India to ban phones which do not display radiation levels
From September 2013, India is most likely to ban import of all mobile phones which do not display their radiation emission levels. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade will be issuing a notification asking for mandatory disclosure of specific absorption…
Airlines in US collect record baggage fees
Recent reports state that airlines in the US have collected more than $6 billion in baggage, as well as reservation change fees from passengers in 2012. This has resulted in the highest amount of fees since they become common five…
Jet Airways to buy more than 100 planes
Indian carrier Jet Airways might soon order more than 100 planes from Boeing and Airbus at the Paris Airshow. The news was revealed by a leading aviation consultancy. A report from the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation states that Jet…
Rise in demand for petrol cars to benefit Maruti Suzuki
Trend of buying petrol cars is slowly picking up as the price difference between the diesel and petrol is slowly narrowing. The recent development might be good news for Maruti Suzuki and might also put some pressure on the sales…
Air India to resume operation of Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Indian airline carrier Air India has decided to resume domestic operations with the Boeing Dreamliner aircraft as early as next week. The aircraft were grounded for about four months due to a battery problem and the company has replaced the…
BlackBerry services interrupted again
BlackBerry customers across India, as well as in some other countries, were not able to send and receive emails on May 3, 2013. The subscribers were not able to get messages through the BlackBerry messenger, as the Canadian company services…
Boeing to compensate Air India for grounding of Dreamliners
The Rajya Sabha was informed on May 2, 2013, that the US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing, said that it has agreed to compensate the Indian carrier Air India, for the grounding of its Dreamliner aircraft due to battery and fire incidents. KC…
Amul to begin international auction of its products
Indian dairy giant and the makers of the Amul brand, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, will begin offering some of its products to global buyers. These global buyers will be offered products through an international auction site, starting from next…
BlackBerry Q10 sells out in two hours
The new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone has become the fastest selling consumer electronics product for Selfridges. Selfridges is a high-end British departmental store chain and the smartphone had gone on sale exclusively at the Oxford St. London Store over the weekend….
Restaurants in Mumbai to protest against service tax
More than 27,000 restaurants in the city of Mumbai, which is considered to be the financial capital of India, are likely to remain closed on April 29, 2013. The protest has been taken up in response to a call by…