New Delhi, March 28 -- Driven primarily by coal, cement and crude oil production, India's core sector comprising of eight key infrastructure components grew 6.7% year-on-year in February 2024, as per data released by Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.
"The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 6.7% in February 2024 as compared to the Index of February 2023. The production of coal, natural gas, cement, steel, crude oil, electricity and refinery products recorded positive growth in February 2024," an official release said.
Fertiliser production however declined by 9.5% in February 2024 over February, 2023.
The ICI measures combined and individual performance of production of eight core industries viz. cemen...