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India's industrial production grows 3.8 pct in Dec. 2023

STORY: India's industrial production grows 3.8 pct in Dec. 2023 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Indian gate 2. various of manufacturing unit STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 3.8 percent in December last year, government data showed Monday. "For the month of December 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 151.5," the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said in a statement. It said the IIP for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors in December stand at 139.4, 150.6 and 181.6 respectively. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 151.7 for primary goods, 103.3 for capital goods, 159.3 for intermediate goods and 177.9 for infrastructure/construction goods, it said. The indices for consumer durables and consumer non-durables stand at 114.0 and 178.0 respectively for D

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 27, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show the local municipal government's tsunami-hit disaster response building in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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Disaster-hit 'miracle pine' in Rikuzentakata, Japan

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - The "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was the only tree to survive among a forest of about 70,000 pines swept away by tsunami in March 2011, stands tall on Feb. 13, 2014. The tree went through preservation work after its roots died due to exposure to seawater, and replica branches were added to restore its appearance.

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2 years after quake

KAMAISHI, Japan - Photos show a road in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same road on Feb. 27, 2013.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows the damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, about two years after the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

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World Heritage site certificate for Hiraizumi

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Irina Bokova (L), director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, hands a certificate showing the listing of the town of Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture as a World Heritage Site to Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (C) in the northeastern Japan town on Feb. 13, 2012. The temples, gardens and archaeological sites of Hiraizumi, in one of the prefectures severely ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2011.

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken June 16, 2011, at the Philippine National Library in Manila, shows a portrait on display there of Seiko Usui, more commonly known to Filipinos as O-Sei-san, the Japanese love interest of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal, who visited Japan from Feb. 28 to April 13, 1888. The Philippines celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rizal's birth on June 19, 2011.

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Teenager-driven car rams into wall

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 21, 2011, shows a car wrecked after crashing into the stone wall of a house while being driven by a middle school student without a license earlier in the day in Fukushima Prefecture. Three boys and two girls aged 13 and 14 were inside the car and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

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Protests continue at Tahrir Square

CAIRO, Egypt - Hundreds of people continue demonstrating at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 13, 2011, after most of the protestors left the site following the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

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Fire dance ritual in Akita Pref.

SEMBOKU, Japan - Children swing sacks of burning coals tied to ropes during a traditional agricultural fertility ritual called the ''Hifuri Kamakura'' in Semboku, Akita Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2011. The sacred fire is believed to drive out bad luck from the rice fields while people also wish for the good health and safety of their families at the event.

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Protestors in Rome

ROME, Italy - Protestors gather at a square in Rome on Feb. 13, 2011, for a demonstration against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over a sex scandal involving a minor.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - Young women choose decorative items for Valentine's Day chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of the gift-giving day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Fire dance ritual in Akita Pref.

SEMBOKU, Japan - A child swings a sack of burning coals tied to a rope during a traditional agricultural fertility ritual called the ''Hifuri Kamakura'' in Semboku, Akita Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2011. The sacred fire is believed to drive out bad luck from the rice fields while people also wish for the good health and safety of their families at the event.

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Saito throws scoreless inning in exhibition debut

NAGO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters rookie right-hander Yuki Saito throws in his first exhibition appearance against the Samsung Lions of South Korea at Nago Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 13, 2011. Saito retired all three batters in one inning as the Fighters' second pitcher in front of 5,200 spectators.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - A young woman takes a hard look at a box of chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of Valentine's Day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows smoke emerging from Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures on Feb. 13, 2011. The city of Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture urged some elderly residents to prepare for evacuation over fears that rain could trigger mudslides of accumulated ash.

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Traffic around Tahrir Square

CAIRO, Egypt - Cars take to the streets again around Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 13, 2011, after traffic restrictions there were lifted.

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Nippon Paper grabs 2nd straight ice hockey title

TOCHIGI, Japan - The Nippon Paper Cranes' Mike Madill (C) leaps after scoring a goal in the third period of a national ice hockey championship game against the Tohoku Free Blades at Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena in Tochigi Prefecture on Feb. 13, 2011. The Cranes captured their second straight title with a 6-2 victory.

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Saito throws scoreless inning in exhibition debut

NAGO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters rookie right-hander Yuki Saito throws in his first exhibition appearance against the Samsung Lions of South Korea at Nago Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 13, 2011. Saito retired all three batters in one inning as the Fighters' second pitcher in front of 5,200 spectators.

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Harada inducted into Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Masazumi Harada (R), a doctor and expert on Minamata disease and mercury pollution, receives a certificate in Kyoto on Feb. 13, 2011, after being inducted into the Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto along with Elinor Ostrom, a Nobel laureate in economics and professor at Indiana University, and Jigme Singye Wangchuk, the former king of Bhutan. The award which is given in the name of Kyoto, the birthplace of the Kyoto Protocol, honors the achievements of those who have contributed to conservation of the global environment.

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Nakayama Knight wins Kyodo News Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Nakayama Knight (leading) with jockey Yoshitomi Shibata beats Universal Bank to win the Kyodo News Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 13, 2011.

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Land minister Ohata visits contentious dam project site

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Akihiro Ohata (3rd from L) receives explanations about a dam construction project in the town of Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2011. Yamba Dam, located north of Tokyo, has been decades in the making, but the Democratic Party of Japan-led government may call off the project as it has been at the center of its drive to scrap dozens of public works projects considered wasteful.

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Kobe airport to mark 5th anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Space hero ''Ultraman'' and local mascot characters from various areas attend an event for the fifth anniversary of the opening of Kobe airport in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 13, 2011. The airport marks the anniversary on Feb. 16.

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Taj Mahal snow statue

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A snow statue featuring India's Taj Mahal, 13 meters high and 30 meters wide, is displayed at a snow festival in the town of Tadami, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2011.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People take pictures in front of a snow sculpture of characters of the musical ''The Lion King'' exhibited at Odori Park in Sapporo on Feb. 7, 2011, during the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, which began the same day, runs through Feb. 13.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People walk in front of a snow sculpture of Yuki Saito (R), a popular rookie of the local professional baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters, at Odori Park in Sapporo on Feb. 7, 2011, during the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, which began the same day, runs through Feb. 13.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People look at a 22-meter-high snow sculpture of ''The Temple of Heaven,'' a complex of buildings in China listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, at Odori Park in Sapporo on Feb. 7, 2011, during the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, which began the same day, runs through Feb. 13.

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March sumo tourney might be canceled

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2011. He suggested that the JSA may cancel the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament slated for March 13-27 in Osaka due to a match-fixing scandal that has rocked the ancient sport to its core and sparked public outrage.

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March sumo tourney might be canceled

OSAKA, Japan - A poster advertising the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament slated for March 13-27 in Osaka is on display at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, the venue of the tournament, on Feb. 4, 2011. The Japan Sumo Association the same day postponed the start of ticket sales for the spring basho, while hinting that it may cancel the event due to a match-fixing scandal that has rocked the ancient sport to its core and sparked public outrage.

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Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

Combined photos show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan: on March 13, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area on Feb. 19, 2016, with the debris having been removed and a new public housing having been built for people who lost their homes in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5th anniversary of Japan's March 2011 disaster

Combination photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 13, 2011, (top) and Feb. 18, 2016, shows the urban area of the northeastern Japan city of Ofunato devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. A large commercial building will be built there by March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young man to attend U.N. confab on disaster risk reduction in Sendai

Masahiro Kikuchi, a third-year student at Tsukuba University in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, speaks in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2015, before his participation in the third U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in the prefectural capital of Sendai from March 13. Kikuchi lost his parents in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman acts as storyteller at memorial hall dedicated to 2011 disaster victims

Yuko Tanno, shown in this photo taken on Feb. 15, 2015, serves as a storyteller at the Yuriage Kioku (memory) hall dedicated to people in the Yuriage district of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, who were killed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku. Tanno lost her 13-year-old son Kota in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People gather before memorial hall dedicated to 2011 disaster victims

Yuko Tanno (2nd from R, front row) and other people pose on Feb. 15, 2015, in front of the Yuriage Kioku (memory) hall dedicated to people in the Yuriage district of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, who were killed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku. Tanno lost her 13-year-old son Kota in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fixed-point observation shows change of disaster-hit areas

Combination photo shows the wrecked town government office building in Minamisanriku, northeastern Japan. Above photo was shot on March 13, 2011, two days after the town was damaged by the deadly earthquake and tsunami, while the under photo taken Feb. 25, 2015, shows the building still preserved. Discussion continues on whether to conserve the building, where 43 officials died when it was engulfed by tsunami, as a memorial to convey the importance of disaster prevention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kin of Japanese victims unveil memorial plate ahead of NZ quake anniv.

An engraved plate in memory of the Japanese victims of an earthquake that killed 185 people in Christchurch, New Zealand, in February 2011 is unveiled on Feb. 13, 2015, near the entrance to a special cemetery for the quake victims. It was set up by bereaved relatives. The Japanese characters say "Dreams, fly high." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Nos. 1 (top) and 2 reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled in the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled in the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Nos. 1 (R) and 2 reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled in the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Streets are quiet in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021. The town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remains deserted with access still restricted almost 10 years after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that triggered the nuclear disaster at the plant.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows a tsunami-devastated area (top) in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 13, 2011, and a memorial park created in the same area (bottom), pictured from the helicopter on Feb. 12, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Horse that survived March 2011 tsunami

An 18-year-old horse that was rescued after being engulfed by the earthquake-triggered tsunami in March 2011 trains at a horseback riding ground in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Horse that survived March 2011 tsunami

An 18-year-old horse that was rescued after being engulfed by the earthquake-triggered tsunami in March 2011 trains at a horseback riding ground in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Families in tsunami-hit town then and now

Combined photo shows Mayumi Sutou and her daughter Mimi on June 9, 2011 (L), holding up an album they found among the debris of their house in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, three months after their home was devastated by a massive tsunami, and six years later on Feb. 13, 2017, holding the same album with new photos at a new home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students in kimono guide foreign tourists in Kanazawa

KANAZAWA, Japan - A group of female college students wearing kimono guide a foreign tourist using an iPad in Kanazawa, an old city with tourist attractions along the Sea of Japan, on Feb. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Paper grabs 2nd straight ice hockey title

TOCHIGI, Japan - The Nippon Paper Cranes' Mike Madill (C) leaps after scoring a goal in the third period of a national ice hockey championship game against the Tohoku Free Blades at Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena in Tochigi Prefecture on Feb. 13, 2011. The Cranes captured their second straight title with a 6-2 victory. (Kyodo)

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Nakayama Knight wins Kyodo News Service Hai

TOKYO, Japan - Nakayama Knight (leading) with jockey Yoshitomi Shibata beats Universal Bank to win the Kyodo News Service Hai at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Saito throws scoreless inning in exhibition debut

NAGO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters rookie right-hander Yuki Saito throws in his first exhibition appearance against the Samsung Lions of South Korea at Nago Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 13, 2011. Saito retired all three batters in one inning as the Fighters' second pitcher in front of 5,200 spectators. (Kyodo)

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Traffic around Tahrir Square

CAIRO, Egypt - Cars take to the streets again around Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 13, 2011, after traffic restrictions there were lifted. (Kyodo)