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Jensen motors is a British auto mobile company that was started by two people in 1934. They were the manufacturers of both sports cars and commercial vehicles, in Lyng west Bromwich. The brothers were Alan and Richard Jensen gave the name Jensen.  They started as specialised car body manufactures and were called Lyng commercial body and sports car body making business of WJ Smith & Sons Limited it which has ceased trading since 1976. The brothers renamed the company as Jensen Motors LTD. They specialised in manufacturing car bodies for major companies along with their own car. They used to source major parts from Ford, Austin. The company briefly manufactured in Liverpool from 1988 to 2002 before announcing bankrupt. Jensen interceptor 1966-76 This car was a true icon, with a 7.2 litter American v8 engine. This car has two versions the 1950-57 and the 1966-1976. In 1970 the 381ci produced 2...

we were on a holiday to Gujarat for a week with my aunt. We left Bangalore on 11 th July that was a Friday. We boarded the plane at 6:30 am and landed at 8:40. We first went to a Jain temple on the way to our hotel. This temple is said to be one of the oldest Jain temples in Ahmadabad. After visiting this, we checked into our hotel, freshened up and left to visit the Sabarmati ashram. This is where the father of the nation lived. We walked around, took photos bought a few things for my friend from the gift shop and whatever the usual tourists do. I forgot to mention that we had also purchased a charka. This the same place from which Gandhi started the Satya Graha movement. In the afternoon we visited the Akashardham temple, here I came across an incident which makes me feel stupid, as I had worn three fourths and they do not allow anything above knee level. Luckily for me it was not above my knee level so they let ...

Can the government provide us with safe food? We have recently have seen the setback of Maggi Noodles after adding excess lead. We have had enough with just one product but now we see that even more products are being tested. For example Top Ramen curry noodles from Nissin. Maggi was found using excess MSG’s and also excess of lead, the lead content show 17.5 in a few states when the amount specified was only 2.5. Nestle withdrew Maggi temporarily before destroying Maggi noodles worth 300 crores. My question is why are all these products being tested now why was it not done before? This shows that we all have a very strong immunity system as we have resisted so many chemicals like lead. I fell that the government should do surprise visits on the production line. While doing this they must watch and test samples from each stage, to ensure no excess or unwanted chemicals are added. By doing this they don’t have to test our immunity system. 

The future green transportation   India had one of the greenest transportations at one point of time, modes such as Cycle Rickshaws, Horse driven carriages commonly called as Tonga’s etc. We had to forego them because of reasons such as advancement in technology, inhumane conditions for the cycle rickshaw pullers and ill treatment to animals. Also with increase in traffic in major cities where these were in use, they had to be stopped as it was adding to the slow moving traffic. Now we are trying go back to the green transportation by adopting CNG busses and Metro trains. My thinking is we can revive the cycle rickshaws because it will add a variety to the city’s charm. We can limit these cycle rickshaws in and around tourist spots and not in the business areas. By doing this we can not only ensure livelihood for the poor people but also add another attraction to tourism. These cycle rickshaws can be electric driven, by doing this we are avoiding manual labour or hiring humans ...

How car makers have adjusted to Indian needs  In the 80s and early 90s all we had was different categories in the same branded car which read as mark one, mark two, and mark 3 etc. There were only a few companies like the Hindustan Motors with their Ambassador or the Premier Padmini from Premier Auto Ltd. In the early 80s we had the game changer, in the form of Maruti Suzuki who is now selling more than 2 lac cars per month. Let us take a look at how the car manufacturers  are trying to make their product suit Indian demands. When we come to buying a new car we look at various things such as mileage, resale value and service network. We are so used asking how much mileage a car gives that we don’t mind whether the car is safe on road or not. For example the Suzuki swift recently failed the crash test but no one cares we all still buy it saying it gives good mileage. The Hyundai are closing up by giving good features and some other gizmos to attract their customer’s. We a...

One step closer We are closer to many resources, which are defining future sustainability and much more. We talk about what we may come across in future, for example running out of oil causing everything to come to a halt right from vehicles to our kitchens. We see that there are many different ideas being tried out at laboratories, and in the real world. Solar energy is one of the most common and the most feasible technology in current day. Even many of us learn in school and read in papers how solar energy is being used for houses, and other areas such as transportation, industries etc. We can say that it is the most widely used resource. But even solar has certain glitches. If there is no sun light, then even that poor thing can’t produce energy. Coming to wind energy, it is a bit better than solar as even a bit of wind can help it provide energy. Lightning is another source which can be tried out for power production though it is still under experimentation. I have some thought...

my new car: this is about my experience with my Tata bolt . recently we purchased the Tata bolt, it is a new launch from the Tata's. after we purchased it we decided to drive it down to my grandparents house. it was launched after the sedan version which is the zest. Our car is the high  end variant , so it is loaded with luxurious features such as the Harman  entertainment system,which is normally found in high end cars. Coming to the performance it has the same revotron engine as the zest. It is a 1.2 l petrol engine which is powerful. It also manages to give a millage of 13 km per liter for better millage at cruising speeds there is an option of an Eco  mode this increases the fuel efficiency even more. The other mode is the sports mode this provides a sudden boost of power while over taking. The cabin is really comfortable and it has the best  space and leg room in its class. the car lacks a bit of boot space , well this is done on purpose as the more spac...

Ø   We hear/read about the death of a tiger or an elephant every other month. If we look back it is all for a silly reason, it is us humans who are acquiring their territory, causing them to stray into villages and fields. Often to defend itself it attacks people as that is its basic instinct to defend. Sadly it loses out as it is killed or beaten and injured. As villagers are illiterate they don’t understand, if the forest guards explain to them to not kill wild animals but scare them away by making sounds. The best option is to relocate some of the villagers, and to keep a patrol on rounds in villages that often come across tigers. Ø   Coming to elephants, we often see many elephants dying on train tracks. Here it is the railways that is at fault as they have laid tracks through the forest in Assam. We cannot disturb the elephants path as that is the only way they can reach the other side of the forest. Here is what we humans could do.  ·    ...