The NITI Aayog will now assimilate the views of states and then present a report to the PM.
BMW's plant in Chenna now has 50 per cent localisation.
The share of diesel vehicles sold in 2014-15 was 37 per cent.
The rains have so far been four per cent below normal.
The IMD on its part is sticking to its forecast of July rainfall.
The company has delivered 1,000 cars to buyers and is in the process of delivering another 2,000 units.
Status to enable Arvind Panagariya to attend Cabinet meetings.
Customers have started to factor in the narrowing gap between petrol and diesel and the premium that needs to be paid for a diesel vehicle.
'We have done what we needed to do on behalf of the consumers'.
However, it's too soon to see any trend; July rain is key.
Ruural markets contribute a significant chunk of SUV sales and there was a slowdown in demand from semi-urban and rural areas.
Rain for the central and northwestern parts a concern.
Brijmohan Lall Munjal, 92, who recently became chairman emeritus of Hero MotoCorp, single-handedly rewrote the rules of the motorcycle business
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'Audi is well on track for what we want to achieve.'
We had prepared a contingency plan for 580 districts, the minister said.
'Car makers would be in a better position to adopt norms'.
'We have a customer base of 70,000 in India'.
The official India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the private Skymet Weather Services have made widely divergent monsoon forecasts.
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