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Under motor vehicle act, Government amends it mandatory for manufacturers to fit AC's in the driver's cabin of all new trucks sold from 1 April 2017. In India truck drivers spend long hours in long-distance hauling even in adverse environmental condition like extreme cold or extreme heat, which is quite a tiresome job. But with AC being mandatory in all the trucks, drivers can now take a sigh of some relief along. As "Air-conditioning in trucks is not a comfort or a luxury feature but a feature that can prevent many serious road accidents, while making drivers cover more kilometers with less or no driver fatigue & more comfort & attention on road.

Tractors in India are a major industry and significant contributor to its agriculture output gains. Tractors are an integral part of mechanization and have a crucial role to play in increasing agricultural productivity. Indian tractor industry is relatively young but now has become the largest market worldwide. According to industry sources, the tractor market is expected to clock among the highest segment growth in the automotive industry this financial year. Tractor marketers say the growth trot is already visible in the first quarter which places tractors among the top growth driven sectors in the auto industry.

The recent spate of farm loan waivers across the country may be causing a lot of trouble to bankers and analysts being negative for banking stocks. But, the move is expected to give a tremendous boost to tractor or farm equipment manufacturers. In 2008, after the government waived off farm loans, tractor volume grew at an annualized rate of 21% for the next three years. In addition to the profitable loan waver for tractor and farm equipment market, average monsoon, higher sowing acreage, and moderate minimum support prices for various crops are likely to support farm income further.

It's no more just a statement that "Slow & Steady wins the Race" as Indian Two Wheeler Segment has steadily been on the rise and is now right at the top of list, while displacing China from its perch. According to officials from industry body i.e. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) as well as data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, India while making it total of 17.7 million two-wheelers, sold over 48,000 units every day, where neighbouring China sold 16.8 million units in total, last year.