Korean car maker, Hyundai Motors, has announced hike in prices of its models up to Rs 14,636, in a bid to mitigate the impact of increase in input costs. Country's second largest car maker after Maruti Suzuki maintains that price hike is a timely step to cover losses due to rising input costs.
The decision makes Santro, i10 and Accent models dearer in the range of Rs 3,601 to Rs 14,636. However, prices of i20 and Santro are not revised and both would come under introductory price scheme.
India's power generation capacity may increase by 500 to 4,000 MW in months to come following RIL's contribution of around 18 mmscd gas from KG basin D6 block. Country, mainly dependent on import of liquefied gas and other petroleum products, has a reason to cheer as it would help to cut import bill, a big burden of state exchequer.
The government has hardened its stance over air fare hike by some private airlines, issuing a letter to Kingfisher Airlines asking it to provide details of fare hike by February 14.
The Karnataka government and the US-based networking technologies giant Cisco Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, endorsed by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Cisco chief executive John Chambers, to develop Bangalore as most sustainable place in terms of public safety, transportation, buildings, energy, health care and education.
With the aim to find who is behind the Downadup/Conficker virus, Microsoft has announced a reward of $250,000 (£172,000) to who so ever will come up with the answer. 
With the aim to go green, both LG and Samsung will next week launch prototype of cell phones that would be recharged by solar panels built into the case. 
