News in Infographics: Apple ends iPod era, Tata Motors ‘Nexon EV MAX’ launch, & more

The grey market premium of insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) came in to negative on Wednesday despite receiving an overwhelming response from investors in the primary market. Shares of the insurance behemoth are likely to list on bourses on May 17.

Achieving the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 can be far-fetched without the contribution of industries, according to the World Economic Forum's recent report titled Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022 Edition. The report states that industries account for over 30 per cent of anthropogenic emissions or emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols.
 

Apple has announced that it is killing the iPod. Technically the company is not going to take back the devices from the wild, but no newer models will be announced or launched. The era of the iPods is over, after 20 years.

Most employees believe that the culture has improved for the better, showed the recent EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey. According to the survey, employees now have greater influence over employment terms and their ‘wish list’ from employers have evolved. 84 per cent of employees believe that their organisation’s culture has improved since the COVID-19 pandemic.

A whopping 77% of Indian consumers expect positive changes in their financial situation, and in the next one year, as per the ninth edition of accounting firm Ernst & Young's Future Consumer Index. The report pointed out that for India, the sentiment for a better financial situation is higher than their global counterparts, which the report pegged at 48 per cent.
 

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani group of stocks have tanked up 34 per cent from respective their all-time highs due to stretched valuations amid the ongoing correction in the global equity market. Data shows that recently listed Adani Wilmar cracked the most 33.60 per cent from their all-time high of Rs 878.35, scaled on April 28, 2022.

Cryptocurrency markets have continued plummeting in the last 24 hours. The global market cap is down by 0.44 per cent in the last 24 hours and is at $1.41 trillion as of 7:30 AM IST, CoinMarketCap data showed.
 

Travel services firms Thomas Cook (India) Limited and SOTC Travel, have launched the 8th edition of Grand Indian Holiday Sale and Super Holiday Sale. Both companies have listed special deals, including discounts of up to Rs. 29,000 and the option to Holiday Now and Pay After Return with cashback of up to Rs. 5000 on offer from May 5 to 20, 2022.

Google’s policy change to enhance the security and privacy of its users will finally clamp down on third-party call recording apps available on Play Store starting today. However, at the time of filing the article, most of the call recording apps were still listed on the Play Store.

Even sixty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe continues to rule the hearts and minds of Americans. From Kim Kardashian wearing an iconic Marilyn dress to the MetGala to her iconic portrait breaking all records at auction on Monday, there is no stopping Marilyn Monroe.

Tata Motors has unveiled a new ‘Nexon EV MAX’ SUV starting at Rs 17.74 lakh. Launched as an extension to India’s bestselling EV, the new Nexon EV MAX offers an ARAI-certified driving range of 437km due to its larger 40.5kWh battery pack, which is around 10kWh more than the standard Nexon EV.