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New core industries index to have iron ore
Government plans to expand the core industries index by adding iron ore to better reflect mineral output and industrial structure.
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 18 Jul 2026 · 1 min
Key takeaways
- The Government of India is preparing an updated core industries index that will include iron ore.
- The updated core industries index is intended to be a more representative measure of industrial activity and output trends.
What happened
The Government of India is preparing an updated core industries index, and iron ore is set to be included in the basket. The revision is meant to broaden the measure of industrial activity and make the index more representative of current output patterns.
The UPSC angle
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UPSC angle: industrial indicators and policy relevance
UPSC can use the core industries index to test awareness of how India measures industrial activity, why the composition of an index matters, and how mineral production feeds into broader industrial statistics and economic policy.
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