The Sunday Guardian

GooGle adds ‘personal’ tab in searCh results

- IANS.

At The Indian automotive industry has been witnessing mixed fortunes recently, with sales looking up in the last few months as demand in the passenger vehicle (PV) segment was driven largely by new model launches and heavy discounts. The commercial vehicle (CV) segment witnessed a moderate uptick, led primarily by growth in the medium and heavy commercial vehicles (MHCV) segment. Replacemen­t demand, improving financing viability and rollout of BS-IV emission norms provided the necessary impetus to this segment. However, the pace of growth in the light and small commercial vehicles (LCV) segment remained muted, with the three-wheeler segment recording a flattish year. Going ahead, both the MHCV and the LCV goods segment are expected to benefit from replacemen­t of an ageing fleet and pre-buying before the nationwide implementa­tion of BS-IV. The LCV goods segment is also expected to benefit from the gradual improvemen­t in viability and pick up in consumptio­n-driven sectors. Demand across these segments is expected to further pick up from infrastruc­ture and industrial sectors as reforms initiated by the government get underway. The government is determined to make the Indian automotive industry a frontrunne­r in the Make in India programme and the industry is expected to contribute over 12% to India’s GDP over the next decade. The Automotive Mission Plan 2016-26 highlights the vision, plan and progress envisaged and the need to reduce the time lag between the complete implementa­tion of Bharat Stage emission norms in India and internatio­nal emission standards. The government has set an ambitious target of implementi­ng BS-VI standards by April 2020. While unexpected glitches like the ban on diesel vehicles by the Supreme Court in the National Capital Region (NCR) could create impediment­s, timely measures by the government and a good monsoon will be the key to sustaining the positive growth trend in future. Greaves Cotton Limited is a Rs 1,700 crore multi-product and multi-locational company in the country. It is one of the leading engineerin­g companies, with core competenci­es in diesel and petrol engines, farm equipment and generator sets. The company sustains its leadership through seven manufactur­ing units that produce world class products, backed by comprehens­ive marketing and wide service network. It manufactur­es customised industrial engines, making them perfect for numerous machine and equipment applicatio­ns in a variety of industries. The company’s products serve a vast spectrum of industries, including constructi­on, mining, agricultur­e, marine, rail cars, fire control and material handling. Though its Q4FY2017 financial results were mixed, coming on the back of demonetisa­tion, most analysts expect non auto segments like farm equipment and auxiliary power to drive growth of over 15% CAGR going forward in the next few years . Further, the bounce-back in the auto segment revenue led by a price hike of the new BS IV engines can lead the company to grow 15% YoY. Other positives like robust cash flow generation and a cash rich balance-sheet make Greaves Cotton stock a compelling buy for medium term investment. From the present level of Rs 155 the stock can give a 40% price appreciati­on in the next one year. Rajiv Kapoor is a share broker, certified mutual fund expert and MDRT insurance agent. NEW YORK: Aiming to help people find what they are looking for, Google has added a “Personal” tab in search results to show content from private sources like Gmail account and Google Photos library. “Similar to the Images, News and Maps tabs, the Personal tab narrows down search query and shows results from your Google accounts instead,” technology website theverge.com reported. The “Personal” tab can be found behind the “More” menu and will surface results like Gmail messages and calendar events from users signed-in accounts. For photo searches, users can either immediatel­y open an image result or click through to do a deeper search in Google Photos. In March, Google introduced shortcuts on the Google Search app for Android, iOS and Google. com on the mobile web that gives users the ability to explore deeper within topics they care about. Android users will find other useful shortcuts too like translate, currency converter, nearby attraction­s and more. As the country gets ready to the new GST (Goods and Services Tax) regime from 1 July, Microsoft India has tied up with India’s “EasemyGST” software, which will help traders in the small scale industries to become GST compliant. There are about 1.27 crore traders who are going to come under the net of indirect tax, out of which about 80% come from the medium and small scale enterprise­s

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