GM top executives spared in internal report on safety failure

General Motors Co on Thursday issued a report detailing how for 11 years it turned a blind eye to an ignition-switch problem linked to at least 13 deaths but largely pinned the blame on what the......

Hurdles in biofuel use: Few vehicles, weak ethanol-blended petrol rollout

The limited availability of flexible (flex)-fuel vehicles in the Indian market and the slow rollout of ethanol-blended petrol by oil-marketing companies (OMCs) remain major obstacles to achieving......

Hero MotoCorp offers VRS, eyes leaner organisation

With a new chief executive officer (CEO) at the helm, the country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp is now looking to cut flab and move towards a leaner organisation. Pawan Munjal,......

'Long-term science is the only thing that works'

'If we are to be a contributor to the economy, we have to reduce carbon and imports.''We will achieve both -- that's our target.' IMAGE: Vikram S Kirloskar, second from right at the launch of the......

Maruti, Bajaj Auto clock highest-ever exports in FY22

The top five export models during the year were Baleno, Dzire, Swift, S-Presso and Brezza. Shally Seth Mohile reports. Photograph: Courtesy Maruti Suzuki Overseas shipments at auto firms expanded......

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

IMAGE: A banner advertising Coca-Cola beverages, Toyota, Nissay and NTT, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Files Tokyo......

Tokyo Games spectacle at risk of further downgrade from pandemic

IMAGE: Visitors looks at a newly installed Olympic rings for celebrating the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Yokohama. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Japan is looking at barring all but VIP......

Japan will take steps to guard against Olympics cyberattacks

IMAGE: British officials said on Monday the hackers from Russia's GRU military intelligence agency had also conducted "cyber reconnaissance" operations against Tokyo Games organisers. Photograph:......

Tokyo quietly planning for potential Olympics delay?

Finally, we have been asked to make a simulation in case of a postponement. IMAGE: Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the......

In Tokyo, a growing sense of angst over virus-hit Games

IMAGE: The meetings between the Tokyo 2020 organising committee and 'partner companies,' including sponsors, take place regularly. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images For weeks, Olympic......