Live
- Sports Minister flags off ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle' initiative
- Brunei cracks down on activities of international drug cartel
- Peace and development in Tripura, says HM Shah after meeting Reang tribals
- Two terror associates arrested with arms, ammunition in J&K’s Sopore
- L-G Saxena visits Delhi areas, says people's plight pathetic
- As temperatures drop to minus 8 in Kashmir, CM Omar Abdullah rushes back
- Case Filed Against Actor Mohan Babu: DGP Confirms
- Devarakadra MLA Madusudhan Reddy Urges Real-Life Heroism, Criticizes Allu Arjun’s Press Meet Remarks
- Where knowledge, values and talents flourished
- Selling Stories: Shaping Businesses and Lives
Core sectors output falls 38.1% in April
Highlights
The output of eight core infrastructure industries plunged by a record 38.1 per cent in April as the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic caused a substantial loss of production across sectors
New Delhi: The output of eight core infrastructure industries plunged by a record 38.1 per cent in April as the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic caused a substantial loss of production across sectors.
The production of coal, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement and electricity contracted in double digits in the month, according to official data released on Friday.
The eight core sectors had expanded by 5.2 per cent in April 2019 while in March 2020 the sectors had contracted by 9 per cent.
Next Story
ADVERTISEMENT
