The Delhi Zoo is planning to launch birdwatching tours this winter once the migratory birds start visiting the city. To start with, zoo authorities plan to rope in all city schools, including government and private, to send in groups of around 50 students for the tours…
Carlyle Plans to Spin Out Its China Real Estate Team
(Bloomberg) — Carlyle Group LP is retreating from a corner of the Chinese real estate market as the firm’s new leadership refocuses its strategy. The alternative asset manager plans to spin out its China-focused real estate team by the end of the year amid waning investor…
Chery International plans to collaborate with Tata Motors
Chery International, a popular Chinese car manufacturer, is planning to join hands with Tata Motors for its India debut. The China-based car manufacturer has a 50 percent partnership with Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) that manufactures the premium range of vehicles at the assembly plant in Changshu since 2014.…
The 8 big unknowns with Disney’s streaming service plans
After going through several stages of grief for its traditional TV business—denial and bargaining among them—Disney has reached acceptance. On Tuesday, the media giant announced an early 2018 launch for a standalone ESPN streaming service, along with another service for Disney content coming in 2019. In a press release, Disney…
Porsche plans to drop diesel powertrains by 2020
Porsche is looking to move away from diesel engines for their entire line-up by the year 2020. This decision is an outcome of the Dieselgate scandal which has forced the parent company VW to cough up about 25 billion USD in damages. Reports state that diesel vehicle sales account…
Daimler plans to upgrade production facility to build electric cars in China
China is the world’s biggest market for New Energy Vehicles – a term the Chinese government uses to designate plug-in EVs and hybrids. Naturally, there are several major automakers committed to contributing to the development of electric mobility in the country. Daimler, for one, has decided…
Company Plans To Offer Deep-Sea Tours Of Titanic Wreckage
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — One hundred and five years ago, the Titanic struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage, sinking to the bottom of the ocean and killing 1,500 people. Now, a company is preparing to offers tours of the wreck. The Titanic was called the “ship…
Government plans agency to block sexual offensive videos on social media
The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will set up a specialised agency mechanism to block and curb sharing of sexual offence videos on social networking platforms in order to check cyber crimes. A bench of justices M. B. Lokur and U. U. Lalit…
Tata Motors and FCA plans to boost partnership to share technology
Tata Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) association is not new and until now have been known for their joint manufacturing initiatives. This time around, both the companies intend on strengthening their partnership to enhance technology, engine and transmission sharing between the two. The stronger association…
Sony aims to extend VR content to films, no plans for smartphone-based headset
Chiba: Sony Corp aims to extend content for its dedicated virtual-reality (VR) headset into non-gaming areas such as TV and film, and has no plans to join the burgeoning market for smartphone-based headsets, its gaming division chief said. Andrew House, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc`s chief executive,…