Maruti Suzuki is the largest selling passenger car manufacturing company in India. Last year in 2012 Maruti Suzuki has launched Ertiga as MUV (Multi Utility Vehicle) in Indian markets. Maruti Ertiga is available as both petrol and diesel versions. Renault Duster and ford Ecosport seem to be competitive to Maruti Ertiga in India. Now Maruti Suzuki has launched Ertiga model with CNG as fuel. Now Ertiga comes with CNG fitted kit from the company. This CNG version of Ertiga is also known as Green Ertiga. With this Ertiga shall be available with three fuel options Petrol, diesel and CNG. CNG vehicles produce less pollution and are environment friendly. Presently Wagon R, SX4, Alto, Eeco and Etilo are the only models from Maruti Suzuki that come up with company fitted CNG kit. According Maruti Suzuki it can be able to sell 87,000 Ertiga models so far since the launch of the car. All companies are planning to launch MPV cars in the Ertiga segment after watching the success of Maruti Suzuki Ertiga.

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga CNG price in India:

Presently two variants of Ertiga CNG models are available in India. The low end model of CNG Ertiga shall be available at a price of Rs.6.52 lakhs whereas the high end CNG Ertiga shall be available at Rs.7.30 lakhs. Both the prices are ex show room Delhi.

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga CNG Mileage:

The new model CNG variant of Ertiga from Maruti Suzuki shall give a mileage of 22.8 km per kg.

European car manufacturers take care of safety in the manufacturing of their cars. Volvo is a Swedish automobile company that is famous for the manufacture of luxury cars. Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz are the main competitors for Volvo cars.  Now Volvo has launched the new model of the hatchback v40 cross country in India. Volvo V40 Cross country is a luxury hatchback model from Volvo in India. This is likely to give competition to BMW X1 and A class hatchback model from Mercedes Benz in India.

Volvo v4o Cross country hatchback features/ specifications/ dimensions:

Volvo luxury hatchback V40 Cross country comes with 2.0 liters D3 Diesel engine with five cylinders. Volvo v40 cross country car gives a power of 150 bhp @ 350 Nm torque.  IAQS (Interior Air Quality System), key less entry, electric adjustable front seats, rain sensor and adaptive cruise control are some of the features available with Volvo v40 hatchback.  Volvo V 40 cross country comes in both six speed manual as well as auto gear systems. Volvo v40 cross country is the first Volvo car in India to come with Pedestrian air bag technology.

Volvo luxury hatchback cross country v40 price in India:

This luxury hatchback model from Volvo, Volvo v40 cross country shall be available at a price of Rs. 28.5 Lakhs ( ex show room New Delhi).

Volvo V40 Cross country diesel mileage: Presently only diesel version of v40 is available and the claimed mileage for this car is 16.81 kmpl.

Ganesh Chaturthi also called as Vinayaka Chavithi is one of the Hindu festivals. Devotees celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with great enjoyment. Lord Ganesh has got an important role among Hindu devotees. Before the beginning of any new assignment or project Puja is performed to Lord Ganesh and then only the Puja for other gods is performed.

What is the date of Ganesh Chavithi (Vinayaka Chaturthi) in the year 2013?

Hindu devotees especially children wait with great enthusiasm for Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Lord Ganesh has got several names and one among them is Vighna Raja. Puja is performed for lord Ganesh for not to get any obstruction during the process of the assignment.  Every Year Ganesh Chavithi is celebrated on the Chaturthi (4th) day in the Sukla paksha in the month of Bhadrapada. This year in 2013 Ganesh Chaturthi is falling on the 9^th Day of September 2013.

Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chavithi) 2013 Celebrations:

Idols of Lord Ganesh are prepared with plaster of Paris and earthen clay and are decorated with different colours. This process starts nearly two to three months before the date of Ganesh Chaturthi.  Idols of Lord Ganesh are brought to the homes. Devotees wake up early in the morning and take holy bath and wear new clothes. Hindu Devotees decorate lord Ganesh with Flowers and colours.  Devotees of Lord Ganesh perform puja for Lord Vinayaka with flowers and leaves. Sweets prepared and distributed among friends and relatives. During night times some cultural events are organized near the idols of Lord Ganesh that are installed at the street corners. These Puja events are organized for nearly nine days and at the end of the nine days Lord Ganesh is taken on procession and immersed in a water body that is neaby.

Lord Krishna has an important role in the Mahabharata. There are many devotees dedicated to lord Krishna.

When is Krishna Ashtami Celebrated in 2013? What is the date of Janmashtami in 2013?

Significance of Janmashtami festival: Every Hindu devotee waits for the celebration of Janmashtami. Especially Children and youth are fond of festival. Janmashtami festival is celebrated as the birth anniversary of lord Krishna. Every year Janmashtami is celebrated on the Ashtami day in the Krishna paksha in the month of shravan. There is no fixed date for celebration of Krishna Ashtami as per Gregorian calendar. This festival usually falls in the months of August and September. This year in 2013 this festival falls on 28^th August.

Krishna Ashtami (Janmashtami) 2013 celebrations:

Legend says that Lord Krishna was born at Mathura. Lord Krishna was brought up at Dwaraka.  Devotees visit Mathura during Janmashtami festival. Lord Krishna is a favorite god among youth and children. Lord Krishna is considered as mischievous during his childhood. Legend says that Lord Krishna is fond of cream of the milk and was used to steal and eat the butter from the houses and used to distribute it among his friends. Dahl handi (Pot filled with Curd) is the event that is played and enjoyed during Janmashtami festival event. A pot is filled with Curd and some coins and is hanged at a place. Devotees form human pyramid and try to break the pot. Devotees collect the coins that fell from the pot.  Fancy dress competitions are held for kids. Kids dress like lord Krishna on the occasion. Evenings Bhagavad gita is recited at the temples. Some devotees remain fast and perform puja for lord Krishna

Guru means teacher. In Hindu religion teacher has a great role and is respected. One day is dedicated for the Guru in Hindu calendar. Guru in Sanskrit means ignorance of darkness. Purnima means full moon day. Guru (teacher) and Sishya (student) have good relations as per Hindu tradition.  Guru Purnima is dedicated to honor the teacher (Guru). Guru Poornima is also known as Vyasa Purnima.

When is Guru Purnima 2013 celebrated?

Guru Purnima I celebrated as the birth anniversary of Veda Vyasa. Guru Poornima is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of ashada as per Hindu calendar.  This year in 2013 this day (Guru Purnima 2013) falls on 22^nd July 2013.

What is the Guru Purnima 2013 celebration?

Puja is performed for the Veda Vyasa at some temples. Bhajans and Keertans are performed at some temples to honor the Guru. Devotees gather at Ashrams of Gurus and make paduka puja (worship the sandals of Guru). Some Prasad is distributed at the temples and ashrams.

Those devotees following the Gurus wait for this festival day to come. The devotees worship their Gurus on this day. In some ashrams this event is organized for a week. Teachings and preaching are given by Guru to their students.

Wonderla is a resort and theme park and is located at Kochi and Bangalore cities. Wonderla and Snow City are the two theme parks that entertain the tourists of all ages in Bangalore. One should not miss a visit to Wonderla when touring Bangalore. There are various kinds of rides that are enjoyable by children are part of Wonderla. There are guest rooms, banquet halls, dining halls and swimming pools for the entertainment of guests visiting Wonderla.

How to reach Wonderla resort in Bangalore:

Wonderla amusement park and resort at Bangalore is located on the Bangalore- Mysore road about 28 kilometers from Bangalore. One can reach Wonderla by taking a cab from any either port or railway station. BMTC operates buses from Majestic and KR Market to Wonderla resort.

What is the entry Fee/ Ticket price to Wonderla resort at Bangalore?

Wonderla entry fee during week days:

During week days that is from Monday to Friday the entry fee for adults is Rs.640/- and for children Rs.500/-.

Wonderla Ticket price during weekends/ public holidays/ festival days:

The ticket price for adults during festival days and weekends is Rs.800/- and for children the entry ticket price is Rs.590/-.  The above prices inclusive of all rides in the theme resort. There are special packages for group bookings.

Wonderla Bangalore Timings:

The general timings are from 11.00 AM to 6 P.M and some days it is open till 7 P.M.

The details of the entry fee, timings and booking the tickets can be had from the official website of Wonderla at www.wonderla.com

Bangalore is known as Garden city in India. Bangalore is having good climatic conditions. Tourists can plan to visit Bangalore any time and season of the year. There are several places of interest in Bangalore. Snow City is one of the tourist attractions and theme parks in Bangalore.  Tourists of all ages can enjoy the snow city theme. Snow world in Hyderabad and Snow City in Bangalore are the two theme parks related to snow in south India.

Snow City Bangalore Entry Fees/ price:

Visitors below the height of two feet have to take a ticket for entry into the snow city in Bangalore. The entry fee is Rs.390/- during week days like Monday to Friday. Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and festival days the price for entry into snow city is Rs.490/-.  This price is valid for one show only.

Snow City Bangalore Timings:

Each session lasts for 45 minutes. The first session starts at 10.15 AM and there will be one session every one hour interval. The final session is from 7.15 PM and ends at 8.00 PM. Visitors are advised to arrive at the theme park at least half an hour before the start of the session. The Snow City Bangalore theme park is open throughout the year from 10.00 to 8.00 PM.

The official website of Bangalore snow city is www.snowcityblr.com.

Samsung is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the world. Samsung is giving tough competition in the high end mobile phones and smart phone category. Apple for it’s I phone, Nokia, HTC One and Nexus from Google are facing tough competition from Galaxy S series from Samsung.  Samsung is being to sell good number of phones for its Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S4 models. In order to cater to the needs of mid range customers Samsung is launching the truncated version of Samsung Galaxy S4 mini.

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 Mini:

Both Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 Mini have Android 4.2.2.jelly bean operating system. Galaxy S4 mini is having Dual SIM version.

Screen Size comparison of S4 and S4 mini:

Galaxy S4 comes with 5 Inch super AMOLED HD touch screen while the Mini S4 comes with 4.3 inch qhd AMOLED screen.

Processor comparison for Galaxy S4 and S4 Mini:

Galaxy S4 comes with either 1.9 GHz quad core or 1.6 GHz Octa core processor while the S4 mini comes with 1.6 GHz dual core processor.

Camera Feature comparison for both S4 Mini and Galaxy S4:

Galaxy S4 comes with 13 MP rear camera with autofocus and 2 MP front camera and record videos at 30PS, while the Galaxy S4 mini comes with 8MP rear camera and 1.9 MP front camera.

As far as connectivity features are concerned both Galaxy S4 and S4 Mini have Wi- Fi, GPS and Bluetooth connectivity.

Galaxy S4 comes with 2600 mAh battery while the Galaxy S4 mini comes with 1900 mAh battery.

Memory: Galaxy S4 comes with 2 GB RAM and option of 16 GB, 32 GB and 32 GB internal memory whereas the Galaxy S4 comes with 1.5 GB RAM and 8GB internal memory.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 weighs 130 Gms whereas the Galaxy S4 mini weighs only 107 Gms.

Price comparison of Galaxy S4 and Mini version of S4:

The S4 version is available at a price of Rs.40,000/- . Though the official price is not yet announced it is expected to be around $350.

Samsung has gained good market share in the mobile phones for all categories. The smart phone category is dominated by Samsung. Samsung can be able to compete with Apple in the smart phone segment. Presently Samsung is having more than 14 galaxy series smart phones in the price range of Rs.5,800/- to Rs.41,500/-. Samsung can be able to Galaxy S4 model mobiles of about 1 million within one of its launch. Galaxy S4 is available in the price range of more than Rs.40,000/- . Now Samsung has launched the mini version of Galaxy S4 that is available at a price range of half the bigger one to cater to the budget category customers.  Apple has also launched the mini I phone 4 earlier.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini specs/ specifications/ Features:

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini shall be available in two colors black and white. Galaxy S4 Mini comes with Android 4.2.3 Jelly bean operating system with 7 GHz dual core processor and 4.3 inch qhd super AMOLED display. Samsung Galaxy S4 mini weighs around 107 Gms. Galaxy S4 Mini from Samsung comes with 8MP camera at the rear and 1.9 MP in the front. Connectivity features of Galaxy S4 Mini include Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth.

Mini version of Galaxy S4 from Samsung Price in India:

Samsung Galaxy S4 is available at a price of Rs.40,000/-. The official price of Samsung Galaxy s4 Mini is not yet announced but it is expected to be half of S4 that is around $350.

Japanese bikes manufactures has got good brand value for its two wheelers in India. Yamaha is having both scooters and bikes in India. Yamaha has launched Ray scooter for female customers. Now Yamaha has launched a new scooter model namely Ray Z that is targeted at male customers. This scooter is targeted at the age group of 18 to 22 years of male youth. According to Yamaha company sources Yamaha can be able to sell about 70,000 units of Ray model scooters since its launch in September 2012. With the launch of Ray Z Yamaha is hoping to sell around 15,000 scooters per month. Yamaha Z is likely to give competition to Suzuki Swish, Honda Dio, Mahindra Duro and TVS wego models.

Yamaha Ray Z features/ Specifications:

Ray Z comes with the same engine as that of Ray model. Yamaha Ray Z comes with 113 cc engine that gives a power of 7 bhp and a torque of 8.1 Nm.

Yamaha Ray Z price in India:

The latest scooter from Yamaha namely Ray Z shall be available at a price of Rs.48,555/- .

Yamaha Ray Z Mileage: This new scooter model Ray Z from Yamaha that is targeted at male customers shall give a mileage of 53 kmpl.