Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
BY DIBYAJYOTI CHAUDHURI SINGUR Led by Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, thousands of people on Sunday laid an indefinite siege of the Tata Motos' Nano project site at Singur in Hooghly. Twenty-one dharna platforms were erected along the boundary wall of the factory for what Ms Banerjee described as a …
KOLKATA: Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has expressed anxiety in the wake of the call for an indefinite agitation by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee from August 24 demanding return of 400 acres of land which, she alleged, was forcibly acquired from farmers for the Tata car project at Singur. …
Special Correspondent KOLKATA: The Tata Motors authorities have sent a letter to the West Bengal government, stating that they require over 997 acres to set up the automobile manufacturing project and ancillary units in Singur, Industries Minister Nirupam Sen said on Thursday. The letter was in response to a clarification …
Bs Reporter / New Delhi August 21, 2008, 1:05 IST In what would be a generational change in its engine technology, India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has decided to introduce the new K-series petrol engine in all its cars in India in the next three to five years, according …
Bs Reporter / Mumbai August 21, 2008, 0:53 IST Tata Motors drops Rs 3,000-cr convertible preference share issue plan: To sell investments to group firms for part-financing JLR acquisition. Tata Motors has decided to scrap a plan to raise Rs 3,000 crore by issuing convertible preference shares to help part-finance …
BY YOGESH MEHENDALE MUMBAI Cashing in on high fuel prices, electric bike manufacturers are planning to expand their businesses in the Indian market. Mr Avinash Bhandari, director, operations, Electrotherm, manufacturer of YO Bykes said, "Now customers are realising that there is an alternative to petrol-driven vehicles. In the last one-and-a-half …
THE European branch of world's largest car maker, Toyota became the first four wheeler manufacturer to join the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), a UN initiative bringing together organisations pledging to reduce carbon emissions on Tuesday. Toyota Motor Europe is one of the six companies to join CN Net on …
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan: General Motors said Thursday that it had "essentially finished" designing its first plug-in hybrid car, the Chevrolet Volt, and would have production-ready prototypes within 10 days. The automaker still has considerable work to do on the car's lithium-ion battery and other technology in the two years before …
The India Today Group and German publishing firm Axel Springer have launched a fortnightly auto magazine Auto Bild. According to Ashish Bagga, the ceo of the India Today Group,
The battle between Toyota and Honda for supremacy in the hybrid petrol-electric car market is set to heat up with both Japanese carmakers set to introduce distinctive new models early next year. Honda disclosed details on Wednesday of a hybrid hatchback that will be smaller and cheaper than its existing …
Bs Reporter / Mumbai August 2, 2008, 5:49 IST The growing impact of inflation on car sales is clearly reflected in the dismal growth in domestic sales of the country's three leading auto-makers
Chennai, Aug. 1: Rising interest rates, fuel prices, inflation and the shaky quarterly results finally seem to be catching on the resilient auto industry. The passenger vehicle segment, which has been weathering the market forces for the last few months, registered a subdued growth in sales during July. Market leader …
Hero Electric is planning to launch high-end models of electric scooters with higher speed and bigger looks, once it receives approvals from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). On obtaining certification by ARAI, the company will launch these vehicles in the same month.
Co Building New Platform For A Small Car, Rollout In 2010 Our Bureau BANGALORE JAPANESE carmaker Toyota's planned compact car for India will be developed on an entirely new platform tailored for the Indian market. The car, which will roll out of the Bidadi plant
THE collapse of world trade talks could be a boon to Australia's ailing carmakers, making it easier for the government to keep tariffs on imported cars, an analyst said on Thursday. The comments came as Australia's left-leaning Labour government received a report into the car industry, with manufacturers and trade …
Malaysia's vehicle sales are expected to dip 16.5 per cent in the second half of the year due to higher fuel costs and rising inflation, the Malaysian Automotive Association said Wednesday. The industry body said the bulk of the drop in auto sales will come from a 28 per cent …
Pankaj Doval & Rupali Mukherjee | TNN New Delhi: Auto and consumer durables industries are fearing a slowdown as interest rates are expected to rise after RBI's decision to hike CRR and repo rate. Sales may go down as customers would not be much inclined to enter showrooms with auto …
Chanchal Pal Chauhan NEW DELHI MAHINDRA&Mahindra; (M&M;) and French carmaker Renault are discussing the possibility of selling cars made in Renault-Nissan's manufacturing facility in Chennai through Mahindra-Renault, their 51:49 joint venture. Refuting reports of any break up with the French carmaker, utility vehicle major M&M; clarified that both the auto …
Global carmakers and others who fight a feverish technology battle to push hydrogen as affordable and clean fuel in their vehicles may soon have an Indian research team to thank. Scientists led by K. Vijayamohanan Pillai at the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in Pune have tweaked a material that is …
It could well be the most sought-after stretch of land in India. Five global car majors, two commercial vehicle companies, one tractor manufacturer, three earth moving equipment companies, a tyre major and over 100 auto parts producers have either made it their home or will do so soon. The 45-km-long …