New Delhi, April 25 -- From fertilizer production falling to near five-year low in March, to foodgrain stocks surging to nearly three times the mandated buffer, to rural patients spending more than urban counterparts at government hospitals, to major IT firms declaring their FY26 earnings - here is a compilation of this week's news in numbers.

India's fertilizer production fell to a near five-year low in March. Shortages of inputs, such as liquefied natural gas and sulphur, caused by the war in West Asia, dragged output down by 24.6% year-on-year. The fertilizer production index was at 95.7 in March 2026, its lowest reading since April 2021, when it had touched 88.3. The broader index of eight core industries, which covers coal, crude oi...