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FADA disappointed over auto sales

New Delhi: Automobile dealers' body FADA on Tuesday termed the current festive season as the worst in terms of business in a decade for its retail partners across the countryThe industry body, which represents over 15,000 auto dealers that own over 26,500 outlets...

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Flood-prone Mumbai digs in to tackle warming-worsened ‘monsoon mayhem’

Mumbai is part of the C40 Cities network, a group of nearly 100 major cities globally working to drive faster action on climate change. Each has committed to delivering a climate action plan designed to spur uptake of clean energy, boost adaptation to climate shifts and turn the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change into an on-the-ground reality.

Mumbai launched its first Climate Action Plan (known as MCAP) this month. Amid dire predictions that large parts of the city could face inundation by 2050, it brings together different arms of the administration to try to fast-track solutions.

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Travelers Risk Index: Cyber ranks as the top business concern

Security breaches, system glitches and unauthorized access to bank accounts are the top three cyber-specific business concerns.

The percentage of respondents who said their company suffered a security breach where someone hacked into a system increased nearly 40% compared to 2020, to almost half (46%).
Security breaches, system glitches and unauthorized access to bank accounts are the top three cyber-specific business concerns.

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Automakers are about to shake up the auto insurance industry

The Connected Auto Insurance Global Study reveals that many insurers now write over 50% of new business to connected auto insurance.

Dr Andrew Jackson, Research Director, said: “When car usage collapsed during the COVID-19 lockdowns, policyholders demanded prices based on actual mileage. OEMs have been stepping in to the gap, and in a clear statement of intent, half of all OEM in-house UBI programmes use connected car data only, removing insurers and Telematics Service Providers (TSPs) from the equation.”

At least 17 OEMs are selling connected car services with dynamically-priced insurance already available from Ford, GM, Kia, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Tesla, Toyota and Volkswagen. Many car manufacturers have also forged insurance partnerships (i.e. Ford with Arity, GM with American Family, Ford with Octo Telematics, PSA with AXA, Daimler with SwissRE).

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Coal power plant pollution in India could lead to additional premature deaths in 6 cities: Study

Dr Rachel Huxley, Head of Knowledge and Research at ‘C40 Cities’ said, “Current national plans would expand the coal fleet by 28 per cent between 2020 and 2030 and not reducing it by 20 per cent, threatening the health and well-being of the urban residents in Delhi while undermining India’s climate and air quality targets.” She further stated, “Current national plans could nearly double the number of annual premature deaths from coal power plants air pollution in the city.”

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