1. Tata Group’s IHCL - which runs Taj Hotels - has now become the first Indian hospitality company to touch which milestone market capitalisation mark?
2. Which community management app recently launched its 'Go Beyond' campaign?
3. Which company has launched a campaign featuring actor Akshay Kumar for its Wonder-Full bedsheets?
4. Which Bhopal-based company has entered the Karnataka market with “Woodpecker” premium beer, claimed as India’s first twist cap beer?
5. Which clothing brand has roped in actress Taapsee Pannu as brand ambassador and launched the 'Lead Every Role' campaign?
6. Which nutraceutical and fitness supplement brand has roped in actress Nora Fatehi as its new brand ambassador and launched the 'Hustle Banaye Muscles' campaign?
7. Which mobile game has roped in actress Deepika Padukone as brand ambassador?
8. Which D2C feminine hygiene and menstrual health brand has launched the ‘Her Day, Her Way’ campaign, celebrating Daughters' Day on September 22?
9. Which jewellery brand has launched its Durga Puja campaign ‘Aparupa’, featuring actresses and brand ambassadors Ishaa Saha, Madhumita Sarcar, Sauraseni Maitra, and Swastika Dutta?
10. Which company launched the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) brand Veero, starting at Rs 7.99 lakh?
11. Which MNC will now be making its electric SUV, EQS SUV 580, in India, which will be the only market outside the US to produce this seven-seater car?
12. JSW MG Motor last week said it was planning to launch four luxury cars in the next two years and that they will be sold through a new showroom line. What will be the new channel called?
13. Which honey brand has roped in actress Aditi Rao Hydari as brand ambassador and has launched “The No Compromise Honey” campaign?
14. Which healthy foods brand has roped in actress Shilpa Shetty as brand ambassador and key investor?
15. Which men’s grooming brand unveiled Asia’s first 8-foot Ganpati made from shaving cream and foam?
16. Which fashion brand has roped in Jaipur prince Sawai Padmanabh Singh as new global ambassador and launched the campaign ‘#BornToPlay’?
17. Which personal care brand has launched a video campaign on postpartum depression?
18. Which home furnishings retailer has introduced a 365-days exchange and return policy to make the consumer shopping experience even more convenient and flexible?
19. Which brand in the tools industry has roped in Olympian Manu Bhaker as brand ambassador?
20. Which company has entered into a pact with the existing equity shareholders of Silicon Carbide Products, Inc. USA (SCP) to fully acquire it at an enterprise value of Rs 56 crore?
21. Which automobile brand has launched the ‘Thrill Has a New Shape’ campaign?
22. Which packaged food company has taken a 52.94% stake in ice cream maker Melt ‘N’ Mellow Foods?
23. Which corporate foundation has pledged Rs 130 crore to IIT Bombay to develop modern academic infrastructure and create a new programme for financial markets at the institute?
24. Which company last week launched its first electric motorcycle (emotorcycle) in the commuter segment, the RV1, priced at an introductory Rs 84,990?
25. The foundation stone for India’s first CO2-to-methanol pilot plant was laid last week. Which city?
26. Which pipe manufacturer has launched the campaign ‘Peedhiyan Badlengi, Parampara Nahi’ (Generations Change, Traditions Don't) for Ganesh Chaturthi?
27. Which natural-origin fabrics brand has launched the campaign 'Feel It All'?
28. Which beverage brand has unveiled its regional campaign "Darr Nu Daraa 2.0"?
29. Which watch brand has launched a campaign featuring actors Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif?
30. Which company will be marking its entry locally into luxury cosmetics by bringing its global beauty brand Hourglass to India?
31. Which technology brand has unveiled its latest campaign ‘Together as One’?
32. Which company, the manufacturer of consumer electrical brand Nippo, last week said it has divested its entire 51% stake in composites maker Kineco Ltd for Rs 220 crore?
33. Baskin Robbins unveiled a new outlet in Andheri West, Mumbai, last week. Which milestone store count did it touch in India and the SAARC region with this launch?
34. Which QSR chain has elevated Rohan Pewekar as Managing Director, Indian Subcontinent?
35. Riyad Mathew, Chief Associate Editor and Director of Malayala Manorama Group, has been elected as the Chairman of which industry body for the year 2024-2025?
36. Which platform-first martech network has acquired OPA, one of India’s largest influencer marketing platforms?
37. Which MNC has appointed Samir Kumar as its India country manager?
38. Which fashion brand has launched the campaign ‘Love is Respect’?
39. Which eyewear company has launched a TV campaign to introduce its latest collection, Unbreakables, designed specifically for kids?
40. Which company last week said it will acquire the balance 49% stake in GLS Pharma for Rs 22.5 crore to make the latter a wholly-owned subsidiary?
41. Which footwear company has unveiled the limited-edition Emily in Paris collection, featuring fashionista Sharvari as the face of the campaign?
42. Which brand has unveiled a television commercial featuring actress Chitrangda Singh for the launch of high-protein multi-grain pasta?
43. Which business services provider has appointed cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as the brand ambassador for its workforce management division?
44. Which incense stick brand has roped in actor Abir Chatterjee as the face of its new Bengali campaign?
45. Which baby care brand has launched the campaign 'What 2nd Time Moms Recommend'?
46. Which fashion brand has unveiled its new Autumn/Winter collection campaign featuring actress Kriti Sanon, who makes her debut as the brand’s first-ever global ambassador of Indian origin?
47. Which pharma company announced the appointment of Vivek Sharma as the new executive chairman, effective September 20?
48. Which wedding wear brand has unveiled its new campaign ‘Jab Aap Taiyaar, Hum Taiyaar’, featuring actress and the new brand ambassador, Janhvi Kapoor?
49. Which fashion brand has roped in actress Kalki Koechlin as brand ambassador and launched the 'New New You' campaign?
50. Which company retained its position as India's most valuable brand for the third consecutive year with a value of $49.7 billion in the Kantar BrandZ study?
51. Which MNC last week said that former senior executive Elliott Hill will rejoin the company to succeed John Donahoe as president and CEO?
52. Which cross-reward-programme-identifier has launched a campaign featuring brand ambassador and cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni?
53. Which shampoo brand launched the ‘#BetiBannKeAana’ campaign for Daughter’s Day?
54. Mid-sized hospitality company Feastary Hospitality has acquired the master franchise rights across North India for which global casual dining chain?
55. The Centre last week approved the sale of which MSTC subsidiary, along with transfer of management control, to Konoike Transport Co. Ltd., a Japanese firm, for Rs 320 crore?
56. Which skincare brand has unveiled a campaign featuring actress Soha Ali Khan to launch Watermelon Burst Glow Face Serum?
57. Which brand launched its latest Home Art lights range – Johari, Rangmanch, Adaa, and Aakriti, with actress Dia Mirza as the face of the campaign?
58. Which jewellery brand has unveiled its Diwali campaign featuring actress Ananya Panday?
59. Which Bengaluru-based edtech startup has roped in former cricketer Rahul Dravid as brand ambassador?
60. Which company last week opened the country’s largest blast furnace at its plant in Kalinganagar, Odisha, boosting total annual capacity at the site by five million tonnes to 8 million tonnes?
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