Customers won't shift to electric cars until there is countrywide infrastructure for charging stations, which should be as spread out as petrol pumps now. Two, the price of the lithium ion battery, which constitutes 30 to 40 per cent of the cost of an electric car, has to fall substantially, so that the vehicle is as affordable as a gasoline one.
As the Indian Army reported its first case of the infection with a 34-year-old soldier testing positive in Leh, the Army said it has taken a series of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the forces such as checking flu symptoms among soldiers on their return from leave and cancelling non-essential travel, conferences and recruitment drives.
Students from eight American universities across three states took part in a regional retreat, addressed among others by Anju Bhargava, member of United States President Barack Obama's Faith Advisory Council, at Fort Parker State Park in Mexia, Texas.The event last week -- organised by a small group of Hindu students in Mexia -- brought together Hindu community leaders, inspirational figures, young professionals, and students in the spirit of sharing messages of knowledge.
Besides Roy, two other directors, Ravi Shankar Dubey and Ashok Roy Choudhary, were also arrested for the failure of two group companies.
Several industry leaders on Monday supported United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi's proposal of giving annuity to farmers in addition to compensation for land acquired for industrial purposes.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between SIPCL CEO Ashok K Bhargava and Safesky chairman Amos Bouchnik along with Safesky president and founder Arik Klein.
Dhirubhai Ambani lived in a one-room chawl in Mumbai with his wife and children and went on to establish the Reliance Group.
A total of 27,920 people have been cured of the disease with 1,685 in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 34.06 per cent, the ministry said.
'With a less than comely bride and no dowry to speak of, the prospects of landing a good match look bleak, a grim, sinister and no-nonsense prospective father-in-law notwithstanding,' says Anjuli Bhargava.
Ankita Bhargava, Rishina Kandhari and many others celebrate the Ganpati festival with much fanfare.
'We must not compromise with the standard, the quality. We don't need to be the first to launch a drug but what we need is a Made in India vaccine that the entire world can rely on'
I'The entire display is a lesson in how to turn a mountain of a collection into a molehill, notes Anjuli Bhargava after a visit to the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur.
The current testing norms to rule out harmful effects of genetically modified crops like Bt-brinjal are far from being fool proof, a member of biotech regulator GEAC said.
Nissan, Japan's fourth-largest car manufacturer, sells MSIL's A-Star as Pixo, an entry-level car, in Europe.
We need to bring solid waste management into all school curricula in an organised and cohesive manner, suggests Anjuli Bhargava.
Maruti Suzuki exported 1,47,000 units in 2008-09, the highest ever export figures, with the compact car A-star alone clocking over 1,27,000 units.
Gross value added and low investment activity by the private sector remain areas of concern
Am amazing story of how students from a Mumbai college conceptualised and executed their plan of lighting an entire tribal village on the city's outskirts. What's more, they now dream of lighting up 'dark villages' in the entire country.
The experts agreed that the lockdown has helped in slowing down spread of the virus but insisted that the situation has not reached a plateau and that there was an urgent need to upgrade healthcare facilities to deal with the crisis.
WNS, an NYSE-listed business process outsourcing company, recorded good second quarter numbers, reflecting the improving market conditions in global markets. Neeraj Bhargava, Group CEO, attributed the performance to better volume growth and a robust pipeline. In a chat with Business Standard, he spoke about the recent stake sale talks with Warburg Pincus, appointing a new CEO and other issues.
Ahead of this year's Budget, leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki on Monday asked the government not to roll back the entire stimulus package at once as it may hamper economic growth.
'If I look in a certain way, have an innocent face, I will only get offers for the girl-next-door roles. As an actor and creative person, you want to explore and experiment more but you don't get the opportunity. That gets frustrating at times.'
India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is planning to launch a new version of its small car Alto, the highest selling model in India, with a bigger engine.
The airlines' flights to Southeast Asia operated as per schedule. Air India also operated its Delhi-Frankfurt-Chicago, Mumbai-Frankfurt-Chicago, Mumbai-London, Delhi-London, Amritsar-London-Toronto and Ahmedabad-Frankfurt flights this morning.
Sonam Kapoor on why she didn't walk the ramp at the WLIFW.
Just after the brief address of the Governor, MLAs of the BJP raised the demand for a floor test, triggering an uproar. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Govind Singh raised the issue of coronavirus threat in the country and also mentioned the Central government's advisory.
Component makers don't see any recovery yet, but manufacturers believe the end of poor sales is nearing its end.
'If he was unwell in May, he gave no indication of it at all. Tom was his usual cheerful, helpful, kind and generous self.'
On the sidelines of 'Samvit 2009 -- The Leaders' Conclave' at IIM-Lucknow recently, Ajit Balakrishan tells Virendra Singh Rawat answered some issues that have dogged IIMs.
On the eve of the first phase of polling in Rajasthan, Rediff.com spoke to some of the first time voters in Jaipur who form a considerable chunk of the voters. While some youth seek a sincere, development-oriented leadership which has zero-tolerance towards corruption, there are others who think communalism is the main issue. Shahnawaz Akhtar reports.
Many or sometimes all the teachers are pulled into administrative and other non-teaching duties, says Anjuli Bhargava.
When BJP leaders, including Mr Modi's number two, Amit Shah, use the pandemic to launch an assault on state governments run by opposition parties, or to topple them, they are exploiting a grave crisis in cynical political self-interest, notes Shekhar Gupta.
Today, thanks to television coverage and media hype, it has a huge multiplier effect, says an auto-parts maker.
The country's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki, will finalise investment plans for a new plant at its Manesar facility at a board meet of the company in mid-October.
ICICI Bank has quashed rumours of favouritism, nepotism and quid pro quo. The bank clarified that while Chanda Kochhar was on the credit committee, she was not the chairperson. Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot said there was no impropriety in the deal.
"Our sales have been growing since December 2008. December 2008-July 2009 are great months", Maruti Suzuki India chairman R C Bhargava told reporters in Chennai. He hoped that the next two-three months would yield a double digit growth.
'Many who have experimented with online education will adopt a blended model once things return to normal,' edX CEO and founder Anant Agrawal tells Anjuli Bhargava.
Indian products have lost the tag of being cheap, said Subodh Bhargava, Chairman, Tata Communications
The institutes need to reach the optimum level of resource utilisation.
The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, on Monday said it has stopped working on LPG models as it will roll out CNG variants of the entire range of its cars from early 2010, the first of which could be its highest selling model Alto.
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