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Lok Sabha passes the bill clearing the path to levy MDR on UPI Dabur India moves court against FSSAI's prohibition order Shiprocket's FY26 loss widens 7% ahead of its IPO Ola Electric pivots to a dealer-led sales model Lok Sabha passes the bill clearing the path to levy MDR on UPI Dabur India moves court against FSSAI's prohibition order Shiprocket's FY26 loss widens 7% ahead of its IPO Ola Electric pivots to a dealer-led sales model
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Top story
Policy · Payments Confirmed
Lok Sabha passes the bill clearing the path to levy MDR on UPI payments
Action: Treat UPI MDR as a near-term certainty and model it into your unit economics now.
What’s moving
Policy · FSSAI Confirmed
Dabur India moves court against FSSAI's prohibition order
Action: Watch the legal reasoning in Dabur's and United Spirits' filings, whichever wins first sets the template.
Strategy · Mobility & EV Confirmed
Ola Electric pivots to a dealer-led sales model after five years of company-owned stores
Action: Stress-test your owned-retail economics against a dealer-led alternative now.
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Policy · Payments Confirmed
Lok Sabha passes the bill clearing the path to levy MDR on UPI payments
Action: Treat UPI MDR as a near-term certainty and model it into your unit economics now.
PRIORITY 88 →
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What’s Moving
Policy · FSSAI Confirmed
Dabur India moves court against FSSAI's prohibition order
Action: Watch the legal reasoning in Dabur's and United Spirits' filings, whichever wins first sets the template.
PRIORITY 50 →
What’s Moving
IPO · Ecommerce Enablement Confirmed
Shiprocket's FY26 loss widens 7% ahead of its IPO, as merchant software outgrows core logistics
Action: Ask your Shiprocket account manager for a demo of checkout and cross-border tools.
PRIORITY 46 →
What’s Moving
Strategy · Mobility & EV Confirmed
Ola Electric pivots to a dealer-led sales model after five years of company-owned stores
Action: Stress-test your owned-retail economics against a dealer-led alternative now.
PRIORITY 42 →
Edition 045 · 7 August 2026 · 7 signals ranked Read full brief with scores →

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Top Story
The single most important development of the day. High-confidence, high-impact, strongly relevant to D2C.
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What's Moving
The 5–8 most important stories across D2C brands, ecommerce, platforms, funding, and growth tools.
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Signals to Watch
Emerging stories with early momentum, not fully confirmed, but showing traction worth tracking early.
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Campaign & Culture
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05
Platform Updates
Changes from Meta, Google, Shopify, Amazon, Flipkart, ONDC, WhatsApp, logistics, and payments.
06
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