<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

	{% if page.title != 'index' %}
	    {% include head.html %}
	{% else %}
		{% include index_head.html %}
	{% endif %}

<body id="page-top" class="landing-page">

	{% if page.title != 'index' %}
	    {% include blog_header.html %}
	{% endif %}

    {{ content }}

	{% if page.title != 'index' %}
	    {% include foot.html %}
	{% else %}
		{% include index_foot.html %}
	{% endif %}

</body>
</html>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
	<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="static/assets/img/favicon.ico" />

	{% if page.title != 'index' %}
	    {% include head.html %}
	{% else %}
		{% include index_head.html %}
	{% endif %}

<body id="page-top" class="landing-page">

	{% if page.title != 'index' %}
	    {% include blog_header.html %}
	{% endif %}

    {{ content }}

	{% if page.title != 'index' %}
	    {% include foot.html %}
	{% else %}
		{% include index_foot.html %}
	{% endif %}

</body>
</html>

Declare favicon in root page
Declare favicon in root page