Neelakantan: The Nano is beautiful

 

 

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Neelakantan: The Nano is beautiful

via Kerala Blog Roll by Neelakantan on 4/10/09

Had a first chance to get a dekko at the Nano. The dealership was closed for the day, but it was visible through the glass and the rolling shutters which, very conveiniently had grills that ensure visibility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Could not see the interiors, but from outside it is superb. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I was not the only gawker. There were others too craning their glimpse to get a dekko of this new beauty on the India roads. People parked their cars and got off to take a look - all this when the dealership was closed...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And it is making waves in all cities. Heres a &lt;a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai-cobbler-books-Nano/articleshow/4387327.cms"&gt;cobblers story from Mumbai&lt;/a&gt;. Here are two stories &lt;a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News-by-Industry/Bookings-for-Tata-Nano-begins/articleshow/4383169.cms"&gt;from ET&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/slideshow.asp?newsid=1246798&amp;amp;sldid=1"&gt;DNA&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anybody who wants to say Indian Industry is not innovative? Now?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sigh. More Nanos means citizens will demand better roads which this central government has done their best to not provide. Clearly, this is a conspiracy against SUV owners whose vehicles dont need any roads...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/9505017-4047520061627096113?l=ecophilo.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>

 

 

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Nano unplugged

via Goergo by Petlee Peter on 4/8/09

The much awaited people's car, the Tata Nano is finally here. On display at Tata car dealer showrooms in Chennai city, the Nano is attracting festival crowds. Two-wheeler users who were looking forward to upgrade to a car see the Nano as light at the edge of the tunnel. Ergo checked out the Nano LX (hi-end model) on display at TAFE Reach Ltd on Anna Salai recently.

Quite a sleek and stylish looking car, the Nano is the first Indian car with a rear engine. So the front interestingly makes room for the stepney tyre, tool box and little luggage room. Nano has a 624 cc rear engine boasting 35 bhp with a top speed of 105 kmph and a mileage claimed to be over 20 kmpl in city riding conditions.

According to C R N Prasad, GM operations of TAFE, the Nano is a revolution in the Indian car market. "The Nano is the most fuel car and is easy to maneuver on city roads. It is also 21 percent more spacious for passengers that any other small car in the market today and has a good ground clearance of 180mm," he adds.

Beaming a chic dash board and comfy and spacious seating for four, the Nano LX comes with an air-conditioner with heater and power windows only in the front.

"Initially people had doubts about the car. After seeing the car on display many are convinced to a very high extent," says P. A. Krishnan, Senior Manager, TAFE attributing the booking applications for the car pouring in at his showroom.

July, 2009 is likely to witness the first 1lakh Nanos being allotted to lucky applicants selected from across India. And the first car is expected to hit the road by October this year.

Tata Nano is available in three models

Nano LX – Fully loaded version with AC, power windows, central locking, fog lamps and tubeless tyres. Available in colours Champagne gold, Lunar silver and Sunshine yellow.

Nano CX – AC and tubeless tyres. Available in colours Racing red, Ivory white, Summer blue, Champagne gold and Lunar silver.

Nano basic – Non AC and tubeless tyres. Available in colours Racing red, Ivory white and Summer blue.

For more details log on to www.tatanano.com

How to own a Nano

Application form to book a Tata Nano is available for Rs. 300 at all Tata Motors showroom and also at Tata Sky outlets, Titan watch showrooms and Westside clothes store.

Customers can draw a cheque or DD for an amount of Rs 3,125 (amount for Nano basic only) from any State Bank of India branch. The chellan should be attached along with a filled form and can be submitting at a Nano application counter at any Tata Motors showroom in the city.

The sale of application forms and acceptance of booking will start from today and end on April 25th. The lucky draw to pick 1 lakh Nano car winners through out the country will commence on July 25, 2009.

Nano merchandise

The people's car has also merchandise like phones, pen drives, clocks, mugs, key chains, mouse pads, magnets, pen sets, pencil boxes, water bottles, T-shirts and caps that is on sale at all Tata Motors car showrooms and Westside store from today. Merchandises can also be bought online on www.tatanano.com.

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Pandora rockssss!

I heard of pandora internet radio before, but i could try it only today. And I am impressed. I discovered new bands and songs all of them matching the style of music i like.

Pandora starts from one song or band you like, and then it analyses it and starts playing similar sounding songs , and it really works! Its part of the music genome project, and for every song it plays, you can click on yes if you like the music, and no if you dont.This way it builds up your persona, and soon you have a complete playlist of like sounding music.


I still cant figure how it categorizes the songs and hits me correct.

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Chennai’s ‘floating police station’

 

 

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Chennai’s ‘floating police station’

via Goergo by Petlee Peter on 4/1/09

Eighty-four of the 85 police stations in namma Chennai boast of stylish white Hyundai Accents bearing beacons. One of them has no car but something bigger and better – a state-of-the-art speedboat costing a whopping Rs. 1 crore. The B6 Port Marine police station inside the Chennai Port, perhaps the only police station in South India with a speedboat patrol, keeps vigil over the seas from Ennore in the north to Thiruvanmiyur in the south.

With a strength of 27 policemen patrolling in three shifts, the boat is referred to as the 'floating police station'.

The history of the floating police station dates back to 1895, when a police constable was posted on the sands following an increase in ship traffic on the Madras shores. Later, in 1910, the Marine and Harbour police were formed due to the escalating number of thefts from anchorage ships.

The first patrol boat under the Port Marine police station, E.L. Stracey, was sent out to sea on March 28, 1990. The Port Marine team has a history of stringent surveillance and had even captured an LTTE boat two years ago. The hi-tech boat in use was handed over by the then Shipping Minister T.R. Baalu on May 4, 2007.

Under the guidance of an Assistant Commissioner of Police (Port Marine), the team of armed policemen (one Sub Inspector and four constables) and two rescue divers scans 5 nautical miles for pirates and monitors movement of fishermen near large anchored vessels.

"We scan the waters thoroughly. Apart from that, deaths, thefts and any other kind of criminal activity within 5 nautical miles in the water comes under our jurisdiction," says Mohammed Mutahir Hussain, AC, Port Marine police station, amidst a patrolling shift on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Inspector Sheik Ahmed, his patrol team also does surveillance on the waters near the Kasimedu fishing harbour. "There is a possibility for fishermen to find a bigger catch where the ships are anchored and some might even try to enter the ships to commit theft," he adds.

The speedboat, owned by a private operator and rented by the Chennai Port Trust, is a 310 bhp twin-screw engine with 250 rpm and a top speed of 16-18 nautical miles per hour.

With a capacity for 12 persons and sleeping space for six, the boat is equipped with advanced communication facilities, including GPS and radar. This patrol vehicle of the City Police costs the Chennai Port a daily rent of Rs. 26,000 only.

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