The Commonwealth Games 2010 is the first time to be held in India and the second time ever been held in the whole of Asia, the first being hosted in the year 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The opening ceremony of the spectacular event is scheduled to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. As per news on the Delhi Games, US$ 1.6 billion is the total budget estimated for hosting the Games. It is surprising that the amount does not include non-sports-related infrastructure projects in the city such as roads, flyovers, airports, etc. The estimated amount is likely to make Commonwealth Skyward FBISD Games 2010 the most expensive sports event ever, the amount even exceeding the preceding Games held in Melbourne in the year 2006. Read the latest Commonwealth news and stay updated.
The environmentally friendly tag has been banded around as a marketing gimmick in the motor industry for years however it seems that now there are some major companies that are really investing in the technology. I doubt whether it is time for the oil executives to start sweating however there are is some good eco news and this article gives an overview of the latest environmentally friendly developments to hit the motor trade.
One of the biggest companies in the world is General Motors and uses the UK branding of Vauxhall Motors. There has been a campaign in the United States by a neurotic neurologist to rally up support for the latest GM model of electric car. The Chevrolet Volt was initial unveiled as a concept car however the website set up by the number one Volt fan has drawn in 33,341 signatures claiming they would purchase the car.