the biggest problem with his comments is this... the auto industry does what the government wants them to. government's responsibility is to set the emission standards. india is on bharat stage 3/4 currently. all the automakers comply with the regulations. it does not matter what fuel tech cars use as long as they meet the emission standards. and... the government also has taxes depending upon the car size... i believe bigger cars are taxed at higher rates. insurance is higher. government probably already makes more money from the diesel cars compared to petrol ones. SUVs are more expensive which means higher taxes for the government once again. industry gets little from the government though... roads? infrastructure? the scene is pretty sad. fuel quality is another issue that is largely related to government owned oil companies. government also charges damn high import duty on imported cars and components. companies comply with everything they are asked to. consumer pays the price they are asked to. so who is he to complain about the whole bloody situation? as for lower price of diesel... from what i see, diesel is not really subsidized. of course government probably is not making as much money on diesel sales as compared to petrol but i doubt they are losing any money on selling diesel at a price lower than that of petrol. the manufacturing cost of petrol and diesel is apparently half the market price. taxes makes up for most of the difference.
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argh. electricity is already a precious commodity here in india. even the metro cities do not have 24 hours power supplies. every second house in the country has an inverter or some other form of power backup!
I am agree that electricity is a precious commodity. I don't know about metro cities, but in my state (Kerala) do not have power cuts. Even the villages (I am from a village) have 24 hours power supplies.
I am agree that electricity is a precious commodity. I don't know about metro cities, but in my state (Kerala) do not have power cuts. Even the villages (I am from a village) have 24 hours power supplies.
he is right. india is a poor country even today. infact much poorer than before if you look at debt/gdp ratio. debt is fueling the economy.SUVs are a waste not only for india but for the world with dwindling oil supply.his anti GM crops stance is also commendable yet GM crops are being introduced in the country thanks to fast tracking by obama on behalf of monsanto.
The thing is... You cannot blame people buying SUVs for buying them. They earn the money, pay the tax and pay for the diesel. I would like to point here... If the government provides better roads and improved traffic management. the amount of fuel that is wasted in traffic jams and red lights (at least around here in delhi ncr region)... we have plenty of reason to blame the government too. they cannot just target us and complain we are cheating the government by using the cheaper diesel which is cheap coz it powers the public transport (buses and trucks).
