Iron ore has been added to the core sector industries list, expanding it to nine. The government will release a revised Index of Core Industries series on July 20. This new series will feature a base year of 2022-23, replacing the older 2011-12 base. Raw coal remains, but coal middlings and washed coal are excluded to prevent double counting.

India's Index of Core Industries will be upgraded with a new base year and weights, enhancing key economic metrics.

Iron ore has been added to the core sector infrastructure industries list. This inclusion increases the total number of key sectors from eight to nine. The new series, with base…

Iron ore has been added to the core sector industries list, expanding it to nine. The government will release a revised Index of Core Industries series on July 20. This new series…

June 2026 marked a notable five percent growth in India's core industries index, with iron ore production soaring to forty-three point nine percent. Significant growth was also…

New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Production growth of nine core infrastructure sectors rose to a five-month high of 5 per cent in June due to an increase in output of cement, electricity…

Core infrastructure sectors see 5% growth in June, driven by iron ore and electricity, amid mixed performance across industries.

India's core sector output grew five percent year-on-year in June. This growth accelerated from May's 3.2 percent, reaching a five-month high. Iron ore production surged…