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India readying Bharat NCAP for safer cars but curbing violations can make big difference too

The New Car Assessment Programme or NCAP is a standard of car-safety testing. It involves crashing a brand-new vehicle to rate it on the safety scale.

VW Polo driving out of India but not before it put a smile on enthusiasts for over a decade

When Volkswagen came to India in the 2000s, great things were expected of them. But frankly, they did not deliver. Then came the Polo.

India has a sunroof obsession and new Hyundai Venue confirms it. But please mind your head

Hyundai might want to 'give customers what they want’, but evidently, they want to stick their heads and bodies out of sunroofs. And that's dangerous.

Bike, auto, jaywalker, beep beep—why ADAS will soon make your car behave like a plane

In Europe and China, the Advanced Driver Assistance System is already an essential feature. It's a matter of time before it becomes mandatory in India.

India loves French jets, but their cars? Good thing Citroen C3 is a mass market product

Citroen India says the price of C3 will be a ‘surprise’. Anything under Rs 5 lakh would mean the hatchback will take on the likes of Maruti-Suzuki Celerio and Tata Punch.

You thought CNG cars a bit downmarket and fit for taxis? Then you haven’t seen sales numbers

With India’s top-three manufacturers, Maruti-Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata, widening their CNG portfolio, consumer demand for such vehicles has seen a bump up.

You thought you’ll buy an EV to beat the chip shortage delaying car deliveries? Tough luck

The processing power, provided by the use of semiconductors, is required for battery management software that manages the cells in EVs to optimise the workings.

BMWs are changing—it’s all happening under the hood. And it feels like the movie Tron

The ferocity of the new BMW i4 when you ‘push the pedal to the metal’ is like the 3-series. Plus, it sounds like it's from the movie Tron.

Indian drivers are experiencing a ‘myopia epidemic’ — large numbers just can’t see properly

Poor eyesight is a major problem among Indian drivers. Forty per cent need corrective glasses, while another 5 per cent need urgent treatment for cataract.

Why you must travel to Arunachal before tourism growth makes it another Manali or Mussoorie

Being a part of the Trans Arunachal Drive 2022 gave me a sense that there is a double-edged sword to writing about travelling and driving to Arunachal Pradesh.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.