Famous Indian automaker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BOM:532500) is going to produce cars according to 'end of life vehicle' (ELV) specifications by 2010. In an age, where business organizations around the world are increasingly becoming pro-environment, Maruti Suzuki is also trying to follow the latest trend of producing cars that are recyclable and contains environment friendly materials. From now on, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is going to stop using hazardous materials for producing cars. It will also stop using or producing car components that contain hazardous materials. The company is going to start the new procedure with its 'compact A-star' and then it would follow on other models. Times of India reports:

"The idea behind the whole exercise is to see that a minimum of 85% of the car could be recycled after the end of its useful life," he added. While India does not have ELV norms, they are in force in Europe, spelling out norms for making dismantling and recycling of vehicles more environment friendly. The norms set clear quantified targets for reuse, recycling and recovery of vehicles and their components and pushes producers to manufacture new vehicles also with a view to their recyclability.

Mr. Rao said that his company will change its entire production process and this change will start right from the stage of procuring raw materials for the cars. Maruti is also working with the auto-parts suppliers to make sure that they stop using hazardous materials such as lead, cadmium, and mercury. However, lead can be used in batteries. Mr. Rao also told reporters that his company will stop using "hexavalent chrome" for chrome plating.

Mr. Rao however also said that the biggest challenge is still ahead and that is upgrading the customers. In European countries where the ELV is going to be implemented, there are agencies that dispose off cars and give certificates to owners.

This is a great initiative for Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.. It was the first company to mass produce cars in India. Now, it is going to be the pioneer in producing environment friendly recyclable vehicles. I think, Indian government should also work on developing laws and regulations regarding automobile production and recycling. Growing industrialization has already affected India's environment and people's health. Indian government should focus more on developing rules and regulations and setting up strict standards regarding the use of hazardous materials in various industries including the automobile industry.

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All is ready and set for Karzzzz. The music promos are going on 24/7 and the music album has already become a hit. No doubt, Himesh Reshammiya is among the few most talented people in Bollywood. Last year, when Aap Ka Surroor-The Real Luv Story came out, nobody expected that the film would be so successful. Critics just signed off the movie but it came out as the surprise hit of 2007. Fast forward 2008, the history repeats and this time as well the critics who panned Himesh Reshammiya got a big smack on the face seeing the popularity of Himesh Reshammiya brand.

Himesh Reshammiya's Karzzzz is going to hit theatres during Diwali. A remake of Subhash Ghai's Karz, Himesh Reshammiya is the lead actor, lead singer and music composer and for the first time all the Himesh Reshammiya fans will be seeing their favorite singer without a hat and donning a new hairstyle.

Now, Himesh Reshammiya is busy shooting his next movie Kajra Re. Kajra Re is directed by Pooja Bhatt. Few days ago, in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, a song of the movie was shot. The shooting took place in a lavishly built set. Kajra Re is one of the three-movie-deals Himesh Reshammiya signed with T-Series. The music of the movie is obviously composed by none other than our Himesh BHAI!

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The Producers of Daddy cool are Ashok Thakeria and Indra Kumar and the Directors is  K Murali Mohan Rao starring

Sunil Shetty……Playing  Steven Lazarus

Aarti Chhabria…… Playing  Nancy

Ashish Chowdhry…… Playing  Brian
Tulip Joshi……Playing  Maria
Aftab Shivdasani……Playing  Michael

Daddy cool will hit cinemas on Friday August 28, 2009

The story revolves around Steven Lazarus (Suniel Shetty), an upcoming writer who wants to give his father a good funeral.

ICAR will announce the entrance exam results 2010 shortly. The result can be checked at http://results.nic.in/

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education of the Govt of India.

ICAR has over 90 institutes and 45 agricultural universities in India making it to one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world.

Sharad Pawar the Union Minister for Agriculture in India is President of ICAR.

ICAR has 48 ICAR Institutes, 5 Bureaux, 11 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 138 Substations of ICAR Institutes, 77 AICRPs/AINPs, and 561 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK)

The Kerala Engg/Medical Entrance examinations results have been announced on 17th May by the commissioner for entrance exams Govt of Kerala, click the below link to get the results.

http://keralaresults.nic.in/cee2kx17/enter.htm

The KEAM 2010 entrance exams were held for admissions to Medical/ Agriculture / Veterinary / Engineering / Architecture – B Sc Nursing (Ayurveda), B Pharm (Ayurveda), B P T (Physiotherapy), B Sc Hons. (Agriculture), B F Sc (Fisheries), B Sc Hons (Forestry), B V Sc & AH, B Tech (including B Tech (Agricultural Engineering) / B Tech (Dairy Sc & Tech), B Arch. MBBS, BDS, B Pharma, B Sc (Nursing), B Sc (MLT), BAMS, BHMS, B\SMS (Siddha),

The entrance exam is may be the only entrance exams of its kind in India, which is conducted by a State Govt directly. In  other states, the entrance exam are organised by a state run universities.

The (UP) Police Recruitment Board (UPPRPB) has declared the constable exam results and answer keys 2010, click the below links to check the results. The UP Police had recently conducted exams for recruitment of 35000 constables.

http://results.upeducation.net/upprpb/

CLICK HERE FOR ANSWER KEY

The results can be also obtained by sending a sms from mobile, follow the below instructions to get the results by mobile.
SMS – RESULTUPPROLL NO. to 56263, Example – RESULTUPP123456 to 56263

UP Police has the world’s largest police force.

(UPPRPB) Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, Lucknow, conducts tests for the recruitment of Police in UP. The official site of UP Police seems to be not available at the moment , but you can check the results from the links provided above.

Amitabh Bachchan needs no introduction, one of the finest actors of Indian cinema, he has played a wide range of roles but in The Last Lear, for the first time, Amitabh Bachchan played the role of an actor and not a movie actor but a theatre actor and critics have already labeled it as one of his best performances.

In The Last Lear, Amitabh Bachchan played the character of Harish Mishra, a theatre actor, who mainly acts in Shakespeare's drama. He is a very passionate actor and can not stand movies. Still, he was convinced by a young director Siddharth Kumar (Arjun Rampal) to work in a movie. The Last Lear, revolves around Harish Mishra's experience of working in his first movie.

According to Amitabh Bachchan, playing the character of Harish Mishra was a tough job for him. It took him back to his schooldays. During his school days, Amitabh Bachchan performed few dramas of Shakespeare. He had great interest in Shakespeare. Amitabh Bachchan's father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, famous poet and professor of English literature in Allahabad University, translated famous dramas of Shakespeare such as Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear in Hindi. Amitabh Bachchan's mother, Teji Bachchan, performed in Macbeth and Othello.

Harish Mishra is a theatre actor. He is very passionate and has a huge ego. Since he is a theatre actor, he possesses a very loud personality. Even when Harish is talking with a person, he talks in a way, as if he is acting on the stage. To portray such a complex character, writer and director Rituparno Ghosh made Amitabh Bachchan do a lot of homework on Shakespeare. He made him read books and watch DVDs of the famous dramas of Shakespeare.

The Last Lear is inspired from Aajker Shahjahan, a stage play by legendary Bengali actor, Utpal Dutt. Amitabh Bachchan had the opportunity to work with Dutt in the 70s and the 80s. Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, Bhuvan Shome, Saat Hindustani.

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