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<keyword id="20599258" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-consumers" source="keywords">Indian consumers</keyword> demonstrated a significant increase in their <keyword id="21084888" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="credit-card-spending" source="keywords">credit card spending</keyword> in July this year, marking a 19% increase compared to the same month last year. According to a report released by <keyword id="19945737" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="SBI-Securities" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="SBI Securities" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="SBI Securities">SBI Securities</keyword>, the total expenditure by credit card users across the country reached an impressive Rs 1.7 trillion. This substantial uptick highlights the growing reliance on credit cards for transactions, reflecting broader economic trends and <keyword id="20740758" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="consumer-confidence" source="keywords">consumer confidence</keyword>. The report also highlighted a considerable increase in <keyword id="21118324" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="transaction-volumes" source="keywords">transaction volumes</keyword>, which surged by 39% year-on-year, reaching a total of 38.4 crore transactions in July 2024. This increase in the number of transactions underscores the widespread adoption and usage of credit cards as a preferred <keyword id="20632158" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="payment-method" source="keywords">payment method</keyword> among Indian consumers. "Credit card spending in India increased 19% YoY to Rs 1.7 trillion in Jul'24. The transaction volume during the month was 38.4 crore, up 39% YoY" said the report. The report also noted that among the banks, <keyword id="19895995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HDFC-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HDFC Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HDFC Bank">HDFC Bank</keyword> emerged as the leader in terms of transaction volumes, with its credit cards facilitating 9.9 crore transactions during the month. <keyword id="19900482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICICI-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="ICICI Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="ICICI Bank">ICICI Bank</keyword> followed closely with 7.1 crore transactions, while SBI secured the third position with 6.3 crore transactions. In terms of transaction value, HDFC Bank again led the way, with a total spend of Rs 44,369 crore through its credit cards in July. ICICI Bank and SBI followed with Rs 34,566 crore and Rs 26,878 crore, respectively. The report said "In Jul'24, transaction volumes was led by cards issued by HDFC Bank (9.9 crore) followed by ICICI Bank (7.1 crore) and SBI (6.3 crore)". Additionally, the <keyword id="22988051" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="average-transaction-value" source="keywords">average transaction value</keyword> (ATV) also saw a marginal increase of 1.4% month-on-month in July 2024. This marks the first increase in ATV in ten months, suggesting a shift in consumer behaviour towards higher-value transactions after a period of stagnation. Overall, these figures reflect the growth of credit card usage in India, driven by increased consumer confidence and the convenience offered by credit card transactions.

Indians credit card spending increases 19% YoY to Rs 1.7 trillion in July 2024

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 31 (ANI): The <keyword id="417639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="automotive-sector" source="Orion">automotive sector</keyword> is poised for a robust performance in July 2024, driven by an expected double-digit year-on-year (y/y) growth in two-wheeler (2W) <keyword id="21974415" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wholesale-volumes" source="keywords">wholesale volumes</keyword>, according to a recent report by <keyword id="20548750" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anand-Rathi" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Anand Rathi" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Anand Rathi">Anand Rathi</keyword>. The surge is attributed to solid retail demand, estimated at approximately 15 per cent y/y, strategic inventory build-up, and a favourable base effect. Excluding Honda, the growth remains robust at around 14 per cent. Additionally, <keyword id="20163833" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="passenger-vehicle" source="keywords">passenger vehicle</keyword> (PV) volumes are likely to have increased, supported by improved retail activity and inventory accumulation. Meanwhile, sales of <keyword id="20023450" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="commercial-vehicles" source="keywords">commercial vehicles</keyword> (CVs) and tractors are expected to remain broadly flat. Overall, the outlook for the <keyword id="19979339" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="auto-sector" source="keywords">auto sector</keyword> remains positive. In the passenger vehicle (PV) segment, volumes are also expected to see an uptick, largely due to better retail performance and inventory accumulation. The report predicts a slight growth of around 3 per cent y/y for PV volumes. On the commercial vehicles (CV) front, the outlook is more mixed. The report forecasts that overall CV volumes will remain relatively flat, with a small drop of approximately 3 per cent y/y, primarily due to lower light commercial vehicle (LCV) volumes. However, there are bright spots within the segment. Volumes for VECV's CVs are expected to have risen by 15 per cent, and the medium and heavy commercial vehicle (M&amp;H CV) growth forecast has been revised upwards to high single digits from mid-single digits, driven by robust demand for buses and ongoing replacement demand. The M&amp;H CV segment is further bolstered by increased infrastructure and economic activity, as well as a favourable comparison base from Q1 and Q4 of FY24.

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A “spermpocalypse”, defined by falling sperm counts in men across the globe, is upon us. And it is one of the key driving factors behind the <keyword id="22186484" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fertility-crisis" source="keywords">fertility crisis</keyword> — something that even Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spoken about at length. While exposure to pesticides, heavy metals and plastics have all been blamed, another possible culprit is <keyword id="20260846" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="obesity" source="keywords">obesity</keyword>. Now, a massive study from China adds to the growing body of evidence that links obesity to drop in <keyword id="20687206" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sperm-count" source="keywords">sperm count</keyword>s. The study, led by Dr. Yingxin Li of Sun Yat-sen University, analyses data from over 71,000 men across 50 previous studies. It found a significant association between excess weight and decreased semen quality, a broad measure of <keyword id="20290995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="male-fertility" source="keywords">male fertility</keyword> that includes sperm count, volume, and motility (movement). <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="110327795" title="Plastic testes: Scientists analyse human testicles, find microplastics in every single one of them!" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Men classified as obese had noticeably lower <keyword id="22467926" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="semen-volume" source="keywords">semen volume</keyword>, total sperm count, and <keyword id="22467927" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sperm-motility" source="keywords">sperm motility</keyword> compared to those with a healthy weight. Even men who were simply overweight, but not obese, showed a decline in semen volume and motility. While this study doesn't definitively prove that obesity causes lower <keyword id="20943900" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sperm-quality" source="keywords">sperm quality</keyword>, it strongly suggests a connection. Researchers believe numerous factors may be at play, including hormonal imbalances, toxins stored in fatty tissue, and even elevated body temperature. Unfortunately, pinpointing the exact mechanisms is challenging due to the multitude of factors that can influence sperm health, including environmental pollutants, smoking, age, diet, and more. Isolating each element for study requires long-term research with stricter controls. Some limitations of the current data include reliance on self-reported BMI and single semen sample analysis. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="108710829" title="Nearly all countries will struggle to maintain population levels by 2100, thanks to crashing birth rates: IHME" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>However, the research reinforces the interconnectedness of overall health and specific aspects like fertility. Studies have previously shown that <keyword id="19923802" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="weight-loss" source="keywords">weight loss</keyword> through lifestyle changes can improve sperm quality, further supporting this connection. The authors conclude that this research highlights the importance of maintaining a healthy weight to potentially prevent declines in semen quality and improve male fertility. This research serves as a crucial piece of the puzzle for understanding the global decline in sperm counts and offers a potential avenue for future interventions.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple">Apple</a>'s new AirPods 4 have "Conversation Awareness," which lets you reduce background noise.</li><li>But is it just incredibly rude to keep your headphones in while talking to someone?</li></ul>Apple just <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-event-iphone-16-announcement-live-updates-2024-9">announced its new AirPods 4</a> ($129) and a noise-canceling version for $169. The noise-canceling ones include a feature called "Conversation Awareness" — and it could change the way we talk to each other.In the demo video during Monday's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/iphone-16">Apple event, when it showed off its new iPhones</a> and other updated products, it gave us a preview of how "Conversation Awareness" works: A woman approaches a coffee cart and greets the barista, placing her order. As they speak, the headphones can tell that she is talking to someone, and they lower the volume of the music she's listening to.This is great in theory: You won't have to take out your earbuds while exchanging a few words with someone. (This feature debuted last fall with the AirPods Pro models.)It sounds small, but this is an aggravation in daily life: getting to the checkout line at the grocery store and fumbling to shove my AirPods into my pocket — or dropping them to the bottom of my purse while chatting with the cashier.After I'm done checking out — and would love to put my AirPods back in my ears — I sometimes can't because my hands are full with my bags. I've also gone days missing an earbud that was dropped among the crumbs and crumpled receipts at the bottom of my cavernous tote bag. Yes, life is a struggle; I'm as amazed as you are that I can still get out of bed each morning.So, in theory, it would be great to have this feature, which would automatically turn down my music while <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-menu-drink-order-why-coffee-2024-5">I order a coffee</a>.But … is "Conversation Awareness" all good? Isn't it, you know, kind of rude to keep your AirPods in while talking to someone — even if the sound is turned down?Yes, yes it is. It is rude, and you should avoid doing this if possible. Now that the feature isn't just in the fancy AirPods Pro models and is included in the more affordable AirPods 4 with noise canceling, we will probably start seeing more and more people walking among us while using this feature — ordering coffees, asking directions on the subway, talking in the office.Still, I'm not totally sure what the near future will look like. One of the other great features that the new AirPods Pro 2 now have is a hearing aid-type function that can help diagnose hearing loss and then help people who might otherwise struggle to hear voices clearly. So how do you tell if someone is wearing their AirPods to help them hear, or is just being rude? I'm not sure!So maybe the norm around wearing AirPods even while talking in real life should change — and will help normalize using AirPods as hearing aids. We shall see what happens!

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<ul><li>Deal volumes jumped by 21% to 191 while the values declined by 37% to USD 9.4 billion in <keyword id="20061151" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="April" source="keywords">April</keyword> compared to March 2024</li><li>Adani Group's three major domestic consolidations of around USD 2 billion in value marked 38% of the total deal values in April 2024.</li><li>Experts predict sustained momentum and growth in deal activities, supported by strong fundamentals and a conducive investment climate.</li></ul> In the dynamic landscape of Indian business transactions, the manufacturing sector has emerged as a beacon of value, while consumer retail reigns supreme in volume. April 2024 marked significant shifts in deal-making compared to the month before with a notable absence of billion-dollar deals. Overall deal volumes jumped by 21% to 191 while the values declined by 37% to USD 9.4 billion in April compared to March 2024, as per the latest <keyword id="20034170" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Grant-Thornton-Bharat" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Grant Thornton Bharat" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="Grant Thornton Bharat">Grant Thornton Bharat</keyword> Dealtracker report. The past month has witnessed a flurry of activity, with notable shifts and surges across various industries, offering a compelling glimpse into the evolving economic terrain. "Deal volumes increased in April 2024 marking the highest monthly volumes since May 2022. There were no billion-dollar deal but witnessed 12 high value (&gt; USD 100 million) deals amounting to USD 3.8 billion," said Shanthi Vijetha, Partner at Grant Thornton. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Adani Group leads M&amp;A activity" comment="subhead" text="Adani Group leads M&amp;A activity">Adani Group leads M&amp;A activity</cmsannotation> At the forefront of deal values stands the manufacturing sector, boasting an impressive tally of nine transactions amounting to a staggering USD 1,919 million. This surge is underpinned by two monumental deals, notably the Adani Group's strategic stake increase in Ambuja Cement and ACC, which was the most significant M&amp;A activity of the month. Adani Group secured a significant 7.5% stake in Ambuja Cements, injecting a substantial USD 1.8 billion into enhancing the manufacturing capacity of cement makers, signaling a bold step towards industry expansion and innovation. Overall, the group's three major domestic consolidations of around USD 2 billion in value marked 38% of the total deal values in April 2024. Despite this, the <keyword id="21645622" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="merger-and-acquisitions" source="keywords">merger and acquisitions</keyword> transactions saw the highest decline in value, dropping by 75 percent to USD 2.5 billion from USD 10.2 billion in March. This was mainly because of the absence of large-scale mergers like those seen in March. However, M&amp;A deal-making remained robust in April with significant domestic consolidations. "This month's activity, characterized by deal volumes spanning across breadth of sectors and by large deals by select players, illustrates a market that is both diverse and robust," observed Shanthi. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Private Equity landscape remains vibrant" comment="subhead" text="Private Equity landscape remains vibrant"><keyword id="19895041" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="private-equity" source="keywords">Private Equity</keyword> landscape remains vibrant</cmsannotation> The private equity transactions also experienced a slight decrease in value, reaching USD 2.666 billion, according to the report by Grant Thornton Bharat. However, with a total of 130 deals, the overall market landscape remains vibrant. The numbers indicate a clear shift towards enhanced number of investments while the size of the deals remains smaller compared to previous months. "The stable value of investments, despite the higher number of transactions, indicates a strategic adjustment towards spreading investments across various sectors, aiming to capitalize on emerging opportunities while mitigating large-scale risks," says the report. "The deal outlook for 2024 continues to remain positive as India stands at the cusp of a new era of growth and investment supported by a growing consumer market, a flourishing tech start-up ecosystem, and supportive government policies," concludes Shanthi Vijetha. Factors that could influence domestic markets in the near future include the outcome of Lok Sabha elections, global and domestic trends in interest rates driven by inflation, and supply chain dynamics. However, experts predict sustained momentum and growth in deal activities, supported by strong fundamentals and a conducive investment climate.

Volumes up, values down: April 2024 marks notable shifts in India's deal-making landscape

New Delhi [India], February 26 (<keyword id="19904948" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ani" source="keywords">ANI</keyword>): Passenger vehicle volume is expected to ascend to a new peak for the third straight time next financial year, growing 5-7 per cent on a high base of 6-8 per cent estimated for the current year ending March 2024, according to <keyword id="19955699" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="crisil-ratings" source="keywords">Crisil Ratings</keyword>. This ascend is expected as sport utility vehicles (SUVs) race ahead even as demand for cars and exports remain muted. Healthy volume growth of the SUV segment, which enjoys higher margin, will steer an improvement in operating margin to 11.5-12.5 per cent next financial year, the rating agency said on Monday. Better cash generation, along with strong balance sheet and robust liquidity will support funding of sizeable capital expenditure to set up additional capacity, keeping credit profiles of passenger vehicle makers stable, the agency said. A significant change in consumer preference has cranked up demand for SUVs leading to its market share doubling to 60 per cent of total domestic volume this fiscal from 28 per cent before the pandemic in fiscal 2019. This preference is expected to further grow backed by a healthy pipeline of new model launches across price points, including electric variants, and normalised availability of semiconductors after a prolonged period of short supply. "While the overall PV volume is seen rising 5-7 per cent next fiscal, we expect demand for SUVs to accelerate at twice the pace at over 12 per cent driven by array of feature-laden launches at competitive price points, varied technology options including hybrid and electric, and increased access to credit," said <keyword id="19898319" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="anuj-sethi" source="keywords">Anuj Sethi</keyword>, Senior Director, CRISIL Ratings. In contrast, demand for cars is seen slowing this fiscal too due to the ongoing weakness in the rural market and lower affordability at the entry level. The cost of vehicles has risen in the past 3-4 years as manufacturers have been passing on higher commodity prices and have had to comply with more stringent regulations on safety and emissions. The situation is similar on the exports front. The share of passenger exports is estimated to have slowed to 14 per cent this fiscal compared with 17 per cent in fiscal 2019, mainly due to inflationary headwinds and limited availability of foreign exchange in key export markets -- <keyword id="19968988" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="latin-america" source="keywords">Latin America</keyword>, south-east <keyword id="19915288" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="asia" source="keywords">Asia</keyword> and Africa -- in the past two years. "This trend is expected to continue next fiscal," Crisil Ratings said. But increasing share of SUVs with higher realisations, along with stable commodity prices and full benefit of price hikes executed last fiscal have resulted in operating margin expansion of manufacturers by 200 basis points (100 basis points is equal to 1 percentage point) to 11.0 per cent this fiscal. A further improvement in sales mix in favour of SUVs can take that number to 11.5-12.5 next fiscal, it said. (ANI)

SUVs to drive passenger vehicle volume 5-7% next financial year: Crisil

<ul class="summary-list"><li>China on Thursday highlighted an intelligence gaffe involving 200 sensitive military documents.</li><li>It said two military personnel who were supposed to destroy the documents sold them for under $4.</li></ul>China's State Security Ministry said on Thursday that a retiree had somehow secured four volumes of confidential military documents at a recycling store for just 85 cents.The ministry described the incident in a <a target="_blank" href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/QD8MOVukB7gHlQ3p2qnZaQ">social media post </a>encouraging the public to be vigilant on national security matters, and praised the retiree for reporting the documents to authorities.He was identified as "Grandpa Zhang." Chinese authorities and media typically do not publish the full names of people who don't have a high profile.According to the post, Zhang is a former employee of a state-owned enterprise and collects military newspapers and magazines as a hobby.He was walking in his neighborhood when he passed a scrap store selling two bags filled with books that seemed related to the military, per authorities.Excited with his find, he paid about 6 Chinese yuan, or $0.85, for one bag of four volumes and brought them home, according to the ministry.At home, Zhang studied the books, realized they were marked as "confidential" and "secret," and reported them to a public security hotline, authorities added.The State Security Ministry said agents rushed to Zhang's home and seized the documents. The ministry did not say where Zhang lives.Upon investigating the scrap store, the state security ministry discovered that Zhang's purchase had been part of eight volumes of 200 secret documents marked for disposal, the post reads.It said two military personnel in a classified unit, who were identified only as Guo and Li, were tasked with shredding the documents but instead sold them to a recycling plant for about $0.06 per pound. The entire tranche of documents weighed about 60 pounds, meaning the duo made a profit of less than $4 for the entire sale, authorities added.The ministry criticized the pair as having a "weak sense of confidentiality" and "greed for convenience's sake" but said that the incident did not create a significant intelligence leak.It said that Guo and Li, as well as anyone else responsible, were dealt with under Chinese law and that the ministry oversaw a revamp of procedures to avoid similar gaffes.The post on Thursday was part of a push by the State Security Ministry to promote a hotline that Chinese people can use to report national security lapses.It's unclear what information the documents mentioned by the ministry contained, so it's difficult to say how a leak of such secrets may have affected the Chinese military.China's State Security Ministry has, in recent months, regularly urged the public to assist in reporting foreign espionage. In April 2023, Beijing <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-business-risks-sanctions-detentions-us-tensions-espionage-law-2023-5">made sweeping changes to its anti-espionage law.</a> These changes broadened the definition of spying and banned the transfer of national security information.Such posturing from China also comes against the backdrop of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-spy-balloon-used-us-internet-company-to-navigate-report-2023-12">heightened US-China tensions,</a> particularly over <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-found-chinese-built-cranes-us-potential-security-risk-2024-3">allegations of espionage</a> between the two rivals. The CIA announced in 2021 that it had <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-cia-director-creates-new-unit-focus-key-rival-china-2021-10">established a mission center focused solely on China</a>, while Beijing has recently been on the radar for imprisoning businessmen from the <a target="_blank" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/15/china/china-jails-us-citizen-espionage-intl-hnk/index.html">US</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-british-businessman-arrest-spying-b2485350.html">its allied countries</a> on accusations of spying.In July 2023, CIA Director William Burns rankled Beijing by saying at a Colorado security forum that his agency has been recruiting businesspeople and Chinese officials for its spy networks."We've made progress and we're working very hard over recent years to ensure that we have a strong human intelligence capability to complement what we can acquire through other methods," he said, per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/american-spies-confront-a-new-formidable-china-5c384370">The Wall Street Journal.</a>China, in return, accused Burns of lying and vowed to take <a target="_blank" href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3228775/china-vows-countermeasures-after-cia-chief-william-burns-says-agency-working-rebuild-spy-network">"all necessary"</a> countermeasures to American espionage.

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