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Last Updated: December 07, 2023, 08:45 ISTNissan Magnite Marks 3-Year Anniversary in India, IIMA Spotlight Documents The Journey. (Photo: Nissan)Nissan's Magnite, a pandemic-born sensation, shines in IIMA case study. From 32,800 bookings to global success, it's a triumph in innovation and resilience.Nissan recently marked the three-year anniversary of the launch of its Magnite in India, a feat achieved amidst the challenging landscape of the Covid-19 pandemic.This audacious move not only signaled a turnaround for Nissan…

Last Updated: May 09, 2023, 11:11 ISTTVS iQube Electric Scooter (Photo: TVS Motor)The TVS iQube & iQube S variants showcase the epitome of innovation, incorporating the cutting-edge battery specification meticulously designed by TVS MotorTVS Motor, one of India’s leading two-wheeler manufacturers, has reinforced its commitment to transforming future mobility in the two-wheeler segment with the launch of its iQube Electric scooters last year. These vehicles are not only impactful but hassle-free as well, ensuring a…

The beloved pooch snoring on your couch or sticking a snoot under your arm at dinner time came from a much wilder origin. At some point, dogs diverged from gray wolves under the guidance of domestication, to become the diverse fuzzbutts that fill our homes and hearts with such joy today.  Exactly when and how this process took place, however, is something of a mystery. Now ancient DNA, including that of wolves preserved in permafrost for tens of thousands of years, is shedding some light on how wild wolves became some of…

If you've been laying in bed at night, fretting that the planets of the Solar System are going to go ricocheting off throughout the galaxy, you can set your mind at ease.We have at least 100,000 years before that happens, according to new calculations.  In a new study, mathematicians Angel Zhivkov and Ivaylo Tounchev of the University of Sofia in Bulgaria lay out an analytical proof of the stability of the Solar System over the next 100 millennia, including all eight planets and Pluto.Their calculations, yet to be…

New research shows women who have had a miscarriage or stillbirth, have an increased risk of stroke – when blood can't get to the brain, because of a blocked or burst artery. That risk increases with each miscarriage or stillbirth.  Trying to establish this link is difficult because it requires following a large number of women over a long period of time and having reliable data on women's experiences. Our study, published by the British Medical Journal today (June 22), is the first to conclusively show the link between…

A new published and incredibly thorough study of ectothermic tetrapods – reptiles and amphibians – gives experts a fresh insight into the reasons why cold-blooded animals tend to have such long lifespans in relation to their size.  It's the most comprehensive study of longevity and aging ever published: 114 different scientists looking at 107 different wild populations that cover 77 different species. Decades' worth of data on animals' mode of temperature regulation, environmental temperature, distinctive characteristics…

As many as one in 500 men may carry an extra sex chromosome – either an X or a Y – but very few of them likely know about it, a new study suggests.The research, published June 9 in the journal Genetics in Medicine, included data from more than 207,000 men who provided information to the UK Biobank, a repository of genetic and health data from half a million UK-based participants.  Typically, males carry one X- and one Y-shaped sex chromosome in each of their cells, but among the study participants, there were 213 men who…

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated mind-numbing statistics over the past two years: half a billion cases, 6 million deaths, 1 million in the US alone. But another, less-publicized global scourge preceded it and is likely to outlast it: traffic deaths and injuries.  Around 1.35 million people die each year on the world's roads, and another 20 million to 50 million are seriously injured. Half of these deaths and many of the injuries involve pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists – the most vulnerable users of roads and…

Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in non-medical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl.  Physicians like me have seen a rise in unintentional fentanyl use from people buying prescription opioids and other drugs laced, or adulterated, with fentanyl. Heroin users in my community in Massachusetts came to realize that fentanyl had entered the drug supply when overdose numbers exploded.In 2016, my colleagues and I found…