With heavy rains continuing to wreak havoc in Kerala, India Inc has extended relief measures to the victims by offering donations.Meanwhile, industry body CII has set up a Brushless DC Motors Manufacturers task force chaired by its former president Kris Gopalakrishnan to work on relief measures for victims in flood devastated Kerala in coordination with the state government and the district administrations.While JSW Group said it has initiated a group-wide initiative wherein its employees voluntarily contribute in cash as well as in kind, TVS Motor Company has contributed Rs one crore to the Kerala Chief Ministers Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF)."The flood situation in Kerala and the destruction, it has left behind, is distressing.As a responsible corporate citizen, JSW has initiated a Group-wide initiative wherein our employees voluntarily contribute in cash as well as in kind. The contribution made by our employees will be matched by JSW Group equally and will be pledged towards Keralas flood relief measures," JSW Group official spokesperson said in a statement.

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Japanese auto major Toyota plans to increase local content of Baleno and Vitara Brezza models which it will receive from compatriot Suzuki for selling in India under their partnership to make them price competitive, a senior company official has said.The likely changes to be brought in the two models "are still under work-in-progress and how the final products gets rolled out will be known over the course of time", Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice President Atsushi Oki told PTI.He added: "Toyota will further boost their outlook on components localisation in support to Make in India initiative, to achieve cost effectiveness," he said when asked how costly the two models under Toyota badge would be when compared to what Maruti Suzuki is already selling in India."We understand the price sensitivity of Indian market. We will continue to keep up the price momentum in these directions. 

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I also play other sports like Basketball, Tennis, Badminton and do cycling when not motor racing," he said. Due to technical issues in his car in round 3 he dropped down the leaderboard but bounced back to top again and finished third overall. And all this training keeps him mostly out of his home. I also have joined a correspondence course as I want to focus more on racing," he said. Coached by Meco Racing’s experienced coach and former F3 champion Akbar Ebrahim and his famous son Armaan Ebrahim, Chatterjee is targeting a better season.Mothers always fear injuries, and Motorsport is full of risks, but Chatterjee’s case was different. A minor distraction can ruin everything, so we have to stay physically and mentally active. I do hyper-training, remain on a diet, run five kilometres daily and do body weight training.Defending LGB4 champion Vishnu Prasad (Chennai) will also be a force to reckon with in this race. 

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Inside, the cabin is also kept simple and minimalistic, housing a large touchscreen in the dashboard with only a few buttons for the music and the AC. It is based on the new design language of Volvo which gives it a classy and elegant appeal. The Ameo comes with quite a few features, with many being segment-first, such as a touchscreen audio system, chilled glovebox, rain-sensing wipers and cruise control. Pricing will be aggressive since this car will fall under the government's Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid & Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme and will derive subsidy benefits. Also, from the spy images, we can see that the diesel sedan will get a bigger set of wheels than the petrol variant.

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Those obstructing movement of e-rickshaws in the form of parking or encroachment in NMV lanes will also be penalised.. NMV lanes are marked on roads so that motorists do not obstruct plying of cycles and e-rickshaws in such lanes.The L-G has, however, authorised officers of the rank of assistant sub-inspector of the Delhi traffic police and above and the ones of the rank of head constables and above of the city government’s transport department to fine the offenders.

A notification issued by deputy secretary (state transport authority) V.K. Mongia said, "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 read with clause (41) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 198 , the lieutenant governor of the national capital territory of Delhi, on being satisfied that Brushless DC Motors suppliers it is necessary to regulate the uninterrupted movement of non motorised vehicles in the interest of public safety and convenience of general public of Delhi, wherever such lanes have been provided and indicated by boards/signages, do hereby, prohibits the plying and idle parking of all categories of motor vehicles on NMV lanes indicated / demarcated for their movement duly created by road owning agencies on such roads / areas in their respective areas of jurisdiction in Delhi roads / areas of the national capital territory of Delhi. The notification has been issued on the basis of a proposal moved by PWD minister Satyendra Jain to Raj Niwas last month. Way back in 2014, the Union urban development ministry had told the Delhi high court that non-motorised vehicle lanes should be provided on priority in Delhi.

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