Kerala Suspends 32 Food Business Licences Over Used Cooking Oil
Statewide inspections by 56 special squads led to the disposal of 568 litres of used cooking oil, destruction of 7,000 snack items and 23 violation notices
Consumer
Consumer
Government
Karnataka Defends Rs 8 Per Litre Milk Price Hike, Cites Farmers’ Interests
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 31, 2026
Karnataka defends Rs 8 per litre milk price hike, saying Rs 7 will go to farmers amid drought, declining milk production and rising costs
Consumer
Retail
Navratri Sales Rise Across Apparel And Appliances, Gadgets Lag
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 21, 2026
Apparel, footwear and appliance sales rose over 20 per cent during Navratri-Dussehra, while rising memory-chip costs weighed on smartphone demand
Consumer
Food
Gemini Edibles, BigBasket, Flipkart Face FSSAI Notices Over Oil Claims
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 16, 2026
FSSAI issues notices to Gemini Edibles, BigBasket and Flipkart over cholesterol and heart-health claims for Freedom Rice Bran Oil
Consumer
MILMA Union Suffers Rs 75.5 Lakh Loss In Sabarimala Ghee Supply
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 16, 2026
Kerala minister Bindu Krishna says the regional union’s governing body has been dissolved, with a departmental probe nearing completion and the contractor’s role under investigation
Consumer
E-commerce & Marketplaces
D2C Shipment Volumes Rise 31.4% During Festive Sale
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 16, 2026
India’s D2C shipment volumes rose 31.4 per cent during the 2026 festive sale, with Tier 3 cities contributing 45 per cent of shipments, ClickPost data shows
Consumer
Food
Maharashtra FDA Bans Sale Of Loose Spice Powders, Tightens Adulteration Checks
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 16, 2026
Maharashtra FDA bans loose spice powders, mandates sealed packaging and tighter labelling, and prohibits specified adulterants and ethylene oxide sterilisation
Consumer
Palash Arneja Takes Charge As Sorry Sugar Founder, CEO
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 6, 2026
Palash Arneja joins Sorry Sugar as Founder and CEO as the zero-added-sugar brand plans to expand beyond flavoured coffee and widen distribution.
Consumer
FMCG
Godrej Family Members Buy 1% Stake In GCPL For Rs 900 Cr
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- September 25, 2026
Nadir Godrej and three of Adi Godrej’s children acquired 1.02 crore shares in Godrej Consumer Products through block deals from promoter group entities Four members of the Godrej family have acquired a 0.99 per cent stake in Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) for Rs 900.24 crore through separate block deals, according to data on the […]
Consumer
Electronics
Energy-Efficient Cooling Set To Drive India’s Next Appliance Opportunity
- by Urvi Shrivastav
- September 24, 2026
Rising cooling demand in India could drive the next wave of growth in energy-efficient appliances, heat pumps and building technologies, says Jamshyd N. Godrej