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A small-town dream from West Bengal is finding national reach with a little help from smarter payments. BetterHut, an online platform founded by brothers Nabin and Prabin Bera, has been empowering rural youth to earn through digital commerce since 2019. The early days were not easy. Finding products, managing marketing, and delivering on time were big challenges. As the business grew, high payment gateway charges became another problem. “Our previous gateway charged around 2% or a little more, which reduced our profits,” says Nabin. That changed last month when Nabin discovered Cashfree Payments’ initiative to offer payment gateway rates at…

Apollo Pharmacy, India’s largest and most trusted pharmacy network, has opened its 1000th store in East India, marking a major expansion milestone. The new outlet, launched in Darjeeling on November 17, will offer residents access to over 10,000 SKUs of genuine medicines and essential healthcare products. With this addition, Apollo now operates 1,000 pharmacies across West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Tripura, employing more than 7,500 people in the region. Of these, over 850 stores are in West Bengal, where the company has also recently rolled out quick medicine delivery services to enhance accessibility. Apollo’s strengthened presence is significant as…

The Wealth Company Asset Management Holdings Pvt. Ltd., part of the Pantomath Financial Services Group, has announced the launch of The Wealth Company Multi Asset Allocation Fund, a true-to-label hybrid product designed to balance equity, debt, and commodities for long-term wealth creation. The New Fund Offer (NFO) will open on November 19 and close on December 3, 2025. The fund adopts an active allocation framework, integrating gold and silver for diversification and inflation hedging, fixed income for potential stability, and equity for long-term growth. It can allocate up to 50% to commodities, allowing fund managers greater agility in responding to…

TVS Motor Company reinforced its commitment to road safety this Children’s Day with the “The Art of Protection” initiative at KidZania, Noida, held from November 14–16. The event, part of the TVS Racing x KidZania India experience, empowered over 10,000 children and parents through hands-on activities designed to instill safe riding habits and awareness from an early age. Since its launch in 2023, the initiative has reached more than 258,000 participants, combining education with creativity. Highlights included the TVS RONIN Art Gallery, featuring helmets adorned with Indian folk art, a helmet-painting competition for children, interactive games, quizzes, and collaborative canvas-wall…