China- Monthly auto sales this year have seen double-digit percentage growth and

analysts are forecasting sales may climb roughly 30 percent to about 17 million
vehicles for the full year.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90778/90860/7237925.html

US- Military signals advanced biofuels demand: 336 million gallons per year by 2
020. Military have a mandate to reduce petroleum use 50 percent by 2015.
http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2010/12/16/military-advanced-biofuels-demand-3
36-million-gallons-by-2020-voices-from-the-bio-pacific-rim-summit/

In US Growing biofuels mandates will require $100 billion of new investment and
220 new commercial-scale cellulosic production facilities over the next decade:
BP
http://ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=7175

India is back on the radar of Canadian universities and colleges which are looki
ng to ramp up enrolment of Indian students, says the Association of Universities
. Foreign students pump more than $6 billion into the Canadian economy each year
: AUCC
http://www.southasiamail.com/news.php?id=92746

Chinese government will not let "any poor student remain out of school" and will
focus on improving equality in education. China spent 5.1 billion U.S. dollars
on financial aid for college students last year: ministry
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/12/21/2742s611139.htm

28 Dec

GM plans triple electric car sales by 2015

http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/wheels/gm-plans-triple-electric-car-sales-2015

Sops, costlier fuel to push up electric car sales: F&S

market for electric passenger vehicles to reach 20,400 units by 2014-15. the two
-wheeler EVs market will grow from 1.4 lakh units in 2009-10 to 4.5 lakh units i
n 2015-16.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sops-costlier-fuel-to-push-up-electric-car-sal
es-f&s/726248/

China's auto market sees long-term growth ahead: CAAM

sales of autos in China's auto market in 2010 would be 18 million with a growth
rate of 30 percent. In following few years, the growth rate of China's auto mark
et will slow down to 10 percent: JD Power
http://en.ce.cn/Insight/201012/27/t20101227_22090276.shtml

US- total auto sales in the U.S. to come in around 12.34 million, up from 12.21
in November. The month's sales are expected to be about 1.13 million units, up 1
0% from last year.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101222-710974.html

Indian Food Ministry has pegged country's sugar production in the 2010-11 sugar
year (October-September) at 24.5 million tonnes against the domestic demand of 2
2.5-23 million tonnes.
http://www.commodityonline.com/news/India-Brazil-sugar-output-to-rise-largely--A
BARE-34574-3-1.html

Global- Airlines will show better-than-expected earnings of $15.1 billion this y

ear driven by Asia region. This marks a massive turnaround from the $10 billion
industry loss in 2009 and $16 billion loss in 2008: IATA
http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/asian_carriers_lead_way_as_air.html