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1. Nestlé has sold half of its bottled water business to a private equity firm called Platinum Equity. The deal is worth $3.4 billion.

Together, they are forming a new company named Peranel. Nestlé and Platinum Equity will each own 50% of this new business.

Peranel will take over more than 30 water brands, including big names like S.Pellegrino, Perrier, and Essentia, as well as Nestlé Pure Life and several other local water brands.

The new company will be based in Paris and will run completely on its own. Nestlé said Peranel will have the freedom to spend money on its brands and look for new ways to grow, without needing approvals from Nestlé's head office.

2. Radisson Hotel Group signed 10 new hotels across 7 Indian states in July.

These include temple towns (Tirupati, Kadapa, Mathura), a wildlife resort near Tadoba, a hill station property in Nainital, and 3 new hotels in Bengaluru.

Their strategy: put premium hotels in big cities, and use a partner-led, low-cost model to grow quickly in smaller towns.

The new hotels will serve business travelers, corporate events, and weekend holidaymakers.

3. Tata Motors' Sanand plant in Gujarat and its supplier factories are badly hit by heavy flooding. Production of key models—Tiago, Tigor, Nexon, and Sierra—has been disrupted.

The company is working on repairs and expects operations to return to normal in the next few days.

4. Tata Power's board has approved raising ₹4,500 crore by issuing debt securities (like bonds) to big investors privately.

The money will be used mainly to repay older loans at better terms, according to their stock exchange filing.

In plain words: they're borrowing fresh funds to clean up their existing debt. The proposal was earlier approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting held on July 4, 2025.

5. A new startup in Hyderabad is building physical rest hubs for gig workers (delivery agents). They'll offer clean washrooms, places to nap, cheap food, EV charging, mobile repairs, and basic doctors.

The founder says gig workers are paying customers, not charity cases. It runs on a monthly subscription, costs kept low for people earning ₹25k-30k. Backed by $2 million from the founder's own fund. They'll focus on packing many centres in Hyderabad first