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India's industrial production grows 5.7 pct in July

STORY: India's industrial production grows 5.7 pct in July DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of wheels factory 3. various of factories 4. various of traffic in India STORYLINE: India's factory activity, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 5.7 percent in July, the government data showed Tuesday. For the month, the quick estimates of IIP with the 2011-12 fiscal year's base stand at 142. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors in July stand at 111.9, 141.2 and 204 respectively, according to the data of the Ministry of statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 141.7 for primary goods, 101.6 for capital goods, 151.8 for intermediate goods and 168.5 for infrastructure and construction goods, said the ministry. In addition, the indices for consumer durables and consumer non-durables stand at 118

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Ambassador Kennedy joins Tohoku bicycle rally

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) and other cyclists ride in the Tour of Tohoku bicycle rally in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2014. Around 2,800 cyclists joined the event in Pacific coastal areas of the prefecture to support the recovery of Tohoku, which was devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Ambassador Kennedy joins Tohoku bicycle rally

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (2nd from L) and other cyclists ride in the Tour of Tohoku bicycle rally in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2014. Around 2,800 cyclists joined the event in Pacific coastal areas of the prefecture to support the recovery of Tohoku, which was devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Ambassador Kennedy joins Tohoku bicycle rally

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) and other cyclists start the Tour of Tohoku bicycle rally in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2014. Around 2,800 cyclists joined the event in Pacific coastal areas of the prefecture to support the recovery of Tohoku, which was devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Ambassador Kennedy joins Tohoku bicycle rally

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy gives a speech in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2014, before the start of the Tour of Tohoku bicycle rally. The ambassador was among 2,800 cyclists who joined the event in Pacific coastal areas of the prefecture to support the recovery of Tohoku, which was devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Ambassador Kennedy joins Tohoku bicycle rally

ONAGAWA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy tastes minced saury soup at a rest station in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, during the Tour of Tohoku bicycle rally on Sept. 14, 2014. Around 2,800 cyclists joined the event in Pacific coastal areas of the prefecture to support the recovery of Tohoku, which was devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Ambassador Kennedy joins Tohoku bicycle rally

ONAGAWA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) smiles as she receives minced saury soup from a local woman at a rest station in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, during the Tour of Tohoku bicycle rally on Sept. 14, 2014. Around 2,800 cyclists joined the event in Pacific coastal areas of the prefecture to support the recovery of Tohoku, which was devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014, after the NRA approved the final version of its screening report on the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant under new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. With the approval, the two reactors in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, moved closer to becoming the first in the country to be restarted.

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority hold a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014 to discuss the safety of the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. The five-member panel approved the final version of its screening report on the reactors under the new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2013 shows (from L bottom) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant on Sept. 19 and urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. The utility is moving ahead with decommissioning of the Nos. 1 to 4 units.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2013 shows (from L bottom) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant on Sept. 19 and urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. The utility is moving ahead with decommissioning of the Nos. 1 to 4 units.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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Princess Hisako to attend IOC meet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Princess Hisako, widow of the late Prince Takamado. The Imperial Household Agency said Sept. 2, 2013, that the princess will attend a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7 and make a speech thanking the world for supporting northeastern Japan after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Japanese architect Shigeru Ban (L) stands on Sept. 2, 2013, in a cardboard cathedral he designed in Christchurch, New Zealand after its completion. The cathedral was constructed near a cathedral damaged by a devastating earthquake that struck the city in February 2011.

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Japanese coin found at burial site in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Photo taken Sept. 2, 2012, shows what appears to be a Japanese coin that North Korea said was discovered in a survey in March 2011 of a site in Bupyong, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of World War II, outside Hamhung in the south of Hamgyong Province in eastern North Korea. A bag containing the coin was excavated there on Sept. 2, 2012. Characters such as "Dai-Nippon," loosely translated as great Japan, "Showa 16 nen," referring to a Japanese era and year equivalent to the year 1941, and "Issen," a small currency unit, are inscribed on the coin.

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Zvonareva advances to Pan Pacific final

TOKYO, Japan - Vera Zvonareva of Russia serves against Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic during a women's singles semifinal match in the Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011. Zvonareva advanced to the final after beating Kvitova 7-6(2), 6-0.

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Kvitova loses in Pan Pacific semifinal

TOKYO, Japan - Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic is seen during the women's singles semifinals in the Pan Pacific Open against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011. Zvonareva advanced to the final after beating Kvitova 7-6(2), 6-0.

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Zvonareva advances to Pan Pacific final

TOKYO, Japan - Vera Zvonareva of Russia returns a shot against Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic during a women's singles semifinal match in the Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011. Zvonareva advanced to the final after beating Kvitova 7-6(2), 6-0.

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Extra Diet session ends

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and other lawmakers applaud in the Diet in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011, as an extraordinary Diet session, the first parliamentary session since the launch of the government under Noda on Sept. 2, ended the same day. A third extra budget for fiscal 2011 to finance postdisaster reconstruction efforts will be deliberated at the next session which is expected to be convened as early as mid-October.

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Ichiro goes hitless in last game of season

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 28, 2011. Suzuki went 0-for-3 in a 2-0 loss by the Mariners, ending the season with 184 hits and a .272 batting average -- both career lows.

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to center in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 26, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 4-2 loss by the A's.

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Omiya (far R, front), president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and other people attend a ceremony at the company's factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. A's

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 26, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in a 4-2 win for the Mariners.

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Hakuho wins 20th career title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho, sitting with a group of celebrating supporters, holds the winner's trophy after capturing his 20th career title at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2011. He won the autumn meet with a 13-2 mark, defeating ozeki Harumafuji on the final day.

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Dortmund 2-1 Mainz

MAINZ, Germany - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund controls the ball while Mainz midfielder Eugen Polanski closes in during the first half of a Bundesliga game in Mainz on Sept. 24, 2011. Dortmund won 2-1.

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Schalke 04 4-2 Freiburg

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Schalke 04 defender Atsuto Uchida (L) of Japan controls the ball while being guarded by Freiburg midfielder Yacine Abdessadki in the first half of a Bundesliga game in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Sept. 24, 2011. Schalke won 4-2.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki raps an RBI double to right-center in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 21, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-4 victory by the Mariners.

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Rangers' Uehara gets 2nd win of season

OAKLAND, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Koji Uehara pitches in the seventh inning of a major-league baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 21, 2011. Uehara earned his second win of the season in a 3-2 victory.

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Japan beat Malaysia in London Olympic soccer qualifier

TOSU, Japan - Japan Under-22s forward Ryohei Yamazaki (2nd from L) scores Japan's second goal in the 76th minute of a final-round Asian-zone Group C soccer qualifier with Malaysia for the 2012 London Olympics at Tosu Stadium in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 21, 2011. Japan beat Malaysia 2-0.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Rangers

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to left in the fourth inning of a major-league baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 21, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-4 in a 3-2 loss for the A's.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki rounds first base after hitting a run-scoring double down the left-field line in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 12-6 victory for the Mariners. The game was shortened to seven innings by rain.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a run-scoring double down the left-field line in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 12-6 victory for the Mariners. The game was shortened to seven innings by rain.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 12-6 victory for the Mariners. The game was shortened to seven innings by rain.

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Dortmund's Kagawa scores 1st goal in season

HANNOVER, Germany - Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa (L), Japanese midfielder, dribbles in the first half of a soccer game against Hannover in Hannover, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2011. Bundesliga champion Dortmund lost 2-1.

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Novara's Morimoto scores 1st goal of season

CAGLIARI, Italy - Novara's Japanese forward Takayuki Morimoto (R) competes for the ball against defender Francesco Pisano in a Serie A match against Cagliari in Cagliari, Italy, on Sept. 17, 2011. Morimoto scored his first goal since transferring to the team in a 2-1 loss by Novara.

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Dortmund's Kagawa scores 1st goal of season

HANNOVER, Germany - Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa, Japanese midfielder, celebrates after scoring his first goal of the season in a soccer game against Hannover in Hannover, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2011. Bundesliga champion Dortmund lost 2-1.

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S. Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo speaks in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011, about an upcoming annual festival aimed at enhancing ties between Japanese and South Korean people to be held in Tokyo on Oct. 1-2 and in Seoul on Sept. 25. Shin said cultural exchange is important in deepening mutual understanding and trust between people of the two countries.

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Yankees closer Rivera reaches 600th save

SEATTLE, United States - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera pitches during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 13, 2011. Rivera reached his 600th career save, one short of all-time leader Trevor Hoffman, in a 3-2 victory for the Yankees.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians runs to home base on a double by Jason Kipnis in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 13, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-4 in a 10-4 loss for the Indians.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 13, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-5 in a 3-2 loss for the Mariners.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians singles to left in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 13, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-4 in a 10-4 loss for the Indians.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians singles to left in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 13, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-4 in a 10-4 loss for the Indians.

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Explosion at French nuclear facility

CODOLET, France - An official of the Codolet village in Gard, southern France, shows packages of iodine in stock at the village office on Sept. 13, 2011. A furnace exploded the previous day at a nuclear waste treatment facility, known as the Marcoule site, located about 2 kilometers from the village. One person was killed, but no radioactive material leaked out.

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Djokovic wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after beating Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles final 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. Djokovic won his first title at the competition.

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Djokovic wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Novak Djokovic of Serbia raises his trophy after beating Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles final 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. Djokovic won his first title at the competition.

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Djokovic wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R), the 2011 U.S. Open men's singles champion, and runner-up Rafael Nadal of Spain hold their trophies in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. The first-seeded Djokovic dethroned 2010 champion Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the final of the tennis tournament.

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Djokovic wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot against Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. The first-seeded Djokovic beat second-seeded Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 to win his first title at the competition.

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Nadal in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a shot against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 12, 2011. Djokovic dethroned 2010 champion Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 to win his first career U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam title of 2011.

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Wolfsburg 2-1 Schalke 04

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Wolfsburg's Japanese player Makoto Hasebe controls the ball in the second half of a Bundesliga match against Schalke 04 in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Sept. 11, 2011. Wolfsburg won 2-1.