Government to conduct two key economic surveys on household finances from July 2026

Government to conduct two key economic surveys on household finances from July 2026

This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is all set to conduct two key economic surveys — to measure household finances and to gauge the economic situation of India’s farmers — between July 2026 and June 2027, the Ministry announced on Thursday […]

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Interrupted growth: On economic activity, climate-related events 

Interrupted growth: On economic activity, climate-related events 

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the nation’s monthly barometer of goods output, revealed a 10-month low growth rate in June, at 1.5%, largely due to the sharp contraction in mining activity, by –8.7% (10.3% in June 2024), and electricity output, by –2.6% (8.6% in June 2024). The early onset of the southwest monsoon, with […]

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