval (LoA), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Jindal India Steel Tech Limited (JISTL), for setting up a green-field steel manufacturing plant in Dhenkanal, Odisha. The company received the project approval during the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting, chaired by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Mohan ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Higher demand for both goods and services strengthened in June, with aggregate new business activity rising at the fastest pace since August 2024, driven by a record surge in international demand, says a private survey report. The new PMI comes within days of the same survey reporting earlier this week that manufacturing sector activity rose to a 14-month high at 58.4 in June on the back of expansion in output, new orders, and job creation. The manufacturing PMI stood at 57.6 in May, 58 ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation Regional Office (EPFO RO), Shillong, conducted an engagement session with local employers on Wednesday, to disseminate information about the newly approved Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme in a move to promote formal employment and enhance social security coverage in the region. As part of the broader communication and outreach efforts, the interaction was spearheaded by EPFO RO Shillong officials, who briefed representatives ...Read More >
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adj ...Read More >
Hyderabad: B. Chandra Sekhar, regional provident fund commissioner-I, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) zonal office Telangana, briefed the media on the Centre's newly approved Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme, which aims to create over 3.5 crore formal jobs over the next two years. Addressing the media on Tuesday, he described the ELI Scheme as a "direct intervention to shift the workforce into formal employment with long-term security. The initiative offers wage-linked inc ...Read More >
New Delhi: Maintaining the pace of India's growing economy, the country's gross goods and services tax or GST mop-up in June stood at Rs 1.85 lakh crore, marking a 6.2 per cent increase compared to the same month last year, while India's manufacturing sector activity rose to a 14-month high in June on the back of expansion in output, new orders, and job creation, two separate data showed on Tuesday. However, the finance ministry said that the government's focus on GST, which completes eighth ye ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 1 (ANI): Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra found himself in a heartwarming encounter with "a kind-hearted uncle" while strolling down a quiet street in Bengaluru. The unexpected meeting turned into a memorable conversation, showcasing Neeraj's approachable nature and the admiration he garners from fans of all ages. Neeraj Chopra Classic's official Instagram handle posted a heartwarming reel, Also Read | 'Second Birthdate': Sushmita Sen Shares Paralympia ...Read More >
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