Monthly Archives: July 2012
Premier to commence deliveries of RiO SUV
Premier Automobiles which is now known as Premier will be commencing the deliveries of its compact SUV RiO from August 2, 2012. The RiO is powered by a 1.3 litre multijet diesel engine sourced from Fiat India Automobiles.
At present...
Deadline for Income tax e-filing extended to August 31
The deadline for the filing of the e-filing of the income tax has been extended to August 31, 2012 by the government. The earlier last date of e-filing was July 31, 2012.
The government has decided on the extension considering the disturbance...
Panasonic develops system for artificial photosynthesis
Electronics manufacturer, Panasonic on July 30, 2012 said that it has developed artificial photosynthesis system which converts carbon dioxide to organic material by illuminating with sunlight at a world’s top efficiency of 0.2%. The efficiency...
Chinese fishermen caught in Russia released
The Chinese consulate office on July 31, 2012 said that after the detainment of about eighteen Chinese fishermen off the Russia’s Far East region last year, they have been released and returned home. Vice consul general at the Chinese Consulate...
Power Grid failure – Delhi Metro stops inside tunnels
Once again the northern part of India faced a complete blackout on July 31, 2012 with no lessons learnt from the July 30, 2012 blackout. The Delhi Metro came to a standstill on Tuesday afternoon as the services were suspended for two hours due...
Samsung launches Omnia M for Indian market
Mobile phone manufacturing giant Samsung has launched its Omnia M smartphone for the Indian market. The new smartphone has been launched at Rs. 18,650 but the users can avail the device from Samsung India’s eStore for just Rs. 16,400.
Earlier...
Maruti Suzuki to sack workers involved in Manesar violence
Indian auto giant Maruti Suzuki is now all set to sack all its A shift workers at the Manesar plant. The company will be sacking all the suspected who have played a role in the violence perpetrated on July 18, 2012 which led to the killing of...
Milagrow to launch tablet to honour Olympic medallist Gagan Narang
After grabbing the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the 10 meter rifle event Gagan Narang has made India proud. Tablet manufacturer, Milagrow HumanTech has said that it will be launching a TabTop to honour Narang for his Bronze win...
Team Anna Hazare apologises for violence with media
India Against Corruption Activist Anna Hazare who is fasting for the strong Lokpal Bill, said that he would end his fast if his supporters resort to violence. Hazare apologised the reporters at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and said that the media...
North India blackout – the worst in decade
The whole of north India on July 30, 2012 witnessed the worst blackout in a decade. Millions of people in the North India woke up with no electricity. Though the power supply was restored in the evening, the question arises to what led to such...