Nano

Roadtest: 2012 Tata Nano is cheap and cheerful

The world's cheapest car has had an upgrade. Inflammatory jokes apart, the 2012 Tata Nano is Tata Motors' first refresh of the iconic car since its launch in 2009. It looks identical, but has had some changes made under the hood, or the rear seat, in this case. Tata has bumped up the power to 38PS, up from the original 35PS, putting it on an equal footing with the Maruti...

Ratan Tata says Nano wasted early opportunity

New Delhi: The Nano is not a flop, its creator Ratan Tata said on Thursday, but he acknowledged that his Tata Motors failed to capitalise on the early excitement surrounding the launch of the world's cheapest car. In a wide-ranging briefing with journalists, Tata, who will retire in December as head of the Tata Group, India's biggest business house, also said the steel-to-software conglomerate had paid a price for not...

'Nano missed chance to remove tag of poor man's car'

New Delhi: Admitting that Nano has 'wasted an early opportunity' due to teething problems, Tata Group chief Ratan Tata today said Tata Motors will do everything to undo the tag of 'poor man's car'. In an interaction with media here, Tata, who is also the Chairman of Tata Motors, said: "Many efforts were made to discredit the product. We never pushed it (Nano) as a poor man's car, but as...

Nano isn't a flop, says Ratan Tata

New Delhi: Claiming that Nano wasn't a flop, Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata on Thursday admitted that the company wasted an early opportunity on the car. In a meeting with editors on the sidelines of the Auto Expo, which started in Delhi on Thursday, Tata said the Nano wasn't a flop. He said all the issues with the car will be sorted out in the coming upgrades and Nano variants....

Bajaj unveils its Nano competitor: the RE 60

New Delhi: Bajaj Auto, India's second largest bike maker, finally unveiled its first four-wheeler, a low-emission car - RE 60 on the eve of the 2012 Auto Expo in New Delhi. The company, which had in 2008 showcased a concept small car but decided not to go ahead with the project. High fuel efficiency and lower emissions are the key factors on which the company is banking on to make...

Advertorial: Tata Motors upgrading old Nanos with new starter motor

Mumbai: Tata Motors is upgrading old Tata Nanos, produced up to mid-September 2011, with a new starter motor to enhance their performance. This is in line with the company's practice of upgrading its vehicles; on the Nano itself, the company had upgraded the exhaust and the electrical system in November 2010, as was announced then. The installation of the new starter motor, which is a vendor supplied part, began in...

Tata Motors to replace starter motor in Nano cars

New Delhi: In the biggest-ever replacement exercise in Indian automobile history, Tata Motors has asked an estimated 1.40 lakh Nano owners to bring back their cars for change of the starter motor free-of-cost. Vehemently denying this is a recall, the company said it is changing the old starter motor with a new and 'better' one, an exercise that will reportedly to cost the firm around Rs 110 crore. "We have...

Tata to replace starter motors in Nano models

Mumbai: India's Tata Motors is upgrading the starter motor of all old Nano models to the one installed in its new 2012 edition, launched in November, a spokesman said on Monday. The replacement being offered to all customers, free of cost, was not due to any safety concerns, he said. A starter motor is an electric motor which helps in rotating an internal combustion engine to initiate the engine's operation...

Bangalore goes gaga over Nano

BANGALORE: The city is all set to become a Nanoscience and Nanotechnology hub as the 4th edition of Bangalore Nano (2011) kicked off on Thursday. The first day of the conference saw huge numbers of students, entrepreneurs, academicians and industry-watchers participate in the various sessions dealing with innovations and applications in the nanoworld. Bangalore Nano is a national event. There is no equivalent in anywhere in India for this. Karnataka,...

Karnataka to promote nanotechnology

Bangalore: The Karnataka government will provide enhanced budgetary support to promote nanotechnology for the benefit of masses, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said on Thursday. "The state government will certainly provide enhanced budgetary support for nano initiatives and activities of the vision group on science and technology in the budget for ensuing fiscal (2012-13)," Gowda said at the inauguration of the two-day 'Bangalore Nano' conference-cum-expo. Calling upon scientists to find...

Pune scientists create nano particles in microwave

Pune: Did you know that even a small kitchen appliance like a microwave oven can produce nano particles, which in turn can help minimise the side effects of any drugs used in case of infection? The pathbreaking research was carried out by city-based Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) in collaboration with the Department of Biotechnology of the University of Pune. The team of six scientists headed by Dr...

Apple recalls first-gen iPod nano

San Francisco: Apple has unveiled a worldwide replacement programme for the first-generation iPod nano music player due to overheating battery issues, telling owners to stop using the product and get it replaced for free, Xinhua reported. "Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the battery in the iPod nano (1st generation) may overheat and pose a safety risk. Affected iPod nanos were sold between September 2005 and December 2006,"...

Indian Americans form body to boost nanotechnology

Washington: Given the huge potential of nanotechnology, a group of Indian Americans professionals have launched The Indus Nanotech Association (TINA), which would connect entrepreneurs and businesspersons, researchers, technologists and investors. The idea to launch TINA came up at a Nanotechnology Commercialisation conference organised by Thomas Abraham, president of Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc., a Stamford, Connecticut firm conducting industry and market analysis of new generation technologies, in conjunction with...

Tata's Singur case appeal assigned to new bench

Kolkata: The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday assigned the appeal of Tata Motors Ltd challenging a trial court order upholding constitutionality of Singur Land Act to a new division bench after the state questioned whether an earlier bench had jurisdiction to hear the case. Chief Justice JN Patel assigned the TML appeal challenging the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, to a division bench comprising...

Tata Motors' plea on Singur to be heard today

Kolkata: Tata Motors had challenged the order of the single judge of the Calcutta High Court, which had upheld the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, by which West Bengal government vested the land leased to the company at Singur, before a division bench of the Court. The Tata Motors has appealed against the order of Justice IP Mukerji which was passed on September 28 and gave a copy...