{
  "id": 8914945,
  "title": "India's core sector output slows to 4.8% in August as coal, gas, crude oil and fertilisers contract",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/indias-core-sector-output-slows-to-4-8-in-august-as-coal-gas-crude",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:46:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-core-sector-output-slows-to-4-8-in-august-compared-to-5-0-in-july/articleshow/134388632.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India’s core sector output growth slowed to 4.8% year-on-year in August 2026 from 5% in July, provisional government data showed. Cement, electricity and iron ore led growth, while coal, natural gas, crude oil and fertilisers contracted. Cumulative core sector growth during April-August stood at 4.3%, against 2.4% a year earlier.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}