Industrial Growth
Dani Rodrik: Is China really a mercantilist economic power? Let’s not jump to conclusions
Superficially, China seems to pursue mercantilist policies, but unlike Depression times, we are not in a world of deficient aggregate demand. Where manufacturing sectors are at threat, countries could deploy their own versions of Chinese industrial policy.
4 min read13 Aug 2026Punjab sees rise in investment as ₹1,116 crore Vardhman-Aichi project breaks ground
Punjab is on the rise as Vardhman Special Steels teams up with Japan's Aichi Steel for a massive ₹1,116 crore manufacturing project.
2 min read28 Jul 2026Gujarat unveils Industrial Policy 2026, targets ₹10 lakh crore investment in five years
The new policy aims at taking a quantum leap in attracting domestic and global investment through an enabling, pedictable and future-ready business environment.
3 min read15 Jun 2026Industrial policy now has broad World Bank approval but the case for universal adoption remains unclear
The World Bank has endorsed the idea of industrial policy with some conditions, reversing its stance of the early 1990s. What its new paper doesn’t address, though, is what happens if every country goes for it.
4 min read5 May 2026Core sector growth slows to 2.3% in February from 4.7% in Jan
On a cumulative basis, core sector growth during April–February stood at 2.5% over a year earlier, reflecting a sharp divergence between infrastructure-driven sectors and energy extraction segments.
2 min read20 Mar 2026Core sector growth eases to 4% in January on lower oil and gas output
Weakness in crude oil and natural gas offset gains from the construction-linked segments in January.
3 min read20 Feb 2026'Gujarat shows how development and heritage go together': PM Modi at VGRC in Rajkot – Top 10 quotes
The Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference, inaugurated by the PM Modi on Sunday, aims to foster investment and industrial growth in western Gujarat. With over 1,800 B2B meetings and 1,500 MoUs expected to be signed.
3 min read11 Jan 2026India's industrial output growth hits 2-year high of 6.7% in November on strong manufacturing and mining
The factory output, which is measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), has marked a notable acceleration in 2025, compared to the 5% expansion recorded in November 2024
5 min read29 Dec 2025India’s October industrial growth at 14-month low of 0.4%
Provisional MoSPI data for October point to an uneven industrial recovery, with manufacturing, mining and electricity showing mixed momentum across key use-based segments.
3 min read1 Dec 2025‘US has set radically new terms of engagement’: Jaishankar says ‘politics’ trumps ‘economics’ in ‘uncertain world’
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that politics is increasingly overshadowing economics in today's world.
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