DISQUS

Hello! Ubiquitense - tune in to your senses is using DISQUS, a powerful comment system, to manage its comments. Learn more.

Community Page

ubiquitense.com/ Jump to website »

Subscribe
- New Comments
Community
Top Commenters
- ubiquit
  48 comments · 1 points
- rampantheart
  6 comments · 3 points
- petertrast
  2 comments · 2 points
- chuckypita
  1 comment · 1 points
- jinfound
  1 comment · 1 points
Popular Threads
Recent Comments
- bonjour, Il est vrai que ce château en impose par son architecture et sa superbe, merci de nous faire partager ce site au travers de votre photo. cordialement.
  5 months ago by Château
  
  in Neuschwanstein castle - Themed pic of the day
- hmm.. interesting idea
  6 months ago by sem philippines
  
  in Go green - Electrify the dance floor!
- LOL! Probably, the research would add more value when done on a regional-scale, spanning at least a dozen countries. What say you?
  6 months ago by ubiquit
  
  in Top 20 Ig Nobel Prizes that make me laugh, and also think!
- From what I witnessed in some of the European countries, I presumed that the US is LGBT-friendly. This article is an eye-opener to me. Thanks to Saroj!
  6 months ago by ubiquit
  
  in How open is your society to homosexuality?
- May be yes. Black is a mixture of all colors..absorbs all colors. Black hole-just a void space where you may not see any color.
  6 months ago by ubiquit
  
  in The color of terror

Ubiquitense - tune in to your senses

A blog about our planet, our society, lifestyle, technology, politics, and a lot more...applying sense

Jump to original thread »

Rising petrol and diesel prices in India - What should be done…

Started by ubiquit · 9 months ago

There are quite a few in my office who own diesel-powered cars and the street price of these cars are close to nine lakh rupees! It's sad to realize the fact that they will be paying lesser than most of those unfortunate middle-class people who yearned to own a car, putting a major portion of ... Continue reading »

4 comments

Sudhir
1 year ago

I see your point here. Also, the government forgets the fundamentals of traffic regulations leading to high fuel consumption. We pay tax, and some more tax, and get no proper infrastructure to drive our cars/bikes, and finally pay more for the fuel. What more can a government do to torture middle-class citizens? The finance ministry and the petroleum ministry can sit and think of innovative ways to burden the general public...

reply

Rajiv
1 year ago

kya kare kahan jayee.
You know it was expected, and due for a long time. (considering we have already crossed peak oil) The wells only get empty from there.
Russia scrambling for the Arctic almost invading it. and US wanting to control all the taps for himself.
Wat 2 do. :)

I mean come to think think practically, is there a way out of our dependence on fossil fuel.
This is way beyond any government or party intervention, be it congress or any other anjupanju coalition.
Face the truth. There is infact, no way out.
Mankind has boxed herself into a tight spot, and then Dil mangay more. :p

Haazaron kwaashen aisi ke har khwaish pe dam nikle,
Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi dam nikle.

reply

Ubiquit
1 year ago

True, but people will not accept a steep increase in petrol or diesel. You should also consider that we already pay more for the older generation cars that run on Indian roads, and adding to this the steep increase is just a burden. Let me quote an example, the Hyundai Accent 2008 (or Verna in India and a few other developing countries..) costs about six lakh rupees in developed countries. Mind you, it comes with 'Advanced dual front airbags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags, and roof-mounted curtain side-impact airbags', ABS and other safety features...but over here...the car costs close to 8 lakhs and does not include any of the aforementioned safety features! we're always taken for a ride..

reply