Growth, inflation and external stability are caught in gridlock - Murky macroeconomy

Industrial production grew at a sluggish two per cent in April, the first month of the current financial year, despite a low base (data in the same month last year) of minus 1.3 per cent, official data showed today - Industrial growth muted at 2%

Rapid and inclusive growth in the medium term does not look too likely if one examines the array of unattended constraints - Tightening constraints to inclusive development

Official data on Wednesday revealing a tepid industrial growth in April with no distinct signs of recovery and a higher-than-expected retail inflation in May further added to the disappointing economic environment - Factory output decelerates to 2 % in April

A quarter of all maternal deaths occur due to anaemia, and 19 per cent due to calcium deficiency, both of which cause often-fatal complications at childbirth, as The Lancet data confirm - Stunting a country