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The second largest domestic player in the passenger cars segment and largest exporter in the Indian market, Hyundai Motors India is now planning to tap new export markets to drive its future growth as the withdrawal of the cash-for-clunkers schemes (scrappage incentive scheme) has left the company to look for new options rather than its overdependence on the European economies.

Though, the company expects flat growth in exports in this year but it has to look at new markets to match the he export figure of 270,000 units that it achieved in the calendar year of 2009.

A name common to cable TV, broadband and phone service provider-Virgin Media, is revamping its marketing exercises with an estimated annual budget of around £75 million.

In this development that seeks the upping of services with present marketing contract holders, agencies Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe Y&R, Rapier and Spike are on the mercy of Virgin Media who tries to reorganises things.

With an aim to cut costs, the French automaker Renault SA is planning to use Indian components at an extensive scale to bring in economies of scale at a larger level.

In fact, the company will be sourcing Indian components worth 250 million euros ($320 million) of for use overseas in 2013, compared with 75 million euros this year, said Sudhir Rao, chief operating officer of the company's Indian unit. It may be noted here that the company sourced components worth 10 million euros in the last year.

The Maharashtra Government has released an order directing all schools in the state not to detain or fail any student between Classes I to VIII. It has been directed the Schools to make this order effective from the present academic year 2009-2010.

As per the government instructions, there will no failed student in the curriculum. They will be promoted to the next class even if they secure a poor score.

UK air passengers are facing inevitable problems due to the recent volcanic ash. Volcano has been creating a huge problem to the air traffic at UK and other nations.

The byproducts of this ash are equally dangerous like volcanic ash. Flights to and from regions of Spain, Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands have been affected lot. The aviation companies have to close their airspace for this volcanic ash. British airports are remained open for service.

The satellite service provider, Eutelsat Communications and Euro 1080 has come down on an agreement that claims of airing newer contents for their viewers as the 3D TV channel being broadcast through Eutelsat, via the Eurobird 9a satellite.

This move of Euro 1080 adds a ton of its own experience in 3D TV viewership as it aids in providing its own production company, Alfacam which is famed for its pioneering development in having the HDTV format and currently the same is engrossed in the production and recording of sports events and live concerts in 3D.