Industrial output rises 4.4% in March, slowest in 5 months
India's industrial output grew 4.4% in March from a year earlier, the slowest expansion in five months, government data showed on Friday. The Index of Industrial Production for mining sector rose 2.8%, while that for manufacturing grew 4.4%. Stainless steel utensils registered the highest positive growth of 95.5%, whereas hand tools registered the highest negative growth at 67.6%.