Born on March 1, 1953, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, affectionately known as Thalapathy Stalin, was the third son of the esteemed Dravidian leader and five-time chief minister ...

While India has long published industrial output through the IIP, lack of a comparable services index—despite the sector contributing about 55% of GVA—became more evident as the economy evolved.