Viyash Scientific arm acquires Italy’s BioForLife for ₹188 crore

Viyash Scientific, through its wholly owned subsidiary Alivira Animal Health, has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 per cent stake in BioForLife Italia Srl, a leading pet care company…

India’s BIS bans use of potential carcinogen, chlorine bleaching as it sets tea bag quality standards for first time

New Delhi: India has banned the use of epichlorohydrin, a paper-strengthening chemical classified as a potential carcinogen, and chlorine for bleaching in tea bags sold in the country. The Bureau…

From Kan Khajura to corner office: Inside Priya Nair’s high-stakes bet to reshape HUL

Mumbai: It’s 2014. Mobile phones are slowly becoming common in rural India. India’s biggest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company latches on to this wave. It launches Kan Khajura Tesan (loosely…

Carlsberg to file draft papers for $700 million India IPO soon: Report

Danish brewer Carlsberg A/S is reportedly moving ahead with plans to take its India business public and could file draft IPO papers as early as this month, Bloomberg News reported,…

Haleon to invest ₹2,000 crore to set up first manufacturing facility in India

In a strategic move, Haleon said it will invest about ₹2,000 crore (£175 million) to set up its first manufacturing facility in India, which is one of its fastest growing…

DEE Development Engineers wins major BPCL order worth Rs 387 crore

Engineering firm DDEL on Monday said it has bagged a Rs 386.83 crore contract from state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL). The order, one of the largest domestic mandates secured…

GPS Renewables raises ₹635 crore in Series C funding

GPS Renewables (GPSR) said on Monday that it has raised Rs 635 crore in a Series C funding round to support the company’s next phase of growth. The Series C…

Urban Company bets on micro-market densification to grow 2x faster than industry

Bengaluru: Urban Company Ltd is betting that its micro-market densification strategy can help it grow at twice the rate of the broader home-services market, as it seeks to deepen its…

Lupin partners with Spanish pharma company Laboratorios ERN on respiratory drug, for Spain

Lupin Limited is partnering with Spanish pharma company Laboratorios ERN SA to launch its fixed dose combination Luforbec (beclometasone/formoterol), in Spain. The drug, administered through a pressurized metered dose inhaler…

Amazon bets on wide assortment, Prime programme to crack q-comm race in India

Emerging as a market leader in quick commerce is purely a matter of time for Amazon, its Country Head Samir Kumar said, as the e-commerce giant bets on Prime program…