IIP growth reached a five-month high of 5.1% in MayIndia's industrial production surged to a five-month high of 5.1% in May, driven by robust growth in electricity and manufacturing sectors....
29 Jun, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
India is plotting a game-changer for RBI, banks, corporates, investorsIndia is planning a high-frequency index to track its vast informal economy, covering millions of unincorporated companies. The proposed Mo...
29 Jun, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
"Strengthen aspirations of 140 crore Indians": Rajnath Singh hails India's 7.7% GDP growth in FY 2025-26India's economy achieved a strong 7.7 percent growth in financial year 2025-26. This performance accelerated to 7.8 percent in the fourth q...
06 Jun, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Rare earth, gas supply, aircraft parts: What’s inside the new IIP calculus as India revises base yearIndia is updating its Index of Industrial Production. The new series will use 2022-23 as the base year, replacing the old 2011-12 base. Thi...
01 Jun, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
India industrial output at 4.1%, hit by Iran warIndia's industrial output grew 4.1% in March, a five-month low. This slowdown was influenced by weaker electricity and manufacturing sector...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Govt taking multi-pronged approach to sustain economic growth amid uncertainties: MoS FinanceThe government is actively working to maintain economic growth amidst global challenges. Fiscal deficit target revision is not required. In...
21 Jul, 2025, 05.21 PM IST
Online vendors generated 15.8 million jobs in India: ReportA new report by Pahle India Foundation highlighted that e-commerce in India has created 15.8 million jobs, including 3.5 million for women....
21 Aug, 2024, 04.32 PM IST
View: Leverage Big Data to improve logistic efficiency — it’ll cut costs, unclog chokepoints, boost productivityEfficiency becomes particularly salient when applied to logistics. For logistics, efficiency translates into reduced costs, which have far-...
24 Dec, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
Industrial growth eases to a three-month low in September; experts say expect a bounce back in OctoberIndustrial growth in India eased to a three-month low of 5.8% in September, down from 10.3% in the previous month, due to excess rainfall a...
10 Nov, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
India’s industrial output rises 5.7% in July from 3.7% in JuneIndia's industrial output in July 2023 increased by 5.7%, up from 3.7% in June 2023, according to data from the Ministry of Statistics and ...
12 Sep, 2023, 07.33 PM IST
Time is now ripe for an integrated platform to monitor the Indian economy with data-driven analyticsGiven India’s economic goals of achieving a $5 trillion economy by 2025-26 and becoming a "Viksit Bharat" by 2047, leveraging technology is...
11 Aug, 2023, 06.58 PM IST
Meity seeks estimation of size of India’s digital economyThe government has set a goal of reaching $1 trillion digital economy in the next few years. It currently doesn't have exact data on the si...
31 Jul, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
Cost and time overruns of infra projects underreported: MoSPI"It has also been observed that project agencies are not reporting revised cost estimates and commissioning schedules for many projects, wh...
29 Jul, 2023, 10.29 PM IST
NITI Aayog, QCI launch 'National Program and Project Management Policy Framework' for infrastructure sectorIndia will require an investment of around $4.5 trillion by 2040 to develop the infrastructure for sustaining its economic growth. However,...
29 Oct, 2020, 10.39 AM IST
India's infrastructure sector performance improved in FY15Other areas that showed improvement are fertiliser, refinery, goods traffic carried by railways, cargo handled at major sea ports, airports.
19 Jun, 2015, 09.10 PM IST
- Slow-coach railways fast-tracks costs
Finance ministry has asked Indian Railways to explain the delay in implementing 145 projects that resulted in a cost overrun of over Rs 43,...
03 Jun, 2009, 02.09 AM IST
- PSU telcos lose subscribers as private players expand capacity
While private telecom firms are rapidly expanding capacity, state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL have lost their existing subscribers.
21 Feb, 2008, 04.12 AM IST