National Statistics Office (NSO) records India industrial output growth of 4.1% in March 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 30 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India's industrial output growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), slowed to 4.1% in March 2026.
The National Statistics Office (NSO) revised the industrial growth for February 2026 to 5.1% from the earlier estimate of 5.2%.
The March 2026 growth rate is the weakest since October 2025, when industrial growth was 0.5%.
Manufacturing growth for March 2026 stood at 4.3%, compared to 4% in the previous year.
Power generation expanded by 0.8% in March 2026, compared to 7.5% in March 2025.
Mining output rose by 5.5% in March 2026, compared to 1.2% in the corresponding period last year.
For the full financial year 2025–26, industrial growth was 4.1%, compared with 4% in the previous year.