Series 20 of Top Gear, a British motoring magazine and factual television programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two during 2013, consisting of six episodes between 30 June and 4 August.[1][2] Following the previous series, the programme replaced the Kia Cee'd with the Vauxhall Astra Tech Line as its "Reasonably Priced Car", effectively wiping the Celebrity Lap Board clean for new times. This series' highlights included a race between a car and a yacht around New Zealand, a budget convertible trip across Spain, the presenters creating a hovercraft out of a van, and a tribute piece to the British motor industry.
New Delhi, May 4Accusing Venugopal Dhoot-led Videocon of indulging in fraud and corrupt practices in dealings with it, the World Bank has blacklisted the company for three years, ending January 11, 2013.Videocon Industries has been barred from doing any business with the World Bank for violating "procurement guidelines" for a period of three years, beginning January 11, 2010, a notification on the bank's website said.The World Bank had taken a similar tough line with Satyam Computer months before the IT company's founder chairman confessed to an accounting fraud.Either Dhoot or his spokesperson could not be reached for comments, despite several phone calls and messages.Videocon was sent a "letter of reprimand subsequent to an administrative process", permitting the company to respond to the allegations, the World Bank said in its latest update of companies blacklisted for doing business due to fraud and corruption charges.Videocon's name has been listed among firms and individuals ineligible to be awarded a World Bank-financed contract, as it has violated fraud and corruption provisions of the procurement guidelines."The period of ineligibility of Videocon Industries extends to any firm directly or indirectly controlled by the sanctioned firm," World Bank said.It further said the ineligibility might be reduced by up to one year, if after two years of ineligibility, the bank's Sanctions Board found Videocon of having taken "satisfactory" remedial actions.
BBC TopGear India May 2013
W maju 2012 roku Jeremy Clarkson zapowiedział, że 19 seria będzie miała premierę dopiero w 2013 roku[31]. W październiku poinformowano, że w tym roku nie zostanie wyemitowany świąteczny odcinek specjalny, pomimo że były takie plany. Jego premiera została przesunięta na luty[32]. W grudniowym numerze magazynu Top Gear podano informację, że nowa seria zostanie wyemitowana w styczniu 2013 roku[33]. 2ff7e9595c
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