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14,000 tonnes in a day: Blue Dart’s logistics feats that defined 2025
MUMBAI: Blue Dart Express, South Asia’s leading express logistics provider and part of the DHL Group, has unveiled its first-ever annual delivery trends report, India on the Move 2025. The outlook offers a fascinating glimpse into how India shipped, moved, and consumed goods over the year.
2025 was a year of motion, from life-saving vaccines colder than Antarctica to parcels racing across the country faster than most can binge a web series. The report goes beyond tonnes and kilometres, spotlighting the moments that mattered: critical documents that couldn’t wait, shipments doubling overnight, and packages connecting families, businesses, and the economy at an unprecedented scale.
Key highlights include a record-breaking day in July when more than 14,000 tonnes were moved, 20 peak days where shipments doubled the daily average, and 47 million parcels delivered safely. If placed end-to-end, these parcels could wrap around India’s coastline multiple times.
India’s logistics network covered over 2 billion kilometres by road alone, equivalent to 2,600 trips to the Moon or 50,000 trips around the Earth. The backbone of this movement is Blue Dart’s 399,000 sq. metres of logistics infrastructure, supporting everything from sensitive medical shipments to vital financial documents.
Some deliveries pushed the limits of extremes: the highest delivery reached Leh, Ladakh at 3,500 metres, while the coldest shipment transported veterinary vaccines at minus 196°C. Blue Dart’s specialised logistics also ensured safe movement of insulin, blood and plasma, cell and gene therapies, and heart valves.
Digital transformation sped things up too. Businesses can now open a paperless shipping account in just 90 seconds, enabling them to start moving goods almost immediately. Tier-2 cities emerged as the engine of growth, accounting for a 60 per cent surge in demand, driven by SMEs, D2C brands, and digitally savvy entrepreneurs.
Behind the network are people with decades of expertise. Blue Dart has 626 employees with over 25 years of experience each, contributing 15,650 cumulative years of knowledge to keep deliveries reliable.
The takeaway? In 2025, India moved more than parcels: it moved trust, ambition, healthcare, and livelihoods. Blue Dart kept the nation delivering, every day, everywhere.
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Emami names Dhruv Aggarwal as chief growth officer
Former Bain partner steps in as FMCG firm sharpens growth playbook
MUMBAI: Emami Limited has appointed Dhruv Aggarwal as its chief growth officer, effective 25 March 2026, following the resignation of Giriraj Bagri.
Aggarwal joins the FMCG major from Bain & Company, where he most recently served as partner. With over two decades of experience across consulting and strategy, he brings a global perspective shaped by work across India, the US, the UK and Germany.
During his tenure at Bain, Aggarwal advised consumer, retail and media companies on large-scale transformations, business turnarounds and growth strategies. He was also closely involved with India’s startup ecosystem, guiding early-stage ventures on scaling and digital expansion, while supporting private equity and venture capital firms on investment decisions.
His earlier stints include a brief role at Barclays Capital and operational experience at Jindal Power, giving him a mix of financial and industry exposure.
Academically, Aggarwal holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and has also been associated with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a PhD candidate and teaching assistant.
The appointment comes at a time when Emami Limited is looking to sharpen its growth strategy in a competitive consumer market. With a seasoned strategist now at the helm of growth, the company appears set to double down on transformation and expansion in the months ahead.
