Sunday, April 27
The day 1 of Delhi Auto Expo saw a slew of launches from Hyundai's Electric Creta to Maruti's e-Vitara. Despite the buzz, the EV industry is still facing the charging issues.India's electric car market is facing significant hurdles due to insufficient public charging infrastructure and difficulties installing home chargers. Early adopters are encountering non-functional public charging stations and resistance from resident associations when attempting home installations, even in luxury apartments.While automakers promote "connected" electric vehicles, the reality for many drivers is a struggle to find reliable charging. A recent incident involved a student needing a tow after finding multiple charging stations in central Delhi out of service. One auto company executive resorted to using a
There are chances that right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah can make it to the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy which is scheduled to begin on February 19 in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. Bumrah's selection will solely depend on his game fitness.Earlier in the last innings of the fifth and final Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia at Sydney, the speedster didn't bowl a single ball as he went for scans and was advised by the Australian doctors not to participate in the remainder of the Sydney Test. Following the advice from the medical experts, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided the Indian spearhead should rest for at least five weeks (the Sydney Test finished on January 5) after which he
A mix of muted mobile user additions, modest average revenue per user (ARPU) growth and higher costs which dragged margins resulted in Reliance Jio reporting weaker-than-expected earnings in the fiscal third quarter, said analysts.They added that Jio's low (1.3 million net) mobile user additions despite it not raising tariffs for feature phone users last July was a "negative surprise".Analysts, though, said the strong traction of Jio's home broadband services business, propelled by decent AirFiber user adds in Q3FY25 is an encouraging trend and would see further growth in coming quarters. "Jio's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation & amortisation (Ebitda) at ₹15,500 crore in Q3FY25 missed estimates due to a 55% sequential jump in access costs. Net profit too missed estimates d
