Country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, on Friday unveiled its first electric vehicle prototype and said  that it will commence a nation-wide fleet testing of EV prototypes.

The two-day summit will see over participation from over 2000 industry giants like Mahindra and Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki, and several other stakeholders from research, academia and civic society.

Initial estimates of economic losses - damaged buildings, roads washed away, and destroyed agricultural crops - place the figure at over Rs 8,000 crore.

A draft 'Punjab State Farmers' Policy', put out for stakeholder consultations by PSFC identifies over a dozen key areas where government attention is necessary.

\"Let us fly the flag of trade and cooperation. India should get permanent membership in the UN Security Council as well,\" said David Cameron.

Climate change could cost India 2.8 per cent of GDP, and depress living standards of nearly half of its population by 2050, a World Bank report said. Watch BusinessToday.In's video to find out about the solutions to climate change.

Climate change could eat into India's GDP, hurt living standards, says World BankClimate change could cost India 2.8 per cent of GDP, and depress living standards of nearly half of its population by 2050, as average annual temperatures are expected to rise by 1-2 per cent over three decades, a World Bank report today said. If no measures are taken, average temperatures in India are predicted to increase by 1.5-3 degrees, said the World Bank report titled 'South Asia's Hotspots: Th...

Climate change could cost India 2.8 per cent of GDP, and depress living standards of nearly half of its population by 2050, as average annual temperatures are expected to rise by 1-2 per cent over three decades, a World Bank report said.

It was Dr. Volkmar Denners second visit to India since he became the top boss at Bosch, the world's biggest automotive component manufacturer. It could not have come at a more remarkable time. The Dieselgate scandal of 2015 has just taken a turn for the worse with the arrest of Audi CEO Rupert Stadler last week. For a staunch proponent of the technology, there is much at stake for Bosch on how this controversy plays out. While Denner is concerned with the loss of credibility of the industry, he is also looking beyond the immediate. Taking an hour out of his three-day India tour, Denner shares with Sumant Banerji his vision on electric mobility, the need to straddle various technologies and Bosch's big plans in India that include a Rs 1,700 crore investment roadmap over the next three years. Edited excerpts:

Augmented reality is set to take the tech world by storm in the wake of new announcements from Apple and Google.

\"The Government of India invites talented and motivated Indian nationals willing to contribute towards nation building to join the government at the level of Joint Secretary,\" a circular issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said.

In his address, which lasted nearly half-an-hour, the Prime Minister talked about environment, climate change and benefits of traditional sports in life.