1. As part of its road map to make India a larger global export hub under the Fastlane 2030 strategy, which automotive major has acquired the remaining stake in its joint venture from partner CK Birla group?
2. Multinational coffee chain Starbucks last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to open its first India global capability centre (GCC). Which city?
3. Which smartphone company plans to spin off its sub-brand CMF and position it as a standalone India-based electronics consumer brand?
4. Which company last week unveiled a new 5G smartphone, Virat Curve 5G, in the medium price segment of around Rs 20,000?
5. Which decorative paints brand has launched its festive home makeover campaign featuring actor Kartik Aaryan?
6. Which bank has launched the ‘open’ ki aadat pad jaayegi’ campaign?
7. Which health insurance brand has launched the campaign 'We've Got You Covered'?
8. Which footwear company has launched its Autumn-Winter 2026 campaign, ‘Chalo Apni Chaal’?
9. Which automobile brand variant has launched the campaign ‘For the Restless’?
10. Which auto components major’s subsidiary will acquire a 50.1% equity stake in Rotary Connectors (RCPL) at an enterprise value of Rs 500.4 crore?
11. Which tractor and construction equipment maker has appointed former Panasonic India Chairman and Chief Executive Manish Sharma as the President of its Agri Business?
12. Which tractor brand has launched the campaign ‘Dum Bhi. Bharosa Bhi’?
13. Which real estate company has launched the campaign ‘Some just do well-being. We do it well.’, built around cyanotype, a 19th-century photographic printing process?
14. Which home appliance brand has launched the campaign “Kuch Mat Banaana”, featuring actress Soha Ali Khan, and spotlighting its new and widest-ever range of Air Fryers?
15. Which visual communication platform has launched its latest campaign, featuring celebrity judges Farah Khan, Raghu Ram, and Terence Lewis?
16. Which menswear brand has launched its Autumn Winter 2026 campaign, ‘Live the Pause’, featuring actor Abhay Deol?
17. Which insecticide brand has launched a television commercial (TVC) featuring actress Shefali Shah?
18. Which edible oil brand has launched the campaign ‘Swaad Swaad Mein Sehat’?
19. Which fashion brand has brought actress Aditi Rao Hydari on board as the face of its Autumn/Winter 2026 campaign?
20. India’s aviation ministry has placed which airline under operational and financial scrutiny?
21. Which company has acquired a 26% stake in Goodman Vetcare?
22. Aashish Agarwal, former Managing Director and India Head of Jefferies, has joined which wealth and asset management firm as Chief Executive Officer?
23. Which commercial vehicle manufacturer has introduced ‘Mr. Surak Shah,’ a dashboard bobblehead mascot designed for its Suraksha Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) campaign?
24. On the International Day of Sign Languages, which mutual fund has launched a dedicated digital platform built entirely in Indian Sign Language (ISL) under its ongoing financial literacy initiative, Bharosa?
25. Which beverage brand has launched its new Ube Latte for Focus, bringing together the growing popularity of ube with a function-first formulation centred around L-theanine?
26. Which payment gateway has launched its festive campaign, ‘Mithai Joint Family’, featuring comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath?
27. Which snack brand has launched a three-film campaign, featuring former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, built around the thought ‘Sacchai Bhi, Acchai Bhi’?
28. Which hair care brand has released a Daughters’ Day film built around the thought, ‘Maa ki Majboori nahi, Beti Hoti hai Maa ki Mazbooti’?
29. Which brand has released a new film for its Serv Max multi-cook kettle, featuring actor and rapper Chaitnya Sharma, known as SlowCheeta, and Ladakhi folk musician and Morup Namgyal?
30. Which company is entering the commercial vehicles business through an integrated portfolio of electric buses and heavy-duty trucks under the brand AMPSTAR?
31. Which industry body has elected Gyanendra Shukla, MD and CEO of Rallis India, a TATA Enterprise, as Chairman?
32. Which brand has appointed actress Tamannaah Bhatia as the face of its lotion and cream portfolio?
33. Which travel aggregator has launched a new video campaign for TARA, its AI travel assistant?
34. Which beauty and personal care brand has launched its Diwali campaign, ‘Spark Your Inner Radiance’, for its Jasmine edit?
35. Which brand has brought actor Vedang Raina on board for its Autumn Winter 2026 denim campaign?
36. Which apparel brand has launched its ‘BareButter’ menswear range with 'Off The Clock' campaign?
37. Which business group has unveiled ‘Tere Sang Bharat’, an anthem celebrating Team India at Asian Games?
38. Which bank has launched a campaign to support Team India at the Asian Games 2026, as part of its association with the Indian Olympic Association as the team’s Official Retail Banking Partner?
39. Which ecommerce company has unveiled the ‘Are You Really Gen Z?’ campaign, addressing the skepticism of Gen Z towards brands appropriating their culture?
40. Which property consultant has acquired a 51% stake in DSP Design Associates for close to Rs 250 crore?
41. Which company has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Mondelez South Africa for the distribution of its chocolate, biscuits, candy and gum businesses in the Republic of Zimbabwe, effective October 1?
42. Which omnichannel beauty retail company and L’Oréal’s venture capital fund BOLD plan to jointly pick up minority stakes in Indian beauty and personal care startups?
43. Which Chennai-based company that offers software and engineering services for the mobility industry will acquire the automotive testing business of Germany-based MicroNova AG?
44. Which clean energy company has announced its entry into the specialty gases market by proposing to set up a plant at GIDC Saykha in Dahej, Gujarat?
45. Which automobile company last week said it has commissioned a 300 kW Green Hydrogen (GH₂) electrolyser plant, set up as a pilot, at its Manesar facility?
46. Which Indian fashion brand has entered the jewellery category with a portfolio of more than 100 styles, priced between Rs 399 and Rs 1,299?
47. Which frozen foods brand has announced the appointment of actress Madhuri Dixit as its brand ambassador for a two-year association?
48. Which dairy brand has launched its latest campaign, ‘Come Over to the Greener Side’, featuring actress and entrepreneur Athiya Shetty?
49. Which silver jewellery brand has signed playback singer Shreya Ghoshal as its brand ambassador and launched the campaign "Stories Written in Silver”?
50. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has roped in which non-banking financial company as the title sponsor for all international matches organised by the board till March 2028?
51. Which online travel-tech platform has launched its electric bus operations in Bhopal through its electric mobility arm, Easy Green Mobility (EMTev)?
52. Britannia Treat Croissant and which ice cream brand have collaborated to create a limited-period croissant ice cream sandwich, combining the two products in three flavour combinations?
53. Which sports retailer has launched its running focused sub-brand KIPRUN in the country?
54. Which sports brand has unveiled the new Official Indian National Football Team Jersey, accompanied by a campaign that positions the jersey as more than matchwear?
55. Which brand has launched ‘Bee Practical’, a campaign highlighting its range of lending products beyond personal loans?
56. Ahead of World Environmental Health Day, which business group has unveiled a new campaign, ‘#GoodStartsWithUs’, marking the start of its Sustainability Month?
57. Which electric mobility platform has launched a digital campaign, "Aapko Pata Hai?", to mark World Environmental Health Day?
58. Polka Pop, a homegrown clean-label sparkling water brand, has become part of which FMCG company’s beverages portfolio following its acquisition?
59. Mobility platform Rapido this week announced the launch of its food delivery app Ownly in which city, the brand's second city after Bengaluru?
60. Which telecom operator this week announced a free international roaming offer with select postpaid, prepaid, and enterprise plans?
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