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Coronavirus Lockdown: Eight core sector output contracts by record 38.1% in April; cement falls 86%, steel by 84%
• 5 years agoThe output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by a record 38.1 per cent in April due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, according to the official data
FICCI suggests resuming operations of downstream industries to minimise COVID-19 impact on cement sector
• 5 years agoIndustry body FICCI on Tuesday suggested the government to resume operations of downstream industries like real estate and construction of roads and highways to minimise the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the cement sector
Coronavirus Lockdown: Eight core industries' output contracts 6.5% in March; infra sectors log 0.6% growth in FY20
• 5 years agoThe output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by 6.5 percent in March due to fall in production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity amid the coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus: Hit on domestic cement demand likely to be transient, says Kotak Institutional Equities
• 5 years agoEven though the ongoing temporary shutdown in the wake of Covid-19 has impacted construction activities across the country resulting in a decline in cement uptake, the hit on domestic demand is transient, says Kotak Institutional Equities
Emami Group to sell cement business to Nirma Group company Nuvoco Vistas at enterprise value of Rs 5,500 cr
• 5 years agoEmami Group on Thursday said it has entered into a binding agreement with Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited, part of Nirma Group, to sell 100 percent equity in Emami Cement Limited at an enterprise valuation of Rs 5,500 crore
Union Budget 2020-21: Infra firms pitch for captive renewable energy policy, exemption from cross subsidy charges
• 5 years agoInfrastructure sector on Friday urged the government to bring captive renewable policy and exempt from cross-subsidy and transmission charges to make renewable energy more viable for those willing to set up clean energy plants beyond factory boundaries
Core sector output shrinks second month in row by 5.8% in October, lowest in over decade
• 5 years agoOutput of eight core infrastructure industries contracted for the second month in a row by 5.8 percent in October, the lowest in over a decade, indicating the severity of economic slowdown
Core sector output shrinks by 5.2% in September; except for fertilisers, all industries witnessed negative growth
• 5 years agoOutput of core infrastructure industries shrank by 5.2 percent in September 2019 as seven of eight sectors witnessed negative growth, according to official data released on Thursday
WPI inflation at 39-month low of 0.33% in September: Near zero wholesale prices offer more bad news to a slowdown-hit economy
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 • 5 years agoWholesale price inflation (WPI) nearing zero means companies are beginning to lose pricing power and deflationary fears are looming over the economy
Core sector output growth declines to 45-month low of 0.5% in August; coal, crude oil, cement among major industries worst hit
• 5 years agoDuring April-August, growth in the eight core industries grew by 2.4 percent from 5.7 percent in the year-ago period