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Business Standard
15 hours ago
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Endurance soars 7% on heavy volumes. What's driving its share price today?
Endurance Technologies share price today Shares of Endurance Technologies rallied 7 per cent to ₹2,596.65 on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. With today's up move, the stock price of the auto ancillary company has bounced back 66 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹1,555.65 touched on April 7, 2025. The stock had hit a 52-week high of ₹2,816.90 on July 5, 2024. At 10:24 AM; Endurance was trading 6 per cent higher at ₹2,560.40, as compared to 0.8 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex. The average trading volumes at the counter jumped nearly five-fold. A combined 1 million shares changed hands on the NSE and BSE. What's driving Endurance share price today? According to media reports, the Indian government has approved a new mandate requiring all new two-wheelers - scooters, motorcycles, and bikes - to be equipped with anti-lock braking systems (ABS), regardless of engine capacity, starting January 1, 2026. This regulation extends the current requirement, which applied only to models >= 125cc, to the entire two-wheeler segment. The move aims to significantly reduce road accidents and fatalities, particularly head injuries, as two-wheelers account for a significant portion of both accidents and deaths on the Indian roads. According to ICICI Securities, this will provide new opportunity for the ancillary space with annual opportunity size pegged at ~₹3,000-6,000 crore with major beneficiaries being Bosch and Endurance Technologies among others. The brokerage firm in a note said that it shall closely monitor developments in this space and await OEM commentary. Two-wheeler OEMs expect sales this year to test the pre-COVID peak, hoping that lower EMIs due to cut-in interest rates, higher disposable income due to income tax reforms, will encourage the middle class to spend on two wheelers, said reports. Management commentary post Endurance Q4 results As per the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) report, forecasts for a favorable monsoon helping rural areas, strong replacement demand, and government support for purchase of electric vehicles would be factors for growth of two-wheelers in this financial year. While Endurance's India business is fairly insulated from the US market, certain components made by European plants do find a way into the US, particularly components for the higher segment cars. The management said the company awaits clarity on the US duty structure, and it also remains to be seen if duty changes would drive consumer preference away from niche European models. In April 25, Endurance won an order worth ₹300 crore per annum from a large OEM for their e-scooter. The company is focused on not only two-wheeler, 3W and four wheeler programs, but also for supplies of battery packs to high-potential non-automotive sectors such as telecom, battery energy storage systems, and inverters. The SOP is planned in January 2026. With anticipated growth in 2W industry volumes, a focus on product premiumisation, and a strategic shift towards 4W, coupled with encouraging performance in the European Union business despite a challenging environment, the company is expected to witness an improvement in EBITDA margins. Consolidated EBITDA margins are projected in the range of 13–14 per cent for FY26/27E. Axis Securities view on Endurance Endurance is focused on building long-term capacities to meet industry demand and enhancing the utilisation of existing facilities. The company aims to increase its targeted share of the 4W business; its share of business across key customers in premium bikes (>150cc) across product lines; its share of advanced or embedded electronics business by becoming a key player in BMS and new electronic products required for EV applications; and its share of non-automotive business, which presents significant opportunities, particularly in aluminum castings. The benefits from these initiatives are expected to materialise in H2FY26 and beyond. About Endurance Technologies Endurance is one of the leading automotive component manufacturers, offering a diverse range of technology-driven products with operations in India and Europe (Italy and Germany). In India, the company predominantly caters to two and three-wheeler OEMs, with products including aluminium castings, suspensions, transmissions, braking, and battery management systems. In Europe, it supplies aluminium castings to four-wheeler OEMs and also serves the aftermarket for two-wheeler components.
ITV News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Antarctica: Following Shackleton's Endurance mission 100 years on
A century after Shackleton's ship Endurance sunk near Elephant Island, ITV News' Martin Stew makes the same journey on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough.
ITV News
2 days ago
- Science
- ITV News
Antarctica's hidden sea life could be used for washing powders and ice creams
ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew is the only journalist on board the British research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough, as it takes part in an expedition deep within the Antarctic Circle. No other British ship has made the journey this far south, this late in winter, since the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Endurance voyage, when his ship became trapped in the pack ice and sank in 1915. Diving in Antarctica is not for the faint-hearted. First, you often need to chainsaw through the sea ice, then plunge into the dark frozen water. Divers have special equipment from fleece underlayers to dry suits and lobster claw-shaped gloves which seal to the dry suit - even so, your hands still go numb. They have to be tethered at all times to a team above the ice to make sure they don't lose the hole to get back out. There's also the not inconsiderable risk of wildlife, orcas and leopard seals are the Apex predators in the area. But for the British Antarctic Survey marine biologists at Rothera station in Antarctica, the pain is worth it. They're in a race against time to understand and protect the marine life that can cope with sub-zero temperatures, before it disappears. It's estimated there are 20,000 species on the sea bed of the Southern Ocean. More than half of them haven't even been named. Marine biologists are trying to understand more about these weird and wonderful creatures. From brittle stars to colourful urchins and sea spiders up to two feet in diameter, the diversity on the ocean floor is incredible. But these creatures are at risk from climate change. To simulate the warming of the ocean, scientists have fitted heat pads to the seabed. They warmed areas by just a degree or two. Even with that limited rise in temperature, most of the creatures initially saw a growth spurt and then started to die. That's not just an ecological nightmare; it's also a loss of a potential goldmine of biological expertise. These species may hold the key to everything from new medicines to cold water enzymes for washing powders, and even ingredients to prevent ice cream from crystallising. 'If the Earth warms up, the first places to disappear are the cold ones,' Professor Lloyd Peck told me. 'There's no chance of them coming back. You're losing out on potential pharmaceutical discoveries. But don't forget all the animals people care about, the penguins and birds rely on the diverse ecosystem.' There's another challenge. Iceberg carving, where chunks of land ice break off and fall into the ocean, is a natural phenomenon, but it appears to be happening more regularly as the climate warms. As the bergs scour across the seabed, they kill much of the life below. When this happens infrequently, it can have a positive effect, boosting life in the long run in a similar way to a wildfire on land. The worry is, if we see icebergs carving more regularly, will wildlife still have time to recover? 'A little bit of disturbance is good' According to marine biologist Pati Glaz 'because it makes them stronger and grow back in numbers. [But] because it's more frequent they just don't have the time to grow back.' She does though hold out hope that scientists can meet the challenge in time. 'I think slowly piece by piece every single person can make a difference there's loads of researchers across Antarctica and the world that if work together I think we can do it.' She and the team are certainly willing to go to extremes to try.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Storyville - The Contestant: The game show so cruel it left me wondering at the depravities of TV
The Contestant - Storyville (BBC4) Back in the days when we laughed openly at foreigners and their peculiar ways, the strangest sight on television was a Japanese game show called Endurance. Contestants, all of them male, volunteered to undergo inventively sadistic tortures, with Clive James On TV airing the goriest excerpts every week to the astonishment and delight of ITV audiences. Some of the punishments, filmed all over the world, were merely brutal: cannonballs were lobbed at their testicles, and platefuls of frozen spaghetti were served to players immersed in ice baths. Others were Freudian nightmares. In one, they were tied to crucifixes before rats were released into Perspex boxes on their naked chests. At the same time, Dutch children fired tiny wooden clogs at the men's legs with powerful elastic bands. Those children looked traumatised at what they were being made to do. In 1982, Clive and his millions of viewers (and yes, of course I was one) thought this was hilarious. Producer Toshio Tsuchiya (pictured), a man who gleefully compares himself to Satan and revels in the fear and hatred he inspires in everyone who works for him, smirked as he described how in 1997 he created a format so cruel, it must surely be outlawed by the Geneva Convention After a few years, British TV executives began to feel squeamish about this and Endurance vanished from our screens. But in Japan, as The Contestant (BBC4) revealed, ever more extreme torments were being devised. Producer Toshio Tsuchiya, a man who gleefully compares himself to Satan and revels in the fear and hatred he inspires in everyone who works for him, smirked as he described how in 1997 he created a format so cruel, it must surely be outlawed by the Geneva Convention. He tricked a 21-year-old wannabe stand-up comedian, Tomoaki Hamatsu, into tackling a solitary confinement challenge called A Life In Prizes. Trapped in an apartment room, he had no clothes and no bed, and nothing to eat but crackers and water. Whatever he needed to survive, Tomoaki had to win by entering magazine competitions. He spent his days filling in forms and sending off entries, while slowly starving and going out of his mind. Although he knew there were cameras in the room, this gullible and desperate young man had no idea that footage from his cell was being screened weekly on one of Japan's biggest game shows. Soon, as he became an international celebrity, his life was livestreamed around the clock via the internet. Part of his appeal to audiences was his unusual face, with its long jaw. Bullied all his life for his appearance, Tomoaki's nickname was Nasubi, meaning 'aubergine' or 'eggplant'. To hide his naked genitals, the Japanese broadcaster used a cartoon aubergine. Incredibly, Nasubi lived this celebrity hermit life for 15 months, oblivious to his fame — eating whatever he could win, whether that was rice or dog food. The moment when he was set free, in front of a howling studio audience that included the BBC's Tokyo correspondent, Juliet Hindell, was one of the most excruciating scenes I've ever watched. Tsuchiya claimed this was a momentous episode in TV history. I was left, not for the first time, wondering at the depravities of the small screen.
Web Release
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Web Release
Lines of Fire: A New Book Published by AUB Press
The American University of Beirut (AUB) Press announced the release of its new publication Lines of Fire by Dr. Tariq Mehmood. Focusing on the works of the Afro-Asian Writers' Movement between the 1960s and 1970s, it presents a selection of poetry from the rich archives of the two major journals published during that time, The Call and Lotus. Through the selection, this book highlights key works from a movement that brought writers from all corners of the world together under the banner of resistance. Lines of Fire was finalized against the backdrop of escalating violence. 'It reminded me that poetry is not just an outlet for anger, grief, or love,' writes Mehmood in the introduction. 'It is resistance. It is resilience. It is the refusal to be erased.' Over the course of his research, the author's path has brought him together with many renowned poets and writers who shaped the history covered in this book. One of these poets is Ziad Abdulfattah, the last living editor of the journals. Ziad has written the foreword to this book where he shares his first-hand experience in formulating a journal and developing it to allow it to reach the entire world. This book introduces the history of the Afro-Asian Writers' Movement and highlights those who used their pens as weapons to fight injustice. This work also extensively discusses the Tashkent and Bandung conferences that aimed to bring writers together, discuss peace, poetry, and decolonization. As in many movements, internal conflicts and the watchful eye of intelligent services were some of the challenges that faced the writers and editors. Most importantly, this work draws parallels between the struggles of the past and those of today, placing poetry and powerful writing at the heart of resistance, remembrance, and the ongoing fight for justice. The book includes more than one-hundred poems from The Call and Lotus categorized into four sections: Exile, Independence and Nationalism, Place and Land, and Hope and Endurance.
