India

2013.05.11

Panasonic reaches one million AC sales mark

May 23, 2013 Pune: Consumer appliances manufacturer Panasonic has announced that it has crossed the 1 million landmark for its Air Conditioner sales in India. The comapny has achieved this in a short ...

2013.05.24

1.7 Indian Subcontinent: 1.7.1 India

India’s GDP growth is estimated at 5% in 2012, much lower than the government target of 8.5% and indicating lackluster consumer confidence.   Along with revisions to the Bureau of Energy Efficien...

2013.05.23

Power demand touches 4,949MW

May 22, 2013 New Delhi Delhiites are using more electricity when they are sleeping. Breaking all the records of power consumption, the domestic Air Conditioner proved to be the most power-consuming appliance on Monday night when the power demand of the city reached seasons highest at 4,751 MW. The highest demand was recorded at 11.15 PM when most of the Delhiites are on their beds.   Earlier ...

2013.05.11

Panasonic aims 20% market share in split AC sector

Chennai, May 21: Consumer durables major Panasonic has lined up Rs 120 crore investments during this financial year, aiming to garner a 20 per cent market share in the split air-conditioner segment. &...

2013.05.09

Panasonic Achieves New Milestone, Reaches 1 Million AC Sales

20th May 2013 Further aims to capture 20% market share in Split AC segment in FY 2013 Planning to invest 120 crores for the AC segment in FY 2013   Panasonic today announced setting yet another m...

2013.05.17

Energy conservation: the only option

May 16, 2013  Your editorial "Ban on use of air conditioners" on May 12, is untimely and to call PM’s action "inane" is really not fair! How can you say that banning general use of air conditioners in government offices will not reduce the demand for electricity? In air conditioned buildings, more than 50% of energy use is by conventional air conditioning systems and if most of the areas can...

2013.05.05

AC sales inch up after two years of drought

May 8, 2013 For the first time in two years air conditioner sales are expected to grow by at least 10 to 15% this summer driven by rising mercury levels across the country.  Consumer durable ret...

2013.05.01

Demand for ACs, coolers soars

Tarini Puri, TNN | May 3, 2013 PUNE: The soaring day temperature in the city has pushed the sale of air conditioners and coolers with electronic goods stores doing brisk business over the last two weeks. The heat has brought much respite to store owners as they had incurred heavy losses during the strike against local body tax.  Dealers said business was dull in March and early April but in ...

2013.05.04

With city’s in-built AC conking out, citizens are on a buyin

Sales of air-conditioners and air coolers break all records   May 04, 2013 Bangalore’s feeling the heat, and the upcoming elections have nothing to do with it. As mercury levels inch toward the 4...

2013.05.03

Samsung plays on efficiency USP in non-stop air-conditioning

Conceptualised by Cheil Worldwide SW Asia, the TVC plays on the ultra energy efficiency of Samsung ACsfor a “non-stop life”   BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | April 30, 2013 The new television comm...