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TVS Apache 310 ADV if launched, will be powered by the same 312cc as the BMW G 310 GS TVS recently launched the Ronin scrambler-style motorcycle in India. It comes with a unique mix of characters from scrambler, cruiser and street bikes in one. It doesn’t blend together well though as it tries to place its feet (tyre, in this case) on three different boats at the same time.  Ronin launch left us thinking as to why TVS did not launch an ADV, which is all the rage in India currently. So much so, that manufacturers like Honda and Suzuki are making pseudo ADVs just to go halfway at least towards the adventure-tourer genre. Compared to creating Ronin, TVS could have created an ADV motorcycle using far less resources. They could have used the current Apache 200 platform to make an ADV to rival the likes of Hero Xpulse 200 or used their Apache 310 platform and made something to take on KTM 390 ADV. TVS Apache 310 GS ADV Until now, it was believed that TVS was not launching an ADV based on the

 The adventure touring segment is certainly booming in the Indian market but the CRF300L is a dual sport machine with its own set of hardcore off-roading characteristics. It has a lightweight package with a kerb weight of 140 kilograms while the long-travel suspension setup composes 260 mm travel at the front as well as the rear, and a ground clearance of 285 mm. Hero MotoCorp has just introduced the Xpulse 200 4V Rally Edition in India for a price of Rs. 1.52 lakh (ex-showroom) while the Yezdi Adventure and Suzuki V-Strom 250 are the latest entrants in this increasingly popular segment. Honda raised eyebrows with the pricing of the CB500X and it will have to be waited and see what it does with the CRF300L if it’s the one launching in India. What is the other possibility you may ask? Honda may expand its 350 cc range with the launch of a new motorcycle based on the same platform as the H’ness and the CB350 RS. ‘The Formidable’ could be a new take on the 350 cc architecture and it could

 The Pallonji Mistry family owns 18.4% stake in Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group. Shapoorji Pallonji group chairman and billionaire industrialist Pallonji Mistry passed away in Mumbai, company officials said. He died mid-sleep at his south Mumbai residence on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the officials said. He was 93. Mistry accumulated a net worth of almost $29 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him one of the richest in India. Most of the family wealth, was derived from being the largest minority shareholder in Tata Sons.

 Following the removal of various pandemic-related curbs, aviation is picking up and demand has bounced back, and dry leasing is an option to enhance capacity in the short-term, they said. Tata Group-owned international budget airline Air India Express may add four Boeing 737 planes to its fleet of 24 aircraft by this year-end to meet the increased demand for international travel, airline sources privy to the information have said. Following the removal of various pandemic-related curbs, aviation is picking up and demand has bounced back, and dry leasing is an option to enhance capacity in the short-term, they said. Air India Express currently has 24 Boeing 737 planes in the fleet. It lost one plane in the Kozhikode plane crash in August 2020. "Demand for international travel has bounced back after the removal of most of the pandemic-related restrictions on travel. Loads (passenger on aircraft) are good and all the routes are doing well. Of course, there are some seasonal variatio

  Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett talks about how investors can get rid of the pressure to predict stock markets. Veteran investor Warren Buffett believes that people should not become preoccupied with finding the perfect time to invest in stocks. Instead, they should just buy them, keep an eye on the market and decide whether they want to sell or buy more, Warren Buffett had said at annual shareholders meeting of his company Berkshire Hathaway last month, according to CNBC. Buffett said this strategy, which his business partner Charlie Munger also follows, will, to some extent, save investors from the stress of having to predict the stock market. Buffett added that this investing skill can be learnt in “fourth grade” but schools do not teach it. He also reflected on how when he tried to predict the market twice -- once at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 and a second time during the Great Recession of 2008 -- his company suffered “We were optimistic in 2008 wh

Tesla still sells far more cars, but it took firm a decade to deliver as many electric vehicles as Hyundai and Kia have managed in a few short months Pipe down for a second Elon, the hottest things in the auto industry — the most electric electrics — now come from Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. Earlier this year, the South Korean carmakers rolled out two new battery-powered cars — the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and its sibling, the Kia EV6 — which promptly tore up the sales charts, passing the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Bolt and every other electric vehicle on the market not made by Tesla. In the US this year through May, Hyundai and Kia sold 21,467 of these two machines, besting even the white-hot Ford Mustang Mach-E, which was snapped up by 15,718 drivers. “From an EV perspective, they’re really just kind of cleaning the floor,” said Edmunds analyst Joseph Yoon. “I honestly don’t know if any dealers around me have any in stock.” TESLA still sells far more cars, but it took the company a decade to

 Global Finance selects the world's 10 best cities to live in based on eight metrics, including pandemic response. MARCH 14, 2022Author: Marc Getzoff (collected) Global Finance's 2022 best cities to live in ranking is derived from a score that reflects eight distinct metrics: economic strength; research and development; cultural interaction; livability; environment; accessibility; Covid-19 deaths per thousand for the country; and annual population growth rate. These factors are all critical for quantifying the quality of life of people living in urban areas. All of the metrics were normalized in order to properly quantify them into a single overall score and provide a measure of comparison. Where did we get the data? The first six factors (economic strength, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and accessibility) come from the Global City Power index. This study provides a myriad of scores that quantify different aspects of city life includin