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Jan 14, 2022 Press Trust of India Passenger vehicle dispatches last month stood at 2,19,421 units compared to 2,52,998 units in December 2020.
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Jan 05, 2022 Outlook Business Team The global vehicle sales fall to 64,436 cars in December, with sales in Europe dropping to 15.1%, and sales in the USA falling to 26.7%.
The passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales last month fell 10.91 per cent to 2,44,639 units from 2,74,605 units in December 2020.
Jan 03, 2022 Pranay Kotasthane Overall, the four schemes are well-thought-out and deserve praise but converting good ideas to good policies requires a lot of regulatory and financing capacity
Their demand had far exceeded the supply even before Covid-19 but the pandemic-induced lockdowns forced the chip-making facilities across the world to shut down.
Chip shortage in the international market has had a bearing on the sales and revenue of car companies that were hoping to cash in on the pent-up demand from bullish consumers who wanted to purchase new vehicles in the festive season.
Maruti Suzuki said the hike is in response to an increase in input costs observed in the past year. The hike has been planned for January 2022.
Maruti Suzuki said the semiconductor shortage had a minor impact on vehicle production in November. It added that the semiconductor shortage bothered production for the domestic market.
Maruti Suzuki stated that although the situation continues to be dynamic, total vehicle production in its Gujarat and Haryana manufacturing location could be around 80-85 per cent of normal production.
The company informed that its passenger vehicles sales in the domestic market in October increased 44 per cent to 33,925 units. It had sold a total of 23,617 in the segment in October 2020.
Maruti Suzuki informed that the vehicle sales in October were affected by the semiconductor shortage. However, it informed that the company sold more vehicles than the sales volumes expected at the beginning of the month.
Earlier this month, the automobile manufacturer had reported that its total sales in September fell by approx 46.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis to 86,380 units. Domestic sales fell 54.9 per cent to 68,815 units for the same period.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
