Profit is not the main target for India: Skoda Auto board member

Profit is not the main target for India: Skoda Auto board member

Czech car maker Skoda Auto has kept a low profit ambition for India despite being in the market for more than 20 years even as the top five carmakers in the very same market, have had a profitable run – most recently, led by a sustained gain in volumes of pricier models. The Volkswagen Group … Read more

Do Electric Vehicles Contribute To Air Pollution? Here’s What Experts Have To Say

Do Electric Vehicles Contribute To Air Pollution? Here’s What Experts Have To Say

Last Updated: February 28, 2024, 16:55 IST Do Electric Vehicles Contribute To Air Pollution? Here’s What Experts Have To Say. (Representative Image) (Photo: Canary Media) While electric cars have zero engine pollution, friction is still needed for the tyres and brakes to function. Several countries have prioritised the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in their … Read more

Kundalini yoga provides unique brain benefits, finds UCLA study

Kundalini yoga provides unique brain benefits, finds UCLA study

A 12-week Kundalini yoga course provided test subjects a range of measurable brain benefits including improved memory, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory effects, according to new research from UCLA, suggesting it could help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Women have about twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to men due to several risk factors, including longer life … Read more

Apple’s car project has apparently conked out

Apple’s car project has apparently conked out

Apple has abandoned its efforts to build an electric car, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday that cited people with knowledge of the matter. The tech giant has been working on the ambitious project for about the last 10 years, though during that time, it never spoke publicly about it. News of the decision … Read more

CycleØ acquires Biogasclean to increase fully circular green gas production by capturing CO₂

CycleØ acquires Biogasclean to increase fully circular green gas production by capturing CO₂

Acquisition puts CycleØ at the forefront of synthetic green gas innovation via carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) CycleØ now offers a fully circular biomethane solution which captures methane emissions and CO2 Biogasclean is one of the few companies worldwide pioneering a biological methanation process Biomethane production could replace up to 40% of the EU’s total fossil … Read more

“Twin Peaks” star enters the town of Twin Peaks 34 years later

“Twin Peaks” star enters the town of Twin Peaks 34 years later

Like all “Twin Peaks” fans, I celebrate February 24 every single year, because it’s the day that Kyle MacLachlan, as special agent Dale Cooper, crossed into the town of Twin Peaks, Washington, to find out who killed Laura Palmer, setting a wonderful and disturbing story in motion. There’s just one issue. I’ve been, like, really … Read more

Skoda to tweak products, market strategy ahead of compact SUV launch

Skoda to tweak products, market strategy ahead of compact SUV launch

As Skoda Auto India prepares to enter the high volume, competitive compact SUV market in H1 of 2025, the Czech carmaker is looking to tweak its product and go-to-market strategy, Petr Janeba, the company’s brand director, told ET. The upcoming model will play a crucial role in the Volkswagen Group brand’s target to cross the … Read more