1. Which company recently launched a new IA91 grade aluminium alloy ingot, a high-performance solution for advanced casting applications in various industries?
2. Which company has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Netherlands-based VievePharm, a specialist in natural animal nutrition, for an undisclosed amount?
3. Deepak Gupta, a seasoned energy sector executive, has assumed charge as chairman and managing director of which PSU?
4. Which real estate developer has roped in actor Kartik Aaryan as brand ambassador for its Nagpur Marina project?
5. Which singer / rapper and VRB Consumer Products have launched Zyro India, a zero sugar and zero calorie beverage brand, along with its first digital campaign titled ‘Nothing Unnecessary’?
6. Which hair colour brand has unveiled 'Glow From Within', a campaign film celebrating the Illumina Color City Collection: Mumbai Edition?
7. Which company has announced the next phase of its obesity awareness initiative, featuring Boman Irani and Kayoze Irani; Ratna Pathak and Supriya Pathak; and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar?
8. Which celebration wear brand has onboarded celebrity couple and actors Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda as brand ambassadors for its latest campaign, ‘Made for Each Other’?
9. On the occasion of World Protein Day, which sports nutrition brand unveiled Project Protein Thali 2026, the next phase of its consumer awareness campaign?
10. London-based Global Systems for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) last week conferred the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award on which Indian business personality?
11. Which company is acquiring a minority stake in direct-to-consumer skincare company RAS Beauty for Rs 60 crore?
12. Aloke Singh will step down as the managing director of which low-cost airline in March?
13. Which company has introduced the all-new V-Class, it’s luxury van at an introductory price of Rs 1.4 crore ex-showroom all India?
14. Which skincare brand has appointed former tennis player Sania Mirza as brand ambassador for its suncare category?
15. Which general insurance company has announced actor Pankaj Tripathi as its brand ambassador and unveiled an integrated brand campaign ‘Chuniye Bharosa, Apno Sa’?
16. Which water pump brand unveiled the digital film ‘Bina Ruke, Jyaada Chale’ for Holi?
17. Which ice cream brand has launched its 2026 summer campaign with a television commercial ‘Goodness Every Day’?
18. Which paint company has introduced a campaign to promote its exterior protection products, Hero Weather Guard 12, and Zero Damp Advance?
19. Which hair oil brand has launched the campaign “Na na wali nahi, Nariyal wali Holi.”?
20. Which company’s Japan-based joint venture with Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery has decided to exit the agricultural machinery business by the first half of fiscal year 2027?
21. Which company has signed a share subscription cum shareholders’ agreement to acquire a minority stake in Hyderabad-based Huwel Lifesciences?
22. Which company, along with its partner Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc, has launched Pomalidomide Capsules, a generic version of Celgene’s Pomalyst in the U.S. market?
23. Which company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Eugia Pharma Specialities last week launched Pomalidomide Capsules in the United States?
24. Which streetwear brand has launched a campaign featuring Namita Thapar, executive director at Emcure Pharmaceuticals and an investor on Shark Tank India?
25. Which footwear brand has launched HotShots, a lifestyle sneaker crafted for a generation that refuses to stand still, through a campaign featuring actors Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday?
26. Which fashion brand has unveiled its latest campaign, ‘Dear Summer: A Curation of Memories’, alongside a new collection influenced by iconic music decades and childhood nostalgia?
27. Which brand has launched its Spring 2026 womenswear campaign, featuring actress Palak Tiwari?
28. Which electric two-wheeler solutions provider launched its Holi campaign ‘Apni Ride, Apna Rang’?
29. Which food delivery platform has announced its official launch in Bengaluru through the ‘‘Food Promise’ campaign?
30. The cumulative gross revenue of telecom service providers crossed which milestone mark in the December 2025 quarter, according to a Trai report?
31. Which company last week rolled out Powertrac Shaurya, a tractor developed for the paddy-growing regions?
32. Theatre and film personality Vijay Crishna passed away last week. He was the former executive director of which company?
33. Which Kerala-based real estate company has announced the appointment of actor Nivin Pauly as its brand ambassador?
34. Which social media company has launched a film in Tamil, featuring actor Vijay Sethupathi?
35. Parle Products has launched the campaign ‘Taste Itna Great, Mooh Se Na Hoga Wait!’ for a confectionery product that combines two flavours in a single candy. What has it been branded as?
36. Which innerwear brand has launched the digital campaign ‘Shaq Tank’, featuring comedian, actress and writer Mallika Dua?
37. Which lighting brand has roped in former cricketer Dinesh Karthik for the new phase of ‘Every Space Bright & Right’ campaign?
38. Which company has launched the campaign ‘Welcome to the Celebrity Life’, featuring celebrity Gauri Khan, for its residential project Whispers of Sky in Chennai?
39. Which real estate company has launched a teaser campaign for its child-focused residential development in Yelahanka, Bengaluru?
40. Which online travel platform has agreed to buy a majority stake in Gujarat-based tour operator Flamingo Transworld?
41. Which business personality has announced the launch of a new venture, Offbeat Studios, days after stepping away from an operational role at the consumer electronics brand he co-founded?
42. Australia-based QBE Insurance group is set to acquire the remaining 51% stake in which joint venture from its Indian partner Prism Johnson for Rs 324 crore, subject to regulatory approvals?
43. Which manufacturer of gearboxes and other components for wind turbines has installed what it claims as India’s highest capacity wind gearbox test rig near Chennai?
44. IBM has launched its first Infrastructure Innovation Center in India, the Sangam Infrastructure Innovation Center. Which city?
45. Which general insurance company has launched the ‘Happy Women’s Pay’ campaign around the theme of equal pay?
46. Which QSR chain has unveiled the campaign ‘Turn Up The Heat: Hot & Spicy Schezwan Fries Are Here!’ for a new fries range across its outlets, marking its entry into the French fries category?
47. Which paint brand has unveiled the film ‘Dil Aise Eid Manaye’?
48. Which pregnancy detection brand has launched the digital film ‘#SheCanCarryBoth’ ahead of International Women’s Day to spotlight postpartum depression?
49. Which bank has raised Rs 10,000 crore through Series I long-term green infrastructure bonds, becoming the first bank in India to issue domestic green bonds?
50. Which MNC will acquire the remaining 51% stake in Forest Essentials, taking full control of the Indian Ayurvedic skincare brand?
51. Which iconic gripe water brand has launched a Tummy Roll-On to build a broader tummy care platform?
52. V R Muthu, chairman of VVV & Sons Edible Oils, passed away in Chennai at the age of 72. He was instrumental in popularizing which oil brand?
53. Which life insurance brand has announced the launch of HER Insurance, a customer-centric category built using research and insights into women’s real needs?
54. Which fashion brand released the digital film ‘Ek Aasmaan’, which explores the perception of professional excellence through everyday vocabulary?
55. Which financial services company launched ‘#HerVerse’, a campaign that utilises spoken word poetry to document the workplace experiences of its female employees?
56. Which small finance bank unveiled “Bharat ki Naari”, an AI music video celebrating the grit, grace, and ambition of India’s working women?
57. Jayant Dua will take over as managing director of which cement company with effect from January 1, 2027, for a period of four years?
58. Which digital payments platform has launched a campaign built around the line 'Meri Team Hai Na' for its mutual funds offering?
59. Which company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finnish food multinational Fazer Group to explore the possibility of introducing the latter’s premium brand of chocolates in India?
60. Which state will roll out a new alcohol-in-beverage (AIB)-based excise duty system from April, becoming the first state in the country to link liquor taxation directly to alcohol content?
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