🗞️ Daily Business Brief – DEC 18, 2025
- BPCL & Coal India board approves JV for coal gasification project in Maharashtra.
- Bhavish Aggarwal (Ola Electric) offloads over ₹320 crore worth of Ola Electric shares over 3 days.
- Ola Electric – Promoter Statement promoter completed one-time limited stake sale to fully repay ₹260 crore promoter loan and release all pledged shares; promoter group continues to hold 34.6% with no change in control or long-term commitment.
- F&O Update F&O contracts of Swiggy, Waaree Energies, Bajaj Holdings, and Premier Energies to be available for trading from Dec 31.
- GPT Infra bags ₹1,804 crore flyover contract from MCGM.
- Atomic Energy Sector Parliament approves Atomic Energy Bill to open nuclear sector to private players.
- Bharti Airtel – Key Appointments appoints Shashwat Sharma as MD & CEO, Soumen Ray as Group CFO, and Akhil Garg as CFO (Airtel India), all effective January 1.
- Biocon receives Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) with Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI) from US FDA for New Jersey facility; inspection conducted Oct 6–10, 2025.
- India–Oman Relations sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; discussions to include social security pact.
- TVS Supply Chain moves NCLAT against NCLT order rejecting ZTE insolvency plea.
- Reliance Consumer Products acquires Tamil Nadu-based heritage nutrition brand ‘Udhaiyam’.
- Antony Waste Handling Cell stock gains 18% after arm secures ₹1,330 crore JV order.
- Sammaan Capital – Clarification former promoter Sameer Gehlaut exited board in March 2022 and shareholding in Sept 2023; company has no association with him.
- Dr Lal PathLabs enters preventive healthcare segment with ‘Sovaaka’ wellness centre.
- Maruti WagonR crosses 35 lakh production milestone in India, joins Alto and Swift.
- RBI Liquidity Management RBI unlikely to announce additional OMO purchases this month; may rely more on VRR auctions to manage liquidity.
- Hexaware Technologies board approves scheme of amalgamation of wholly owned subsidiaries Softcrylic Technology Solutions India and Mobiquity Softech.
- Refex Industries subsidiary signs contract for supply of WTGs for 148 MW wind power project with a leading IPP.
- Aeroflex Industries expands facilities for liquid cooling skids, installs robotic welding lines, sets up annealing plant for stainless-steel hoses; issues 3 million equity shares at ₹182.70/share.
- Borosil Renewables India extends countervailing duty on textured tempered/solar glass imports from Malaysia until June 8, 2026.
- BLS International Services debarment quashed as Delhi High Court sets aside MEA order.
- Amber Enterprises plans expansion of HVAC R&D centre; to invest ₹5 billion in R&D facility.
- Cummins India approves acquisition of up to 8.78% stake in Clean Max with investment up to ₹27 million.
- Clean Science & Technology commences commercial production of Hydroquinone and Catechol, aiding import substitution and strengthening market share.
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