Meher Agarwal
Meher is a retail sector specialist and writes about various FMCG companies across India. Apart from that, she also covers rural India pertaining to the growing retail sector.
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Aman Gupta Invests in Rosier Foods via SailThru Ventures; Flying Beast’s Brand Eyes Premium A2 & Organic Food
Meher Agarwal
| Monday, May 04, 2026, 17:00 [IST]
Rosier Foods has raised new funding from Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAt, routed through SailThru Ventures, as demand for clean-label nutrition grows in India. The capital supports the brand’s push within the premium health and wellness food segment, where traditional processes and ...
OPEC+ Oil Output Hike Faces Strait of Hormuz Closure And War Related Supply Limits
Meher Agarwal
| Monday, May 04, 2026, 15:31 [IST]
OPEC+ is expected to approve a small OPEC+ oil output hike on Sunday, but analysts say the change will not add real barrels to markets while the U.S.-Iran war keeps blocking key Gulf export routes and interrupts supplies from several major ...
Iran’s New Peace Proposal: 14-Point Plan Seeks End to West Asia Conflict, US Yet to Respond
Meher Agarwal
| Sunday, May 03, 2026, 13:28 [IST]
Iran has drafted a fresh 14-point peace proposal and sent it to the United States through Pakistan, aiming to end the war in West Asia while easing earlier procedural demands. The document keeps core positions on nuclear enrichment and allied groups ...
Reserve Bank of India Appointed Rohit Jain As Deputy Governor For Three Year Term; Succeeds T. Rabi Sankar
Meher Agarwal
| Sunday, May 03, 2026, 11:24 [IST]
The government has cleared the appointment of Rohit Jain as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, filling the vacancy that follows the end of T. Rabi Sankar’s tenure in May 2026, and confirming a three-year term for Jain. Rohit ...
GST Collection April 2026 Hits Historic High Of Rs 2.43 Lakh Crore With 8.7 Percent Annual Rise
Meher Agarwal
| Friday, May 01, 2026, 16:40 [IST]
India’s goods and services tax take reached a record high in April 2026, with gross collections touching Rs 2,42,702 crore, an 8.7% rise compared with April 2025. After refunds, net GST revenue for the month came to Rs 2,10,909 crore, up ...
Vande Bharat Vs Amrit Bharat: A Detailed Comparison Of Speed, Fares, And Passenger Experience
Meher Agarwal
| Thursday, April 30, 2026, 22:37 [IST]
Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat trains serve different needs for rail passengers in India. Both run with electric power, yet they target separate markets. Vande Bharat focuses on faster, premium daytime travel. Amrit Bharat is meant for economical long journeys, especially ...
Is OnePlus Merging with Realme? Leak Suggests Joint Product Center, Leadership Shift Under Oppo
Meher Agarwal
| Thursday, April 30, 2026, 14:06 [IST]
Fresh reports now claim that OnePlus has begun merging key operations with Realme, raising new questions about the smartphone brand’s future. The claims suggest a joint structure for both companies, even as OnePlus already faces scrutiny over strategy shifts in Europe, ...
Penny Stock Under Rs 50: Stock Jumps 5% On Promoter Group Plan to Acquire Up to 5% Stake from Open Market
Meher Agarwal
| Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 15:50 [IST]
Penny Stock Under Rs 50: Avi Polymers share price ended 5% higher on Wednesday, April 29, after the speciality chemical stock announced its promoter group plan to acquire stake. The company, on Wednesday, announced that its promoter and promoter group intend ...
ICICI Bank Launches Biometric UPI Payments on iMobile App: Approve Transactions Up to Rs 5,000 Without PIN
Meher Agarwal
| Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 13:41 [IST]
ICICI Bank is rolling out biometric authentication for UPI payments on its iMobile app, allowing customers to approve transactions up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or facial recognition. This feature removes the need to type a UPI PIN for such payments, ...
UAE Exits OPEC And OPEC Plus As Iran War And Security Concerns Trigger Massive Global Oil Diplomacy Shift
Meher Agarwal
| Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 18:16 [IST]
The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn from OPEC and OPEC+, sharply challenging Saudi Arabia’s influence and rattling global oil diplomacy, as the Iran war drives a severe energy shock and adds new strain to a fragile world economy already unsettled by ...
Industrial Growth Slips to 4.1% in March; Mining Hold Steady But Power Sector Drags
Meher Agarwal
| Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 17:12 [IST]
India’s factories and mines closed the fiscal year with modest gains but slower momentum. Official data showed overall industrial output rising 4.1% in 2025-26, just above the 4% growth in 2024-25, signalling a still-fragile recovery as the new year started. The ...
Axis Bank Layoffs: 3,000 Employees' Job Cuts in FY26, AI Used for Process Optimisation, Not Job Replacement
Meher Agarwal
| Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 13:14 [IST]
Axis Bank has reduced its workforce by about 3 per cent in FY26, even as operations expand and profits hold steady. The private lender linked the fall of roughly 3,000 employees to long-term technology spending, which is now lifting productivity instead ...


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