Business

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 3: Hettich proudly announces the grand opening of its second Hettich Exclusive (HeX) store in Chennai, further expanding its experiential footprint in South India. The new store deepens the brand’s growing touchpoints across the city, bringing the magic of immersive, hands-on interior experiences closer to customers, wherever they are. With this addition, Hettich now offers customers touchpoints across South Chennai’s IT corridor, the city’s central business district, and its old cultural core; ensuring that no matter which part of the city they call home, an immersive Hettich experience is never far away. Designed to offer a seamless, solution-oriented journey, the new HeX store showcases curated walk-throughs of modern living spaces featuring s...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 3: Article Attribution: Dr. Dhananjay Pandit, President – Research & Development – Freossi, Petcare Division of Fredun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. For pet parents, having more years with their pets is naturally important. But longevity is only part of the conversation. Increasingly, the focus is shifting towards healthy ageing – helping pets remain active, comfortable and engaged for as long as possible. Ageing is a gradual biological process that affects multiple systems in the body. Understanding these changes can help pet parents take a more proactive approach to supporting their pets through every stage of life. What happens as pets age? Ageing is associated with several interconnected changes. Oxidative stress can increase as the body’s a...

New Delhi [India], October 2: As e-commerce brands increasingly compete on visual presentation, Micks AI, an AI-powered product photography platform, is helping businesses create new product images, lifestyle scenes, model photography and short product videos from photos they already have. Traditional product photography can involve studios, photographers, models, equipment, editing and repeated shoots whenever a brand needs fresh creative. Micks AI is built around a simpler approach: businesses upload an existing product photo, describe the setting or visual they want, and use artificial intelligence to generate new creative variations. The platform is designed for e-commerce businesses, marketers, agencies and smaller brands that need a steady supply of visual content for product p...

NII portion subscribed 92.30 times, followed by RII at 60.15 times and QIB at 59.77 times New Delhi [India], October 2: Black Opal Consultants Limited’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) received strong investor interest, with the issue being subscribed 68.71 times at the close of the bidding process. The IPO received 59,512 applications, reflecting participation across investor categories. The Non-Institutional Investor (NII) portion was subscribed 92.30 times, while the Retail Individual Investor (RII) portion was subscribed 60.15 times and the Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) portion was subscribed 59.77 times. The IPO was offered in a price band of ₹185 to ₹197 per equity share, with a lot size of 600 equity shares. The issue size stood at ₹55.08 crore at the upper end of the p...

Powered by ‘Khud se Jeetne ka DUM’, Sonalika’s record sales mark a major leap in scale, speed and execution driven by its Dumdaar tractors. New Delhi [India], October 1: India’s No. 1 tractor export brand Sonalika Tractors raised its own performance benchmark in the magnificent 30th anniversary year as it has crossed 1 lakh YTD tractor sales in just 6 months (Apr-Sept’26). A milestone that demanded a full year eight years ago has now been achieved by the company in just half the time, thereby marking a decisive leap in the Sonalika’s scale, speed and execution at every horizon. Continued improvements in its Dumdaar tractors, closer engagement with farmers, meticulous production planning and coordinated dealer execution have supported this performance. The achievement reflects Sonalik...

New Delhi [India], October 2: Sculptor Niyamat Mehta presented Sculpt Someone You Love, an intimate portrait-sculpting experience at Zetu, the newly opened modern Sri Lankan restaurant in Mehrauli. Curated and hosted by Cities Without Houses India, the afternoon brought members of Soho House’s wider creative community together for an experience centred on portraiture, observation and human connection. Cities Without Houses is a unique membership helping to make the Soho House community truly global and diverse, enabling creatives from all over the world to make meaningful connections with each other – even in cities where there is no Soho House. For Sculpt Someone You Love, CWH invited members to arrive with a partner, friend, sibling or family member and create a portrait of one ano...

Investment is ring-fenced for Orb Energy’s Africa business and will support project delivery, local team expansion and financing partnerships Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 2: KawiSafi Ventures has invested $2 million in Orb Energy to support the expansion of the company’s commercial and industrial solar business across East Africa. The capital is ring-fenced for Orb Energy’s Africa business and will support its growing project pipeline in Kenya and the wider region. Founded in Bengaluru in 2006, Orb Energy is a vertically integrated solar company with operations in India and Kenya and in-house solar panel manufacturing in Bengaluru. Its Africa operations are headquartered in Nairobi. The investment adds growth capital to an India-headquartered solar company as it scales proj...

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 2: Some entrepreneurial journeys begin with a new idea, while others grow from a foundation built by the previous generation. For Nitesh Agarwal, Director of M R STEEL (INDIA) Pvt Ltd, leadership has meant carrying forward a family business while continuously exploring how it can evolve with changing industrial requirements. The story of M R STEEL began in 1987, when Nitesh Agarwal’s father, Mr. Meghraj Agarwal, started the business with an initial loan of ₹50,000 received from a relative. What began as a modest enterprise was gradually developed through persistence, customer relationships, disciplined business practices and a strong focus on service. Nearly four decades later, the organisation has grown into a business generating more than ₹100 cr...