India's August industrial output rises at fastest pace in more than a year

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NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - India's industrial output (INIP=ECI) in August grew at the fastest pace in more than a year on the back of strong manufacturing, electricity and mining activity, data from the Ministry of Statistics showed on Thursday...

The index of industrial production rose 10.3% in August, data showed..

Electricity generation during August rose 15.3% over the same period a year earlier, while mining activities increased 12.3%, the data showed..

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