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Japan's Subaru Corp was No. 1 in the latest Consumer Reports ranking - a brand known for efficient all-wheel drive systems and safety-oriented marketing but not for pushing technology to the edge Other mainstream brands including Honda, Toyota , Hyundai and Ford...
Dollar millionaires in India rise 11% in pandemic-hit 2021: Survey
The survey of 350 such dollar millionaires also indicated that the number of those who classify themselves as happy in personal and professional lives slipped to 66 per cent in 2021, down from 72 per cent in the previous year. The report estimated the number of Indian...
Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease, lab study suggests
"Neutralisation experiments show that the vaccine-induced humoral immunity fails to function against BA.2 like BA.1," the authors of the study said The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not only faster at spreading, but may also cause more severe...
LIC likely to launch $8-bn IPO on March 11: Report
Shares of the state-run insurer could be priced between Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,100 each Roadshows have begun and pricing could change after assessing investor appetite and discussions with the government, reported Bloomberg A public offering of shares by India's state-run...
Cargo ship with Lamborghinis, Porsches, Audis aboard drifts in Atlantic
An internal email from Volkswagen's U.S. operations revealed there were 3,965 Volkswagen AG vehicles aboard the ship. Headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, the group manufactures its Volkswagen brand, as well as Porsche, Audi, and Lamborghini- all of which were in tow...
China changing tune as birth rate drops to record low, faces challenge of ageing population
In 2021, 267 million people were aged 60 and above in China as compared to 264 million in 2020. On the other hand, as per some demographers, the working-age population might fall to half by 2050 "For the Chinese history, 2021 will go down as the year when China last...
Metaverse to push data usage by 20X in 10 years; Jio, Airtel to gain: Report
''Internet traffic is already 80 per cent video and has been growing at a 30 per cent CAGR (compound annual growth rate). Our team projects that even modest metaverse usage could drive a further 37 per cent CAGR in the next decade to 20x current data usage,'' a Credit...
Environment ministry notifies guidelines on EPR for plastic packaging
Environmental compensation shall be levied based upon polluter pays principle, with respect to non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets by producers, importers and brand owners, for the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the...
Age before apps revolt galvanises Europe’s elderly savers
in Britain, the government plans legislation to ensure that the digital banking drive does not cut older people adrift Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo, which plans to cut 22% of its branches in the next four years, has struck a partnership to provide basic...
Italy makes fresh attempt at pension reform as debt worries mount
With one of the world's oldest populations, Italy spends more than any other European country on pensions except Greece, Eurostat data shows. According to the Treasury, Rome's pension bill reached a record 17% of national output in 2020. The new reform will be the...
No group can have more than one FRB in India:IRDAI
Till recently AXA group had only two separate branches, XL Se India branch and AXA France India branch and IRDA had asked the group to wind up operation of one of its branches Hyderabad: The insurance regulator IRDAI, after allowing overseas reinsurers to set up...
French insurer CNP to stop financing new oil and gas projects
The company said it was acting in response to scientific reports, including one by the International Energy Agency, which said new projects weren't needed if the world wanted to limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial norms Paris: France's CNP...
LIC’s looming mega IPO weighs on other insurers’ stocks, say investors
LIC's listing could dump the equivalent of nearly 60% of the three insurers' free-float capitalisation on the market, Macquarie said in a report this week, adding that the outlook for them remains challenging If LIC's valuation is attractive, the pressure could spread...
BSE EBIX and LIC join hands for distribution of insurance products
EbixCash, a subsidiary of Ebix, Inc. is in the process of seeking IRDA approval to transfer its share ownership in BSE EBIX from its parent Ebix Singapore Pte Ltd. to EbixCash Limited Mumbai: BSE and Ebix Singapore Pte announced the signing of distribution agreement...
Vistara’s Amritsar-bound flight makes emergency landing at IGI airport
There were 146 passengers onboard the flight when it took off from IGI for Amritsar. The emergency was sounded at runway number 28 of terminal number 2 New Delhi: An Amritsar-bound Vistara flight had to make an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International...
1 in every 4 cars will have 5G connectivity by 2025, says Report
"As countries worldwide further strengthen their 4G network coverage and embrace next-generation cellular technology, we can see more connected cars coming to market with advanced safety and comfort features," said senior analyst Soumen Mandal One in 4 cars will have...
Europe’s bid for AI standard faces long road, EU lawmakers say
Dragos Tudorache, one of two lawmakers steering the issue, told Reuters facial recognition is a key topic Europe's effort to set a standard for artificial intelligence will likely take more than a year, with the debate focusing on whether facial recognition should be...
‘Deltacron’ is real, more cases pop up in the UK
Several "recombinant" variants have been detected in the pandemic, but they have not led to any serious outbreaks. Scientists say it is "rare" for these to occur, but when they do the variant is normally "less fit" than its rivals and easily outcompete London:...