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Nivea unveils new campaign for its ‘Naturally Good’ skincare range
Mumbai: Skincare brand Nivea has introduced its latest skincare innovation – ‘Nivea Naturally Good’. The brand has unveiled its latest campaign featuring Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu. The all-new product range has more than 95 per cent natural origin ingredients and eco-friendly packaging, said the company.
The film, conceptualised by Publicis One Touch, showcases the actor talking about all the things that Nivea’s new product lacks with the statement “Naturally Good mein kaafi cheezon ki kami hai”. She then goes on to reveal what it lacks: From no harmful chemicals to 50 per cent less plastic. The new Nivea Naturally Good body lotion is then unveiled, with 98 per cent natural origin ingredients & eco-friendly packaging making it a dual favourite that is “Good for Nature & Great for Skin”.
“Nivea always aims to establish the promise of care in every product and campaign. Our new range of Nivea Naturally Good products embodies our corporate purpose of ‘Care Beyond Skin’,” said Nivea India marketing director, Ajay Simha. “Through the new campaign, we want to reach out to our young consumers who believe in the strength of natural ingredients & are conscious of nature while selecting their products.”
The New Nivea Naturally Good range consists of body lotions, deodorants, roll-ons and shower gels. The 360-degree campaign is launched on television and digital platforms and will further be amplified through various other media.
“We have all seen the surge of skincare products that use natural ingredients. But what sets Nivea Naturally Good apart is that while it takes 95 per cent+ of its ingredients from nature, it also gives back with eco-friendly packaging,” said Publicis One Touch, executive creative director, Chandani Samdaria. “We wanted the campaign to be as honest as the range and that’s how the campaign idea ‘Good for nature, Great for skin’ was born. And thereafter Taapsee’s genuinely effervescent personality just makes it come alive.”
Nivea had also taken a step further in Caring Beyond Skin, starting with the World Environment Day, to partner with SankalpTaru in planting more than 10,000 trees in the rural areas of Karnataka and Assam, encouraging consumers to virtually adopt a tree of their own on the purchase of every Nivea Naturally Good combo. The brand’s latest range of products is now available in general stores, chemists, retail chains, and online stores across India.
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Raghu Rai passes away at 83, leaves behind iconic legacy
Padma Shri-winning photographer documented history across 5 decades.
MUMBAI: The lens may have stilled, but the stories it captured will never fade. Raghu Rai, one of India’s most celebrated photojournalists, passed away on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83. He breathed his last at a private hospital in New Delhi after battling cancer and age-related health issues.
His son, Nitin Rai, revealed that Rai had been diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago, which later spread to the stomach and, more recently, the brain. Despite multiple rounds of treatment, his health had declined in recent months.
Born in 1942 in Jhang, Punjab (now in Pakistan), Rai entered photography in his early twenties, inspired by his elder brother, photographer S. Paul. Beginning his career in the mid-1960s, he went on to build a body of work that spanned more than five decades, contributing to global publications such as Time, Life, GEO, Le Figaro, The New York Times, Vogue, GQ and Marie Claire.
His global recognition took a decisive leap in 1977 when legendary French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson nominated him to join Magnum Photos, placing him among the world’s most respected visual storytellers.
Rai’s lens chronicled both power and poignancy. He photographed towering figures such as Indira Gandhi, Dalai Lama, Bal Thackeray, Satyajit Ray and Mother Teresa, while also documenting defining moments like the Bhopal gas tragedy later captured in his book Exposure: A Corporate Crime.
Over the years, he published more than 18 books, building an archive that blended journalism with artistry. His contributions were recognised early when he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972 for his coverage of the Bangladesh War and refugee crisis. In 1992, he was named “Photographer of the Year” in the United States for his work in National Geographic, and in 2009, he was honoured with the Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Rai is survived by his wife Gurmeet, son Nitin, and daughters Lagan, Avani and Purvai. His last rites will be held at Lodhi Cremation Ground in New Delhi at 4 pm on Sunday.
With his passing, Indian photojournalism loses not just a pioneer, but a patient observer of history, one frame at a time.
