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🚨 Dhoot Transmission Ltd IPO 🇮🇳

• Issue Size: ₹3,066.89 Cr
• Price Band: ₹829 – ₹871 per share
• Offer for Sale (OFS): Up to ₹1,666.89 c
• Lot Size: 17 shares
• Minimum Investment: ₹14,093
• IPO Open: 10 Aug 2026
• IPO Close: 12 Aug 2026
• Expected Listing: 17 Aug 2026
• Employee Discount₹80.00
• Business: Automotive components & EV components

Dhoot Transmission Ltd – Financials

• Revenue: ₹4,530 Cr (+31% YoY)
• EBITDA: ₹711 Cr
• Net Profit (PAT): ₹397 Cr (+12% YoY)
• EBITDA Margin: 15.7%
• Promoter/Promoter Group: 51%

✅ Strong revenue growth
✅ Profitable and expanding margins
✅ Exposure to India's growing EV market
✅ Expanding beyond wiring harnesses into battery assemblies, DC-DC converters, onboard chargers & charging guns
✅ Backed by Bain Capital

IPO comprises ₹1,400 Cr fresh issue + ~₹1,667 Cr OFS.

IPO Valuation Valuation Metric

Pre IPO
EPS (₹)21.06
P/E (x) 41.36

Post IPO
EPS (₹) 19.40
P/E (x) 44.9

Note: The financial figures are rounded from FY26 reported figures; the P/E is calculated at the upper price band and can vary depending on the share-count/EPS convention used

👉Invest after cross-checking all the data.

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🚨 LEAP India IPO Details

One of India’s logistics & supply-chain asset pooling companies is hitting the public markets. 🇮🇳

IPO Details
• IPO Open: 7 Aug 2026
• IPO Close: 11 Aug 2026
• Price Band: ₹151–₹159
• Issue Size: ₹2,480 Cr
• Fresh Issue: ₹480 Cr
• OFS: ₹2,000 Cr
• Listing: 14 Aug 2026

🏭 What does LEAP India do?

LEAP India operates a technology-enabled supply-chain platform focused on pooling and renting logistics assets such as:

→ Pallets
→ Containers
→ Material-handling equipment

It serves 900+ customers through its warehouse and asset network.

Promoter Holding
Pre-IPO: — 95%+
Post-IPO: — 60%

Financial Performance

FY23 Revenue ₹253 Cr | PAT ₹9 Cr
FY24 Revenue ₹365 Cr | PAT ₹37 Cr
FY25 Revenue ₹466 Cr | PAT ₹38 Cr

Revenue has grown strongly, but profit growth has been much slower.

The IPO is largely an OFS, meaning a major portion of the issue proceeds goes to existing shareholders rather than directly into the company.

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WORLD'S TOP 10 COMPANIES SURPASS TOTAL GOLD RESERVES IN VALUE.

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DMART vs VISHAL MRGA MART WHO IS INDIA'S RETAIL KING

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Largest IPOs in U.S. History — By Funds Raised

SpaceX 🇺🇸: $75.0B (2026)
Alibaba 🇺🇸: $21.8B (2014)
Visa 🇺🇸: $17.9B (2008)
Enel SpA 🇺🇸: $16.5B (1999)
Facebook (Meta) 🇺🇸: $16.0B (2012)
General Motors 🇺🇸: $15.8B (2010)
Deutsche Telekom 🇺🇸: $13.0B (1996)
Rivian 🇺🇸: $11.9B (2021)
AT&T Wireless 🇺🇸: $10.6B (2000)
Kraft Foods 🇺🇸: $8.7B (2001)
Uber 🇺🇸: $8.1B (2019)
ARM Holdings 🇺🇸: $4.9B (2023)
DoorDash 🇺🇸: $3.4B (2020)
Robinhood 🇺🇸: $2.1B (2021)
Coinbase 🇺🇸: Direct Listing (2021)

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The 15 Countries Most Indebted to China 2025

🇷🇺 Russia — $169.3B
🇻🇪 Venezuela — $112.8B
🇵🇰 Pakistan — $68.9B
🇦🇴 Angola — $64.8B
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — $64.2B
🇮🇩 Indonesia — $55.0B
🇧🇷 Brazil — $54.3B
🇦🇷 Argentina — $37.7B
🇻🇳 Vietnam — $28.8B
🇹🇷 Türkiye — $28.3B
🇮🇷 Iran — $28.0B
🇪🇨 Ecuador — $26.3B
🇿🇦 South Africa — $21.3B
🇱🇦 Laos — $20.6B

Source: Yahoo Finance (UK)

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The World's Biggest Companies: USA vs China 🇺🇸🇨🇳

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India recorded 117,349 tractor retail sales in July 2026, achieving a robust 28.1% year-on-year growth

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INDIA’S CHILD STUNTING CRISIS — STATE-WISE

Nearly 3 in 10 children under age 5 in India are stunted — meaning they are too short for their age.
India: 29.3%

🇮🇳 DNHDD — 37.1%
🇮🇳 Meghalaya — 36.8%
🇮🇳 Bihar — 35.6%
🇮🇳 Gujarat — 35.3%
🇮🇳 Jharkhand — 35.0%
🇮🇳 Lakshadweep — 34.1%
🇮🇳 Uttar Pradesh — 31.5%
🇮🇳 Madhya Pradesh — 31.4%
🇮🇳 Assam — 30.3%
🇮🇳 Rajasthan — 29.6%
🇮🇳 Maharashtra — 29.5%
🇮🇳 Telangana — 27.0%
🇮🇳 Chhattisgarh — 27.5%
🇮🇳 Odisha — 26.8%
🇮🇳 Karnataka — 26.5%
🇮🇳 Delhi — 26.4%
🇮🇳 Mizoram — 26.1%
🇮🇳 Ladakh — 26.0%
🇮🇳 Haryana — 25.9%
🇮🇳 Nagaland — 25.1%
🇮🇳 Andhra Pradesh — 24.6%
🇮🇳 Arunachal Pradesh — 24.1%
🇮🇳 West Bengal — 22.4%
🇮🇳 Tripura — 21.9%
🇮🇳 Jammu & Kashmir — 21.4%
🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu — 20.7%
🇮🇳 Himachal Pradesh — 20.6%
🇮🇳 Punjab — 20.4%
🇮🇳 Kerala — 20.1%
🇮🇳 Sikkim — 20.1%
🇮🇳 Uttarakhand — 20.0%
🇮🇳 Goa — 19.4%
🇮🇳 Puducherry — 16.6%

Source: NFHS-6 (2023–24)
Manipur’s percentage is not legible/visible in the provided image, so I have not guessed it.
India’s child nutrition story varies dramatically by state.

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THE WORLD’S ELECTRIC TAXI POWERHOUSES

Which countries are leading the shift from petrol to electric taxis?

🇨🇳 China — ~650,000 electric taxis
🇦🇪 UAE — rapidly expanding EV taxi fleets
🇻🇳 Vietnam — 30,000+ Green SM EV taxis & growing
🇵🇭 Philippines — 2,500+ BEV taxis deployed, with 18,497 more planned
🇮🇳 India — EV taxi fleets expanding rapidly
🇳🇴 Norway — among the world leaders in taxi electrification
🇬🇧 UK — rapidly growing electric taxi adoption
🇩🇪 Germany — expanding urban electric taxi fleets
🇫🇷 France — strong EV taxi presence in major cities

Figures vary by definition, city and reporting date; not all countries publish comparable national EV-taxi fleet data. (reddit)

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Top 20 Fast Food Chains by Revenue

🇺🇸 McDonald's — $130.0B
🇺🇸 Starbucks — $36.2B
🇺🇸 KFC — $34.45B
🇺🇸 Chick-fil-A — $22.75B
🇺🇸 Domino's — $19.12B
🇺🇸 Taco Bell — $17.19B
🇺🇸 Subway — $16.6B
🇺🇸 Wendy's — $14.5B
🇺🇸 Pizza Hut — $13.11B
🇺🇸 Dunkin' — $12.47B
🇺🇸 Burger King — $11.48B
🇺🇸 Chipotle — $11.3B
🇨🇦 Tim Hortons — $7.48B
🇺🇸 Panera Bread — $6.13B
🇺🇸 Popeyes — $6.12B
🇺🇸 Panda Express — $6.0B
🇺🇸 Sonic Drive-In — $5.38B
🇺🇸 Raising Cane's — $4.96B
🇺🇸 Dairy Queen — $4.91B
🇺🇸 Papa Johns — $4.85B

Source: Company Reports, QSR, Technomic, Franchise Times & Bloomberg.

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✈️ F-35 Jets Globally

Total approved sales (past and future

The F-35 remains the world's most widely exported fifth-generation fighter, with accepted orders spread across allied nations.

Top Buyers
🇺🇸 United States: 2,455
🇯🇵 Japan — 147
🇮🇹 Italy — 115
🇨🇦 Canada — 88
🇮🇱 Israel — 75
🇦🇺 Australia — 72
🇫🇮 Finland — 64
🇰🇷 South Korea — 60
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 60
🇳🇱 Netherlands — 52
🇳🇴 Norway — 52
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — 48
🇧🇪 Belgium — 46
🇩🇰 Denmark — 43
🇩🇪 Germany — 35
🇨🇭 Switzerland — 35
🇵🇱 Poland — 32
🇷🇴 Romania — 32
🇨🇿 Czechia — 24
🇬🇷 Greece — 20
🇸🇬 Singapore — 20

Note: Figures represent approved sales or planned acquisitions (past and future), not necessarily aircraft already delivered.

Sources: DSCA, Lockheed Martin via Newsweek

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🇮🇳 CAN INDIA OUTPERFORM THIS NEW ALLIANCE?

India 🇮🇳 vs 🇹🇷 Turkey + 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia + 🇵🇰 Pakistan
2026 Comparison

A fascinating comparison of India against the combined strength of the three-country alliance:

👥 Population
🇮🇳 India — 1.46 Billion
🤝 Alliance — 382.4 Million

💰 GDP (Nominal)
🇮🇳 India — $4.10 Trillion
🤝 Alliance — $2.61 Trillion

🛡️ Defense Budget
🇮🇳 India — $95 Billion
🤝 Alliance — $101.8 Billion

⚔️ Global Military Power Rank
🇮🇳 India — 4th
🤝 Alliance — Top 10 Combined

✈️ 5th-Gen Fighter Aircraft Program
🇮🇳 India — 1 (AMCA)
🤝 Alliance — 1 (KAAN)

☢️ Nuclear Warheads
🇮🇳 India — 172
🤝 Alliance — 170

🛰️ Satellites in Space
🇮🇳 India — 133+
🤝 Alliance — 150+

🚄 Operational Bullet Train Network
🇮🇳 India — 0 km (under construction)
🤝 Alliance — 1,550+ km

⚡ Electricity Production
🇮🇳 India — 1,950 TWh
🤝 Alliance — 910 TWh

🏭 Manufacturing Output
🇮🇳 India — $590 Billion
🤝 Alliance — $290 Billion

Sources: IMF 2026 • World Bank 2026 • SIPRI 2026 • Global Firepower 2026 • IISS 2026 • Government Reports • Brand Finance 2026
Figures are approximate and subject to change.

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Men Who Have Ever Used the Internet — India

🇮🇳 Ladakh — 81.0%
🇮🇳 Jammu & Kashmir — 80.8%
🇮🇳 Punjab — 87.3%
🇮🇳 Himachal Pradesh — 83.0%
🇮🇳 Uttarakhand — 86.7%
🇮🇳 Haryana — 87.0%
🇮🇳 Delhi — 93.2%
🇮🇳 Rajasthan — 80.5%
🇮🇳 Uttar Pradesh — 81.0%
🇮🇳 Bihar — 78.1%
🇮🇳 Sikkim — 89.4%
🇮🇳 Arunachal Pradesh — 80.0%
🇮🇳 Assam — 70.4%
🇮🇳 Nagaland — 90.5%
🇮🇳 Manipur — N/A*
🇮🇳 Mizoram — 88.1%
🇮🇳 Tripura — 71.9%
🇮🇳 Meghalaya — 68.7%
🇮🇳 Gujarat — 83.9%
🇮🇳 DNH & Daman & Diu — 91.7%
🇮🇳 Goa — 90.9%
🇮🇳 Madhya Pradesh — 77.3%
🇮🇳 Chhattisgarh — 76.4%
🇮🇳 Jharkhand — 78.8%
🇮🇳 West Bengal — 66.8%
🇮🇳 Odisha — 73.2%
🇮🇳 Maharashtra — 82.6%
🇮🇳 Telangana — 87.3%
🇮🇳 Andhra Pradesh — 83.7%
🇮🇳 Karnataka — 84.3%
🇮🇳 Kerala — 94.9%
🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu — 81.6%
🇮🇳 Puducherry — 80.6%
🇮🇳 Lakshadweep — 91.4%
🇮🇳 Andaman & Nicobar Islands — 86.1%

(Age 15–49)
Source: NFHS-6 (2023–24) via databandarr

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TOP 10 MOST SUBSCRIBED YOUTUBE CHANNELS — 2026

🇺🇸 MrBeast — 510M
🇮🇳 T-Series — 314M
🇺🇸 Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes: 202M
🇮🇳 SET India — 189M
🇷🇺 Vlad and Niki — 150M
🇺🇸 Stokes Twins — 143M
🇺🇸 Kids Diana Show — 138M
🇺🇸 Like Nastya — 133M
🇰🇷 KIMPRO — 134M
🇮🇳 Zee Music Company — 122M

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TOP 25 COUNTRIES SENDING THE MOST NURSES ABROAD

🇵🇭 Philippines — 277,266
🇮🇳 India — 122,400
🇵🇱 Poland — 64,268
🇳🇬 Nigeria — 54,480
🇩🇪 Germany — 49,584
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 49,492
🇷🇴 Romania — 46,882
🇨🇳 China — 42,440
🇯🇲 Jamaica — 41,098
🇲🇽 Mexico — 39,244
🇷🇺 Russia — 36,706
🇭🇹 Haiti — 35,834
🇰🇷 South Korea — 25,686
🇺🇦 Ukraine — 23,884
🇨🇦 Canada — 23,630
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — 22,070
🇻🇳 Vietnam — 21,517
🇬🇭 Ghana — 21,377
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina — 20,350
🇰🇪 Kenya — 20,277
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — 20,194
🇫🇷 France — 18,746
🇨🇺 Cuba — 18,730
🇨🇲 Cameroon — 17,186
🇵🇹 Portugal — 15,418

Source: OECD International Migration Outlook 2025

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🇺🇸 The World’s Biggest Buyers of U.S. Oil

🇳🇱 Netherlands — 419M (10.7%)
🇲🇽 Mexico — 398M (10.2%)
🇨🇦 Canada — 324M (8.3%)
🇰🇷 South Korea — 257M (6.6%)
🇯🇵 Japan — 247M (6.3%)
🇨🇳 China — 238M (6.1%)
🇮🇳 India — 221M (5.7%)
🇧🇷 Brazil — 133M (3.4%)
🇬🇧 UK — 124M (3.2%)
🇪🇸 Spain — 95M (2.4%)
🇹🇼 Taiwan — 82M (2.1%)
🇫🇷 France — 71M (1.8%)
🇨🇱 Chile — 69M (1.8%)
🇸🇬 Singapore — 65M (1.7%)
🇵🇪 Peru — 63M (1.6%)
🇪🇨 Ecuador — 63M (1.6%)
🇹🇭 Thailand — 60M (1.5%)
🇮🇩 Indonesia — 57M (1.5%)
🇳🇬 Nigeria — 48M (1.2%)
🇮🇹 Italy — 48M (1.2%)
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 48M (1.2%)
🇨🇴 Colombia — 46M (1.2%)
🇬🇹 Guatemala — 45M (1.2%)
🇸🇪 Sweden — 43M (1.1%)
🇩🇪 Germany — 42M (1.1%)
🇧🇪 Belgium — 41M (1.0%)
🇲🇦 Morocco — 38M (1.0%)
🇳🇴 Norway — 30M (0.8%)
🇭🇳 Honduras — 30M (0.8%)
🌍 Rest of World — 424M (10.8%)

The U.S. exported 3.9 BILLION barrels of crude oil & petroleum products in 2025.

Source: EIA via USAFacts | Crude oil & petroleum products | Figures rounded

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The Best-Selling Laptop Brands in the World

🇨🇳 Lenovo — 48.5M
🇺🇸 HP — 39.0M
🇺🇸 Dell — 28.5M
🇺🇸 Apple — 23.5M
🇹🇼 ASUS — 15.5M
🇹🇼 Acer — 14.0M
🇹🇼 MSI — 3.0M
🇰🇷 Samsung — 2.5M
🇺🇸 Microsoft — 2.5M
🇨🇳 Huawei — 2.0M
🇧🇷 Positivo — 1.5M
🇰🇷 LG — 1.2M
🇨🇳 Honor — 1.0M
🇨🇳 Xiaomi — 0.8M
🇺🇸 Razer — 0.6M
🇯🇵 Fujitsu — 0.5M
🇯🇵 Dynabook — 0.5M
🇹🇼 Gigabyte — 0.4M
🇯🇵 Panasonic — 0.3M
🇯🇵 VAIO — 0.2M

(Annual Units Sold)
Sources shown in the graphic: IDC, Gartner & official company reports.

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