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India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September

STORY: India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of electronic product manufacture unit 3. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) fell to 5.8 percent in September from 10.34 percent in August, the government data showed on Friday. "For the month of September 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 141.6. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of September 2023 stand at 111.5, 140.6 and 205.9 respectively," read the data issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 138.8 for primary goods, 111.6 for capital goods, 153.8 for intermediate goods and 168.7 for infrastructure/construction goods

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Deputy mayor speaks at tsunami symposium in west Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Tadamitsu Wakasaki, deputy mayor of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, speaks about the city's experience in the 2011 killer earthquake and tsunami at a disaster management symposium in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014.

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High school student reports on recovery event in Paris

TOKYO, Japan - Haruna Shiraiwa, a third-year student at Fukushima Prefectural Taira Commercial High School, reports in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2014, on "The Rebirth of Tohoku - WA," an event in Paris conducted by high school students from the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku to describe its recovery from the March 2011 disaster and promote the region's attractions.

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1st post-quake graduates from plastering course

SENDAI, Japan - A ceremony is held for six students graduating a half-year plastering course at the Sendai Polytechnic Institute in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014, to become the first plasterers since the school's temporary closure caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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New Fukushima Gov. goes to office for 1st time

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori arrives at the governor's office for the first time in his capacity on Nov. 12, 2014. He was elected in the first gubernatorial election on Oct. 26 after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident in March 2011.

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Fukushima nuclear plant chief feared catastrophe for eastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pool photo taken Nov. 12, 2011, shows Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaking to reporters at the plant in Fukushima Prefecture. According to government documents obtained by Kyodo News on Aug. 30, 2014, Yoshida said in testimony before his death that he had feared catastrophic damage to eastern Japan while he was struggling to contain the crisis in March 2011. The government will release his 400-page testimony in September.

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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (L) and Kaito Tauchi (R), both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, hold seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. They delivered the seeds on their classmates' behalf to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (R), along with Kaito Tauchi (C), hands a panel expressing thoughts on the Anglo-Japanese friendship to a staff member of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. The two, both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, delivered on their classmates' behalf seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Supercomputer 'K' slips to third

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in November 2011 shows "K," a supercomputer jointly developed by Riken, a Japanese state-backed research institute, and Fujitsu Ltd. "K" has slipped to third place globally in computing speed, according to a biannual ranking announced on Nov. 12, 2012, by the U.S.-European TOP500 project. It fell to second place in June after topping the previous two rankings. (Photo taken with fish-eye lens)

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German farm minister in Japan

KESENNUMA, Japan - German farm minister Ilse Aigner (R) visits an oyster farm in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2012. The northeastern Japan city was hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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German farm minister in Japan

KESENNUMA, Japan - German farm minister Ilse Aigner (R) visits an oyster farm in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2012. The northeastern Japan city was hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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German farm minister in Japan

KESENNUMA, Japan - German farm minister Ilse Aigner is pictured during her visit to Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2012. The northeastern Japan city was hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Kobe 'Luminarie' illuminations

KOBE, Japan - Illuminations surrounding a fountain, an artwork titled ''fountain of prayer'' and created to wish for the reconstruction of tsunami-hit areas in northeastern Japan, are lit in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, on the night of Nov. 28, 2011, in a rehearsal for the Dec. 1-12 ''Luminarie'' illumination event. This year's theme for the annual event, which commemorates the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinity, is ''Luci di speranza'' (ray of hope). (Photo was taken with fish-eye lens)

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Kobe 'Luminarie' illuminations

KOBE, Japan - People look at some of the ''Luminarie'' illuminations in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, on the night of Nov. 28, 2011, after they were lit in a rehearsal for the Dec. 1-12 illumination event. This year's theme for the annual event, which commemorates the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinity, is ''Luci di speranza'' (ray of hope).

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Kawasumi receives Nadeshiko League Player of the Year award

TOKYO, Japan - Nahomi Kawasumi of INAC Kobe Leonessa holds the trophy in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2011, after receiving her first Nadeshiko League Player of the Year award. The women's national team striker netted 12 goals in the season, sharing the scoring title with teammate Shinobu Ono.

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No. 3 unit building at Fukushima Daiichi power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2011, shows the No. 3 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was damaged by an explosion after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool Photo)

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PM Noda, Pres. Obama in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit. (Pool photo)

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Japanese PM Noda in Honolulu

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) talks to reporters in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum started two-day talks in the U.S. city on the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Noda in Honolulu

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) talks to reporters in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum started two-day talks in the U.S. city on the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Noda attends APEC leaders dinner

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) poses for photos with U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama (L) before a dinner for leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, hosted by the Obamas, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Noda attends APEC leaders dinner

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) poses for photos with U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama (L) before a dinner for leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, hosted by the Obamas, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Noda attends APEC leaders dinner

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda before a dinner for leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, hosted by the president and first lady Michelle Obama, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese protesters against APEC meetings in U.S.

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese farmers and other people take part Nov. 12, 2011, in a demonstration in Honolulu, Hawaii, against top officials' meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum being held in the U.S. city.

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Japan-Russia summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shake hands in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011, prior to holding talks. Noda expressed eagerness to enhance cooperation in various fields, including security and energy development. (Pool Photo)

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Japan-China summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at the outset of a meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Hu told Noda that Beijing will consider easing restrictions on Japanese food imports imposed in the wake of a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the March earthquake and tsunami. (Pool Photo)

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Japan-China summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd from R) hold talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Noda called for an early resumption of stalled talks with China toward signing a treaty on a joint gas development project in the East China Sea. (Pool Photo)

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Malaysian PM Najib in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak speaks to members of the media in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011, after a meeting of leaders from the nine countries currently involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement negotiations.

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PM Noda visits U.S. national cemetery

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) lays flowers at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Noda is visiting Hawaii to attend the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and hold talks with leaders of countries. (Pool Photo)

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Japan-U.S. summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011, as the two leaders hold talks. Noda told Obama about Japan's policy on joining negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement led by the United States, and Obama welcomed Japan's decision. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Noda visits U.S. national cemetery

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front) signs the book at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Noda is visiting Hawaii to attend the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and hold talks with leaders of countries. (Pool Photo)

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Japan-U.S. summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda hold talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Noda told Obama about Japan's policy on joining negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement led by the United States, and Obama welcomed Japan's decision. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-U.S. summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda hold talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Noda told Obama about Japan's policy on joining negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement led by the United States, and Obama welcomed Japan's decision. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Suzuki and Asada at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Akiko Suzuki (R), who won the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event on Nov. 12, 2011, and Mao Asada, who finished second, pose for photographs after the event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan the same day.

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Japan-U.S. summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011, as the two leaders hold talks. Noda told Obama about Japan's policy on joining negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement led by the United States, and Obama welcomed Japan's decision. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Noda at monument of Ehime Maru accident in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) offers flowers at a monument for the Ehime Maru accident, a collision between a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fisheries school training boat in 2001, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Noda is visiting Hawaii to attend the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and hold talks with leaders of countries. (Pool Photo)

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Japan-U.S. summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda hold talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011. Noda told Obama about Japan's policy on joining negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement led by the United States, and Obama welcomed Japan's decision. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Suzuki at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Akiko Suzuki performs in the women's free program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Suzuki, silver medalist at Skate Canada in October, held onto her lead from the short program for her second career Grand Prix title.

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Reactor buildings at Fukushima complex

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2011, inside the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows No. 3 reactor building (L back) and No. 4 reactor building. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant that day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions just after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima plant chief Yoshida

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Masao Yoshida, head of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks with reporters at the plant on Nov. 12, 2011. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant the same day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Suzuki at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Akiko Suzuki performs in the women's free program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Suzuki, silver medalist at Skate Canada in October, held onto her lead from the short program for her second career Grand Prix title.

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Asada at NHK Trophy figure staking

SAPPORO, Japan - Mao Asada performs in the women's free program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Asada won the free program but her overall total of 184.19 was not enough for a come-from-behind win, and finished second.

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Fukushima complex opened to media for 1st time since March disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters put on protective masks in a bus ahead of entering the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant that day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions just after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Suzuki at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Akiko Suzuki performs in the women's free program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Suzuki, silver medalist at Skate Canada in October, held onto her lead from the short program for her second career Grand Prix title.

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Reactor buildings at Fukushima complex

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2011, inside the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows (from R to L) buildings containing No. 4 reactor, No. 3 reactor, No. 2 reactor and No. 1 reactor. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant that day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions just after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.(Pool photo)

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Nuclear disaster minister Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono makes a speech before Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant workers at the plant on Nov. 12, 2011. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant the same day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima complex opened to media for 1st time since March disaster

TOKYO, Japan - A reporter takes photographs from inside a bus in the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan on Nov. 12, 2011. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant that day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions just after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Takahashi at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi smiles after performing in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Takahashi, the 2010 world champion, stood at the top by posting the world's third-highest ever score of 90.43, ahead of the men's free program the following day.

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No. 3 reactor building at Fukushima complex

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2011, inside the premises of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the upper part of No. 3 reactor building. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant that day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions just after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Takahashi at NHK Trophy figure skating

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi performs in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix event at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Takahashi, the 2010 world champion, stood at the top by posting the world's third-highest ever score of 90.43, ahead of the men's free program the following day.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant workers

TOKYO, Japan - Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant workers listen to a speech by nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono at the plant on Nov. 12, 2011. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., allowed reporters to enter the plant the same day for the first time since it was badly damaged by a series of explosions shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)