If modern lives were measured in unprecedented weather events, we would all be 200 years old. Defences against floods that were supposed to happen every other century are being overtopped in the space of a few winters. The victims surveying ruined homes and businesses are ageing fast.

Hero MotoCorp has confirmed through its official website that BS6 versions of the XPulse 200T and Xtreme 200R are coming soon. No word on BS6 Xtreme 200R yet.

The new TVS Radeon is now BS6 compliant. Here is what all it offers and how much more you need to pay compared to the BS4 version.

TVS Radeon and Hero Splendor Plus, the two popular entry-level commuters have been launched in BS6 avatars very recently. Here's how the two fare against each other on paper.

The BMW 310 twins might not have a features upgrade or riding modes compared to the updates the TVS Apache RR310 got.

BS6 TVS Apache RR 310: With the BS6 upgrade, TVS Motor Company has turned around the RR 310's personality for the better. And add to that, it is now loaded with features – something that is very attractive to young buyers.

BS6 Hero Splendor iSmart has seen a price revision very recently. Here's how much it now costs over its launch price and the outgoing BS4 model.

Honda Activa 6G and Activa 125 price in India have seen a revision very recently. Here's how much the two scooters get costlier now!

Yamaha marked its entry in the 125cc scooter segment with the Fascino 125 and Ray ZR 125 late last year.

Once launched, the new 2020 Triumph Street Triple RS will be one of the first BS6 compliant middleweight naked streetfighters to go on sale here in India.

Both, the BS6 compliant Yamaha FZ 25 and the FZS 25 will be launched in India post lockdown. Ahead of the official launch, the company has revealed the official accessories for the two bikes along with their prices.

The Suzuki Gixxer and the SF250 BS6 might be priced Rs 3,000 over the BS4 offerings while the launch will be post lockdown.

Both, the BMW F 900 XR and the S 1000 XR are expected to be launched by mid this year with bookings likely to open next month.

Triumph Motorcycles has said that it has no unsold BS-IV inventories and that it will ensure the availability of BS-VI motorcycles. Triumph aims to have “strong representation across all segments with BSVI compliant motorcycles”.

2020 Triumph Street Triple RS India Launch: The new 2020 Street Triple RS has been updated with new design and styling, but most importantly the engine now puts out more torque than the previous model.

BS6 Yamaha FZ 25 will be on sale in two colour options while the FZS 25 will get three shades.

The said offer is valid across Ducati dealerships located in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad.

Royal Enfield Meteor 350 Fireball is expected to come with multiple optional accessories. Very recently, images that appear to be the screenshots of the official configurator have leaked on the web revealing some juicy details.

Interestingly, the company has replaced the 150cc VXL and SXL scooters with VXL 149 and SXL 149.

The Hero Splendor+ gets three variants and the minor price hike is uniform across all these models.

The Honda Dio has got a minor price for both its variants.

Launched a few days back, the 2020 TVS Apache RTR 200 4V BS6 stills comes across as a worthy contender in its newest avatar. After having ridden it at TVS' Hosur racetrack, here is what we think about it!

HUL's investment case rises above this short-term disruption: HUL's structural appeal lies beyond the defensiveness it offers amid Covid-19 disruption, in our view.

Despite gold’s stellar performance, the precious metal is still very likely in the early stages of this remarkable bull market cycle.

The market share of HUL was up by 50bp in 4QFY20 with 80 per cent of portfolio gaining share in the March quarter, a clear indication of resilient performance in an extraordinarily difficult quarter

Petrol price is hiked by Rs 1.67 per litre while diesel price is increased by Rs 7.10 per litre in Delhi.

Barring Nifty PSU Bank index and Nifty Realty index, all the sectoral indices were trading in green. Nifty Metal index was top sectoral gainer led by JSW Steel, Coal India and Jindal Steel.

The expectation of revival of economies after the lockdown and selling of gold by the central bank created pressure on the yellow metal

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) share price declined 13 per cent to Rs 186.70 apiece on the BSE.

On MCX, gold June futures rose Rs 37 to Rs 45,788 per 10 grams. Similarly, silver July futures were trading Rs 403 or 0.96 per cent higher at Rs 42,299 per kg

NIIT Technologies share price surged 15% on the stock market after the company posted a strong January-March quarter result on Tuesday.

Petrol will cost Rs 73.91 per litre while diesel will be available at Rs 63.86 per litre in the state, finance minister Suresh Khanna told reporters after the Cabinet meeting here.

Yes Bank shares jumped 20 per cent to hit upper circuit at Rs 31.60 apiece on BSE in otherwise weak trade on Thursday. Bank reported a net profit of Rs 2,629 crore for the quarter ended on March 31.

Gold prices have gained over 18 per cent from their recent low of Rs 38,400 per 10 grams hit on March 16, 2020. While silver futures surged 25 per cent from its low of Rs 33,580 per kg touched in March.

Reliance Industries share price extended gains in the late afternoon trade on Thursday, jumping over 2%, while headline index Sensex mostly traded in red, even as RIL denied the buzz about talks with Microsoft for further investment in its telecom arm Jio.

On MCX, gold June futures were trading Rs 153 or 0.33 per cent down at Rs 46,008 per 10 grams. Silver July futures were ruling at Rs 43,265 per kg, up Rs 142 or 0.33 per cent.

HCL Technologies posted strong March quarter numbers with revenue increasing by 16% on-year basis and PAT jumping 22.7% in the same time period. The stock has surged 27% from recent lows and is now down just 10% year-to-date.

Hindustan Unilever share price jumped 4% on Friday to trade at Rs 2,070 per share on the NSE Nifty-50 after a bulk deal that saw French multinational investment bank and financial services company, Societe Generale buy 1,29,00,000 shares.

Indian cotton prices have come down by 12-15% due to the ongoing lockdown and fears that the country’s cotton consumption will reduce, resulting in more carry-forward stocks by September 2020, officials of the Cotton Association of India (CAI) said on Tuesday.

Under the scheme, Strides shareholders will get 1 share of SSL for every 6 shares of Strides while Sequent shareholders will get 1 share of SSL for 25 shares of Sequent.

Moto G5 makes a good first impression with its high-end features

Investors in ACC have reason to cheer as volume posted double digit growth in Q2CY17, up 10% y-o-y, after a gap of >5 years and is set for ~10% jump in CY17, on low base of ~9% dip in H2CY16.

Management continues to focus on liquidating Rs 12,300-crore inventory and scaling up the rental portfolio (DCCDL). We maintain earnings estimates for the erstwhile merged entity (despite demerger of DCCDL) awaiting greater clarity on adjustments/reconciliation between DLF and DCCDL numbers (post-demerger).

Overseas subsidiary performance is expected to turn around which coupled with gradual improvement in domestic margins will enable improvement in the overall margins.

VEDL’s H2FY19 operating numbers were mixed. Key highlights, O&G production fell 2% due to natural decline at Mangla field, though gas volumes were better; production at Zn-India was lower due to geo-technical problems at RA mine and FY19 silver volumes missed 650-700t guidance.

The initial price guidance stood at 210 bps over the US Treasury. The bank indicated that with 3.5 times over-subscription, the final price tightened by 25 bps.

India’s cotton production is expected drop by over 5% in cotton season 2019 (the CS is usually from October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019) due to low water availability and inadequate south-west monsoon in key cotton producing states and higher incidences of pest attacks.

With India exporting roughly one-third of its cotton yarn production every year, trends in export demand play a crucial role in determining the overall performance of the domestic spinning sector. 

Banana accounts for as much as 60-65% of the green exports from Kerala and the rest are vegetables. Of the banana varieties, nenthran plantain leads the food preferences of Kerala’s 20 lakh diaspora families fanning out in the GCC countries.

We note the stock price correction of 30% over the past four months offers an attractive entry price and we retain our 'Buy' rating with a DCF-based target price of Rs 400.