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Sustainable investment trends – performance, flows and greenwashing

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Loknath Das-, and, flows, greenwashing, investment, Performance, Sustainable, trends

There’s no doubting the strength of the sustainable investment tide, as last year responsible funds accounted for around a third of overall industry sales. This year looks set to be even bigger, and on current trends will eclipse 2020 to post a new record for ethical fund sales. These funds still only make up around 5% of total assets, so there’s plenty of road ahead for ESG funds to eat the lunch of more traditional offerings. Perhaps that’s why almost all fund groups seem to be beefing up their sustainable…

Tata Motors Rating: Hold; Subdued performance across the business

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Loknath Dasacross, hold, Motors, Performance, Rating, Subdued, Tata, The

The outlook for India business is also hazy both on margin and volumes. Tata Motors (TML) reported a 35% underperformance in Q1FY20 consolidated Ebitda (down 41% y-o-y) due to lumpy cost at JLR and fall-off in India volumes. On JLR, management reiterated the 3–4% Ebit margin guidance for FY20 (despite a weak Q1) as: (i) the worst is behind in China; and (ii) marketing (VME) and warranty cost would reduce going ahead. The India business suffered from a sharper-than-expected downshift in demand, which management expects to improve ahead. However, demand outlook…

Study Reveals Chocolate May Improve Immediate Cognitive Performance

July 3, 2017 Loknath DasChocolate, Cognitive, Immediate, Improve, May, Performance, Reveals, Study

If you’re looking for a reason to eat chocolates but find conflicting answers as to whether it is good or bad for you, you’re not alone. A team of researchers from Italy combined the current literature on chocolate’s benefits and found that the sweet treat may, in fact, have positive benefits on cognitive performance. Chocolates And Cognition It’s easy to be confused with the numerous results from scientific studies, especially regarding some things that we encounter every day, or in chocolate’s case, something that we want to encounter every day.…

CBSE Class 10 result: Why Delhi’s performance has seen a dip since 2013

June 3, 2017 Loknath Das10', 2013, a, CBSE, Class, Delhi's, dip, Has, Performance, result, seen, Since, Why

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 10th grade results were announced early afternoon on Saturday, and Delhi saw a major dip of 13.67% in its performance from previous years. Officials of the Directorate of Education said they would collect all data and look into the matter. This year 78.09% of the students from Delhi who appeared for the grade 10 exams, passed the exams. This is a major dip in performance from previous years performances. in fact , Delhi’s performance in the grade 10 CBSE exams have…

Menstrual cycle doesn’t impact training, performance: Study

November 30, 2016 Srijitacycle, doesn't, Impact, Menstrual, Performance, Study, Training

A recent study, published in the Journal of Physiology, has found that doing fixed intensity exercise during menstrual cycle does not affect a woman’s autonomic heat responses (skin blood flow and sweating). That’s according to a collaboration between Massey University, the University at Buffalo and the University of Otago. They also found that exercise performance was impaired by humid heat due to the reduced ability of the body to sweat effectively. The research studied the effects of heat on ten well-trained women across their menstrual cycles. Each woman completed four…

Performance Boosting Hormone May Help Patients With Mental Disorders

September 23, 2016 SrijitaBoosting, disorders, Help, Hormone, May, mental, Patients:, Performance, With

Individuals suffering from bipolar disorder or depression treated with a hormone best known to boost performance in sportspersons may also improve their cognitive functioning, a study has found. The hormone erythropoietin (EPO), mostly produced by the kidney, is essential for the production of red blood cells. EPO gives the blood a greater capacity to carry oxygen, and is thus used as a performance-enhancing drug by the sportspersons, the study said. The findings showed that EPO had beneficial effects on patients’ verbal memory, attention span as well as planning ability. The…