India's manufacturing growth hits 8-month high in March
India's manufacturing growth rose to an eight-month high in March driven by strong rise in business orders, leading firms to scale up output, while the build-up in inflationary pressures may result in RBI hitting the pause button, says a Nikkei survey.
Apr 04, 2016, 11:13 AM IST
India's industrial output remains negative, contracts 1.3% in December
The manufacturing sector, which accounts for over 75 percent of the index, declined by 2.4 percent against a growth of 4.1 percent in December 2014.
Feb 12, 2016, 19:38 PM IST
India's industrial output growth contracts 1.3% in December
India's industrial output growth contracted by 1.3 percent in December due to poor performance of manufacturing sector.
Feb 12, 2016, 18:38 PM IST
India's IIP growth races to 5-year high of 9.8%: How it became possible
What is even more pleasing is a huge 16.1 percent growth in capital goods, reflecting revival in investment cycle and a robust expansion of 9 percent in electricity generation, which follows solid improvement in coal production.
Dec 11, 2015, 22:47 PM IST
Indian economy can still grow 8% this fiscal: Arvind Panagariya
Expecting an upward revision of the first quarter GDP numbers, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Friday said the Indian economy can still manage 8 percent growth rate this fiscal.
Dec 04, 2015, 18:23 PM IST
India's manufacturing growth at 25-month low in November
India`s manufacturing sector grew at its weakest pace in over two years in November as demand and output continued to soften, a business survey showed on Tuesday.
Dec 01, 2015, 10:39 AM IST
Industrial production growth slows to four-month low of 3.6% in September
Industrial output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), was at 4 percent in the April-September period against 2.9 percent in the year-ago period, the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Thursday showed.
Nov 12, 2015, 17:50 PM IST
Industrial output grows at 4-month high of 3.8% in June
Industrial production expanded at a 4-month high rate of 3.8 percent in June due to improvement in manufacturing activity.
Aug 12, 2015, 18:53 PM IST
India's industrial growth rises to 3.8% in June
India's industrial output growth gathered pace in June and rose to 3.8 percent mainly due to a pick up in government spending.
Aug 12, 2015, 17:37 PM IST
India's manufacturing, services growth outpaced China in April
Manufacturing and service sectors in India expanded at a faster pace last month than China, even as economic growth moderated overall in emerging markets, a survey said.
May 08, 2015, 12:45 PM IST
'Manufacturing key to create jobs and accelerate growth'
India needs to put special focus on manufacturing to create thousands of jobs and accelerate economic growth to 9-10 percent, a top government official said.
Jan 27, 2015, 19:42 PM IST
There was not a word against RBI Governor: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday sought to dispel the impression that he had taken on RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on interest rate saying he had only suggested steps to boost India's manufacturing capabilities.
Dec 30, 2014, 15:48 PM IST
Make In India: Jaitley vows to remove barriers to businesses
Criticising the monetary policy of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, he said high interest rate is the "singular factor" which responsible the slowdown in manufacturing sector.
Dec 29, 2014, 15:51 PM IST
Govt to take more steps to facilitate ‘Make in India’ initiative
Noting that availability of lands for manufacturing has to undergo a complex procedure, Jaitley talked of the plan to remove such bottlenecks and to ensure that “our regime is competitive.”
Dec 29, 2014, 14:58 PM IST
FM signals urgent need for RBI rate cut
Sending a clear signal to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut interest rates in view of industrial output slipping further in October, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday called for increasing the flow of funds in the market.
Dec 29, 2014, 13:43 PM IST
Boost to manufacturing sector to trigger job growth: Rajnath
Manufacturing sector in India will be strengthened to trigger massive employment generation, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday.
Dec 24, 2014, 19:43 PM IST
Follow up meeting on 'Make in India' campaign on Dec 29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting of several stakeholders on December 29 to chalk out a 'specific action plan' to implement the 'Make in India' programme, which aims at boosting manufacturing sectors.
Dec 23, 2014, 16:42 PM IST
India Inc dismayed over poor IIP nos, wants RBI to cut rates
Overall, 16 of the 22 industry groups in manufacturing showed negative growth in October.
Dec 12, 2014, 21:30 PM IST
Dip in factory output, low inflation raise rate cut clamour
Industrial production saw the sharpest contraction in three years of 4.2 percent in October, though retail inflation dipped to 4.3 percent.
Dec 12, 2014, 18:55 PM IST
IIP growth remains subdued, industry demands bold reforms
Industrial production growth slowed down to five-month low of 0.4 percent in August mainly due to contraction in manufacturing output and lower offtake of consumer goods.
Oct 10, 2014, 18:50 PM IST
