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BMW i3 becomes first EV to win Green Car award
24 Nov 2014
The energy-efficient and environment-friendly i3 has obtained an impressive fuel rating of 124 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe)
BMW i3 becomes first EV to win Green Car award
24 Nov 2014
The energy-efficient and environment-friendly i3 has obtained an impressive fuel rating of 124 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe)
Jindal Steel shelves $10-bn coal-to-diesel project: report
24 Nov 2014
Jindal, which used to own some of these coal blocks scrapped by the Supreme Court, will now have to deposit about Rs3,000 crore with the government by December as a levy for the coal it has dug out from the mines that now stand cancelled
Jindal Steel shelves $10-bn coal-to-diesel project: report
24 Nov 2014
Jindal, which used to own some of these coal blocks scrapped by the Supreme Court, will now have to deposit about Rs3,000 crore with the government by December as a levy for the coal it has dug out from the mines that now stand cancelled
Jindal Steel shelves $10-bn coal-to-diesel project: report
24 Nov 2014
Jindal, which used to own some of these coal blocks scrapped by the Supreme Court, will now have to deposit about Rs3,000 crore with the government by December as a levy for the coal it has dug out from the mines that now stand cancelled
Google reaches agreement with Apple and Microsoft-owned Rockstar over patent litigation
24 Nov 2014
Last year Rockstar took Google, along with several handset manufacturers whose phones operated on Google's Android operating system, to court over patent infringement
Indian regulator says cement giants Holcim-Lafarge merger to hurt competition
24 Nov 2014
The Competition Commission of India says the equal merger between cement giants Holcim of Switzerland and Lafarge of France is likely to hurt competition in the country.
CESC to close Cossipore power plant
22 Nov 2014
European parliament wants Google split
22 Nov 2014
European concern about Google is linked to the fact that the US company has a massive market share of about 90 per cent in Europe against around 68 per cent in the US
Toyota to recall 422,509 Lexus over fuel leak
22 Nov 2014
Biyani’s Future Group buys out Nilgiris supermarket chain
21 Nov 2014
Nilgiris operates a franchisee-operated convenience store chain with 140 outlets in key urban centres in the four southern states and also owns a portfolio of brands in dairy, bakery, chocolates and staples along with their manufacturing facilities in Bangalore
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