Anant Ambani’s board induction: Why more streaks of black in grey-haired clubs

At the Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) annual general meeting in August, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said his three children — daughter Isha and sons Akash and Anant — would be inducted on the board as non-executive directors, while he would continue as chairman and managing director for another five years. Now, Ambani’s youngest son, Anant, is … Read more

Reliance showcases swappable, multipurpose EV batteries

Reliance in recent years has announced big ambitions in the renewable space. In continuation of the same, it has now showcased it’s swappable and multipurpose battery storage technology for electric vehicles (EVs). As part of the plan, RIL has developed a removable lithium-ion battery that can power an electric scooter, electric three-wheeler and a light … Read more

Reliance AGM today: What to expect

The 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is being held on Monday. The RIL AGM is a major event for the Indian business community. The announcements made at the meeting could have a significant impact on the Indian economy. Investors are therefore eagerly awaiting the meeting to hear what Mukesh Ambani … Read more

Reliance Retail targets fund raise through InvIT

Reliance (RIL) is doing everything that one could possible imagine. Whether it’s fund raises or businesses, it’s everywhere. Now it’s subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL) has filed a document with SEBI to raise funds through the InvIT route. (This is the fourth InvIT from Reliance following it’s infrastructure trusts in gas pipelines, Jio telecom towers … Read more

Reliance Retail raises money from QIA at double the valuation in 3 yrs

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL) has announced raising Rs 8,278 cr from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Investment is raised at a pre-money equity valuation of Rs 8.278 lakh crore QIA will get 0.99% stake in RRVL on a fully diluted basis This fund raise effectively doubles RRVL’s valuation in … Read more

Reliance launches beauty business with omnichannel strategy

Reliance is unstoppable for now. It’s launching/ acquiring/ partnering businesses across segments and industries. As part of it’s retail expansion strategy, the subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has now entered into the beauty segment. Launched with an Omnichannel strategy combining both the online and offline route Tira website and app for ecommerce 1st physical … Read more

Reliance to open dedicated pharmacy stores

As per the newspaper reports, Reliance Retail is planning to aggressively expand into offline pharmacy stores under it’s subsidiary brand Netmeds. Reliance had acquired a majority stake in online pharmacy start-up Nedmeds in August 2020. Along with online, Reliance is currently running offline pharmacies under shop in shop format within it’s retail store network; Reliance … Read more

Reliance announces demerger and separate listing of financial services segment

Alongside Q2 FY 23 results, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has announced demerger and listing of a subsidiary, Reliance Strategic Investments Limited (RSIL) to focus on the financial services segment. RSIL is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL and is a RBI-registered non-Deposit taking Systemically Important (ND-SI) Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC). RIL will demerge it’s financial … Read more