Business Correspondent

After Singapore and Hong Kong, Nepal has also took a decision to ban the consumption and sale of spices made by Everest and MDH amid concerns over traces of harmful chemicals in the products. Nepal's Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has began testing the spices from the two Indian brands for ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing pesticide, ANI reported. "Everest and MDH brand spices have been banned from import... we also have banned the sale of them on the market. This comes after the news about traces of harmful chemicals in the spices," Mohan Krishna Maharjan, spokesperson of Nepal's…

PhonePe on Wednesday(15, May 2024) joined hands with LankaPay to allow its users to pay using UPI across Sri Lanka. To mark the partnership, PhonePe said its app users traveling to Sri Lanka can do payments using UPI across LankaPay QR merchants. The transactions will be promoted by the UPI and LankaPay National Payment Network. Users can now scan LankaQR code to make secure and quick payments without carrying cash or calculating currency conversions. The amount will be debited in INR, displaying the currency exchange rate. PhonePe's CEO, International Payments, Ritesh Pai, said the partnership with LankaPay offers unparalleled convenience…

Mamaearth, known for its natural personal care products, has launched a new digital campaign focusing mainly on its Mamaearth Rice Facewash. The campaign focuses on celebrating the beauty of glass-like skin and highlights the product’s connection to the traditional Korean beauty practice of using rice water for skincare. The campaign clip unfolds in an office setting after hours, where a young Korean intern admires a colleague’s radiant skin. Being fascinated by her glowing skin, she asks about the secret, leading to the revelation of Mamaearth Rice Facewash as a simplified alternative to traditional rice water skincare routines. The film reveals…