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INDUSTRY ON OVERDRIVE: Industrial output rose 10.4 percent in August from a year earlier.

INDUSTRY ON OVERDRIVE: Industrial output rose 10.4 percent in August from a year earlier.

Industry grows at fastest pace in 22 months

The country's industrial output grew at its fastest pace in 22 months in August as factories cranked out more big-ticket household goods and cars as stimulus spending drove demand. Faster output at factories, mines and utilities has helped offset a decline in farm output after the worst dry spell in nearly four decades and floods in different parts of the country hurt crops and pushed up food prices.

SILVER LINING: India

Indian Industrial production up by 7 pc

Industrial output is geared to the domestic market, accounting for a fifth of GDP.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indian-industrial-production-up-by-7-pc/73432-7.html

GROWTH ON THE RISE: The country

Nation's industrial growth up by 7 per cent

The country's industrial growth received a huge fillip from the manufacturing sector.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nations-industrial-growth-up-by-7-per-cent/54087-7.html

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