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India's industrial production saw a robust 4.9% growth in April 2026, propelled by a strong manufacturing sector. The newly revised IIP series, with a 2022-23 base year, highlights significant gains in motor vehicles, electrical equipment, and machinery. Investment-linked sectors like capital goods also showed impressive surges, indicating positive economic momentum.

Industrial production growth eased to 4.9% in April 2026, impacted by a dip in mining. However, manufacturing and electricity generation showed robust gains, pushing sequential output higher. Capital goods and infrastructure segments continue to expand strongly, indicating sustained investment, though consumer goods growth remains moderate.

The MPC raised its inflation forecast to 5.1% but chose to look through the supply-side pressures; it will remain alert to risks from global price shocks and monsoon uncertainties.

Realme launched the rugged 16T with an 8000mAh battery and military-grade durability, alongside the stylish 16 5G featuring a 50MP camera and AMOLED display. The 16T prioritizes endurance for heavy users, while the 16 5G targets younger consumers with its aesthetic and imaging capabilities.

Luxury jewellery is evolving beyond traditional gems, with designers now incorporating materials like leather, shell, and even Himalayan salt. This innovation expands the aesthetic vocabulary of fine jewellery, appealing to fashion-forward buyers seeking unique, craftsmanship-driven pieces. While classic collectors are also warming to these unconventional expressions, the focus remains on distinctive design and elevated finishes.

Michael Burry, famed for predicting the 2008 crash, warns the stock market's AI obsession mirrors the dot-com bubble. He believes markets are ignoring economic data, driven solely by momentum. Burry cautions that massive AI investments by tech giants may yield no lasting returns, potentially leading to significant market corrections and tech job stagnation.

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey congratulated Apple's new CEO John Ternus by recalling his early work as a mechanical engineer on the V8 virtual reality headset in the late 1990s. Ternus, who joined Apple in 2001, has since led hardware engineering for numerous iconic products, including the iPad and AirPods, and is now involved in Apple's Vision Pro venture.

Kerala & TN, to Assam & Bengal, each of the four big states where voting has concluded is a perfect example – via language, culture, politics – of India’s innate ability to live with differences

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have committed $34 million through the Bezos Earth Fund to develop sustainable, plastic-free textiles. The initiative supports research into next-generation fabrics, though challenges in scaling and ongoing criticism of Amazon’s environmental impact highlight the complexities of transforming the global fashion industry.

Over 400 people fell ill in Gujarat's Dahod district following a wedding feast, suspected to be a food poisoning incident. Authorities have launched an investigation, collecting food samples and examining hygiene standards. This highlights the critical importance of FSSAI's food catering guidelines for preventing such outbreaks.

Numbers released by the National Statistical Office on Friday showed the index of industrial production (IIP) rose an annual 4.9% in March, slightly lower than the downwardly revised 5.6% in Feb but above the 1.9% posted in March last year. For the 2023-24 fiscal year, industrial output growth rose to 5.8% from 5.2% in the previous year.

Global oil markets face turmoil due to the Iran-US conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions. India, heavily reliant on oil imports, feels the pinch through rising inflation and borrowing costs. The Reserve Bank of India monitors the situation, opting for stability over aggressive action. Households may experience a gradual tightening of budgets as costs rise and monetary easing is delayed.

India's industrial output growth dipped to a three-month low in January, registering a 4.8% rise. This slowdown was primarily driven by a sluggish manufacturing sector, with capital goods moderating and consumer non-durables contracting. Experts anticipate global uncertainties and geopolitical tensions will continue to impact the industrial sector's sentiment and performance.

India's industrial output growth slowed in September, with the manufacturing sector, consumer durables, and non-durables remaining sluggish. The index of industrial production (IIP) rose 5.8% in September, slower than the previous month's 10.3%. The manufacturing sector grew 4.5% compared to a 2% expansion in the previous year. The capital goods sector slowed to 7.4% growth in September compared to 11.4% growth in the previous year. The consumer durables sector grew 1%, while the consumer non-durables rose 2.7%.

Manufacturing sector grew at 2.7% in January 2013 after contracting for the previous two months.

India's industrial output hit a six-month high in November driven by manufacturing, capital goods, and consumer durables. The index of industrial production rose 5.2% with significant contributions from a 9% rise in capital goods and a 13.1% rise in consumer durables, indicating strong festive demand.

New Delhi, Jul 21 () Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac today termed the GST Council's decision to cut rates on consumer durables as "undemocratic and non egalitarian" and said that instead the rates on daily necessities should have been reduced.

India's industrial output growth decelerated to a 10-month low of 1.5% in June, primarily due to contractions in the mining and electricity sectors. Sluggishness in capital goods and consumer durables further contributed to the slowdown. While manufacturing showed resilience, excess rains impacted mining and electricity, and demand signals remained mixed, particularly in urban consumption.

With overall industrial growth going down, consumer durables sctor registered a decline in output in January this year compared with the same month in 2007.

NEW DELHI: Pick-up in the credit off-take by industry and retailers from commercial banks is likely to continue, said the Economic Survey 2003-04. Off-take of non-food credit in the last two quarters of 2003-04 amounted to Rs 1,01,407 crore as against Rs 71,980 crore in the corresponding period last year, showing a growth of around 41%.