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Amul breaks ground on Rs 700 crore Bengal dairy complex
Amul breaks ground on a Rs 700 crore Bengal complex built around the world's largest curd plant.
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Ishant Sharma, Chahal launch D2C hydration brand AQUON
Two India cricketers turn founders with a D2C electrolyte brand aimed at everyday hydration, not just athletes.
28 Jul 2026 · via Business TodayIndia opens inventory e-commerce to FDI, but exports only
India cracks open inventory-based e-commerce to foreign capital, but strictly for exports of made-in-India goods.
28 Jul 2026 · via afaqsAJIO Beauty goes live with 1,500-plus brands for Reliance
Reliance folds a beauty storefront into its fashion platform AJIO, opening a new discovery front against Nykaa.
28 Jul 2026 · via AscendantsBernstein warns metros now hold 700 too many dark stores
Nearly 900 new dark stores in a quarter went almost entirely into already-served pincodes, pushing metros past profitable capacity.
28 Jul 2026 · via UpstoxV-Mart Q1 profit up 38 percent as value retail holds firm
V-Mart's Q1 FY27 shows value retail is not being hollowed out by quick commerce, with double-digit same-store sales and expanding margins.
28 Jul 2026 · via Outlook BusinessBlinkit’s FY26 order lead nears Zepto and Instamart combined
Full-year FY26 data shows Blinkit processing almost as many orders as both rivals put together, while it alone posts positive adjusted EBITDA.
28 Jul 2026 · via EntrackrBlinkit loses Rs 308 crore a quarter to spoilage and theft
Blinkit's shareholder letter reveals inventory losses running at nearly three times its adjusted EBITDA, a direct cost of going inventory-led.
28 Jul 2026 · via WhalesbookADIA, Fireside in talks for Rs 350 crore consumer brand bets
Sovereign fund ADIA and Fireside Ventures are reported to be in advanced talks to put over Rs 350 crore into two premium consumer brands, Beyond Appliances and Troovy.
28 Jul 2026 · via Inc42Zetwerk bags Rs 500 crore pre-IPO from Bharat Value Fund
The B2B manufacturing marketplace raised a Rs 500 crore pre-IPO round at about a $4 billion valuation, days after clearing a key regulatory hurdle for its listing.
28 Jul 2026 · via Autocar ProfessionalAther Energy closes Rs 1,300 crore QIP at Rs 1,202 a share
The listed electric two-wheeler maker raised Rs 1,300 crore from institutions, the public-market half of a wider Rs 2,500 crore plan to fund its next factory.
28 Jul 2026 · via EntrackrMS Dhoni joins SolarSquare $53 Mn Series C as brand ambassador
Former India captain MS Dhoni has put money into SolarSquare and signed on as its face, tying a celebrity endorsement to the residential rooftop solar brand's $53 million round.
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