Author: Indrani Bose

SEBI’s Ananth Narayan G: We need investor education programs so people rely less on finfluencers, charlatans

Narayan said that its important for people to rely less on finfluencers who are giving them ‘get rich quick tomorrow’ kinds of philosophies and inducing them into the market, (Representative Image: Mark Duffel via Unsplash)

SEBI member Ananth Narayan G bats for risk education, awareness in mutual funds, says the industry needs to make retail investors understand what risk is.

Lifebuoy partners with toy design maker Imagimake to promote hygiene through boardgames

The ‘H for Handwashing Games’ is a direct response from Lifebuoy to this fatigue and aims at reigniting healthy hand hygiene habits amongst the kids. (Representative image by Nathan Dumlao via Unsplash)

Recent trends across the globe have shown that the handwashing rates with soap have drastically reduced in the post-COVID era. One of the primary reasons for the decline has been the hygiene fatigue caused by the pandemic.

Duolingo expands to new subjects music and math

The linguistic parade continued with submissions surfacing exciting phrases like Precipitevolissimevolmente (meaning "Extremely Fast" in Italian), Sayonara (translating to "Goodbye" in Japanese), Khalis (representing "Genuine" in Arabic). Gujaratis chimed in with 'Dobi' (referring to "stupid"), Bengalis added a sprinkle of sweetness with 'Mishti' (describing "sweet"), and Telugus contributed 'bokulu' (meaning "utensils"). (Representative Image: Surendran MP via Unsplash)

To help learners of English advance towards their goals, Duolingo announces a new Immersive Learning Experience for Advanced English, a curriculum designed for English learners at more advanced levels of language proficiency.

9.5 crore customer visits in Amazon’s Great Indian Festival; 65 percent sellers from tier 2 and 3 cities

Interactive Avenues will be responsible for managing TTK Healthcare’s e-commerce presence and increasing sales across key marketplaces and quick commerce platforms. (Representative image by Andy Hermawan via Unsplash)

Women entrepreneurs and artisans showcased an extensive range of products and sold over 18 products every minute.

98 percent of Indians prefer cinematic experiences in theatres: BookMyShow

The survey respondents comprised a mix of 41 percent GenZ along with 59 percent Millennial and GenX audiences. (Representational image via Unsplash)

43 percent Mumbaikars choose storyline as the most critical trigger for them to catch a movie in a theatre, 38 percent Delhi-ites rank reviews and ratings highest to determine and decide the film to watch on the big screen and 32 percent Bengaluru-eans consider the director helming the movie to be the most important factor in their decision.