In the month of October, India's industrial output fell for the first time in many years by 0.4 per cent.

For the month of September 2007, output had grown by 5.45% and for October 2007, it was 12.2%.

A year ago; the Index for Industrial Production numbers for the seven-month period ended October, was 4.1% against 9.9%.

Furthermore, in the year ago period, manufacturing sector, which accounts for 80% of the index, declined 1.2% from 13.8%.

The government sought to rescue the manufacturers earlier this month, by announcing an across-the-board (barring petroleum goods) four per cent cut in excise duty.

A warning has been issued by the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) that carbon emissions from the govt. offices itself are not being cut adequately so that the targets can be met.

It has been further informed by the SDC, the sustainability watchdog that the emissions are not being cut at a speed that can match the targets though there has been betterment in comparison to the last year and big steps are being taken by the departments in the direction of reducing waste, water consumption and road transport emissions.

With the aim to create a set top box that will let the TV viewers to view programs on demand, the BBC is all set to join forces with ITV.

The users have been allowed to watch programs on their computers till now via the BBC's successful iPlayer. However, under the new scheme, one can see films, shows and interactive content from a range of other providers.  

A recent study conducted on the health and wellbeing of captive elephants, led by Georgia Mason of the University of Guelph has hit a blow on the faces of the Zoos that see themselves as a shelter for saving the endangered species.

The study, first of its kinds on the health of captive elephants, has put forward a surprising fact that elephants in Zoos die much younger than elephants in the wild. Furthermore, the study also claims that baby elephants born in captivity too have a shorter life span than those caught in the wild for the zoos.

The scientists have predicted that another serious earthquake on the scale of the one that triggered the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, could hit the Indian Ocean within the lifetime of a child born now.

Tsunami that hit the planet in 2004 was caused by a major quake off the west coast of Sumatra, which produced waves up to 100ft high and killed more than 225,000 people in 11 countries and scientists have recently predicted that it could repeat itself in the same region within the next few decades.

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