Urban solution for rural dairy ecosystem; Building a consumer-centric nutraceutical brand
Gomini operates on a decentralised model designed to make cow preservation commercially viable while empowering farmers. In 2021, Sargam Dhawan Bhayana joined Planet Herbs Lifesciences as Director, initiating a strategic shift for the Dehradun-based herbal and nutraceutical company.
Hello,
It’s going to be a big day for AI.
OpenAI will host its third annual developer conference, DevDay 2025, promising to be a grand display of OpenAI’s rising dominance in Silicon Valley. If rumours are to be believed, the GenAI pioneer may finally unveil the AI-powered browser it’s been working on, or release a social media app and even an AI device.
The conference comes at a time when the ChatGPT maker’s dominance is challenged by rapid advances from Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and Meta’s growing AI efforts.
The conference comes just days after OpenAI launched the second generation of its AI video tool, Sora, which has already become the top app on the Apple App Store in the US. However, Sora 2 could soon face a deluge of copyright lawsuits as the tool allows users to generate several logos and characters from brands like McDonald’s, and even animated TV shows like SpongeBob SquarePants.
It’s a copyright gamble like no other.
Lastly, 1 crore women in Bihar received Rs 10,000 each as part of Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana. YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma sat down with Bihar’s women entrepreneurs to understand what it means to them and whether this could be a game-changer for grassroots entrepreneurship.
In today’s newsletter, we will talk about
- Reinventing rural dairy ecosystem
- Building a consumer-centric nutraceutical brand
Here’s your trivia for today: Where is the world’s busiest train station located?
Startup
Reinventing rural dairy ecosystem
While India is seeing rapid urbanisation and an evolving consumption culture, there’s also a growing disconnect between urban consumers and sustainable agriculture, especially dairy.
Enter Gomini. The startup operates on a decentralised model designed to make cow preservation commercially viable while empowering farmers.
Business model:
- Unlike large dairy farms or gaushalas, Gomini empowers farmers to raise small groups of cows within their villages. Each participating family receives five cows, along with feed and capital support.
- A key innovation in Gomini’s approach is its adoption programme. Urban families can “own” a cow by investing in the upkeep of cows, covering the cost of the animal, shelter, feed, and insurance for the first two years.
- Profit is auto-distributed via smart contracts, with guardian families getting 25%, farmers 55%, Gomini gets 10%, and the rest goes to a charity for abandoned and injured cows.
SMB
Building a consumer-centric nutraceutical brand
In 2021, Sargam Dhawan Bhayana joined Planet Herbs Lifesciences as Director, initiating a strategic shift for the Dehradun-based herbal and nutraceutical company. Today, Planet Herbs operates a hybrid model, catering to both consumers and pharmaceutical companies.
Ayurveda + science:
- Planet Herbs has expanded to 28 products, spanning joint care, heart health, gynaecology, diabetes, hair care, and general wellness. Newer launches include C-Drops and medicinal oils, with five more products planned by the end of 2025.
- Its products are listed on Amazon, Flipkart, NetMeds, and 1mg, with onboarding on Blinkit and Zepto underway. Planet Herbs’ products are also stocked offline in Guardian and Apollo pharmacies.
- The company also holds certifications from WHO, GMP, and FSSAI, and has secured approvals from the Sri Lankan and UAE health ministries. Exports now account for 30% of revenues.
News & updates
- AI chips race: Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, reported record third-quarter revenue on strong demand for artificial intelligence products, though it missed the market forecast and offered caution about exchange rates.
- Pasta diplomacy: Rome is working to press the US to reconsider an additional anti-dumping tariff on pasta imports, which would effectively double their price. While Italian goods are being subjected to the White House’s 15% across-the-board EU tariffs, pasta producers in Italy are facing additional increases of 91% over their listed prices in the US.
- AI in gaming: Nintendo has denied reports that it’s lobbying against the use of generative AI in its home country of Japan. Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser previously said there’ll always be a human touch in how the company makes games.
What you should watch out for
- Mega IPOs: The primary market is set for a busy week as two major companies, Tata Capital and LG Electronics India, gear up to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs), collectively worth more than Rs 26,000 crore. The Rs 15,512 crore Tata Capital IPO, the largest issue of the year, will open for subscription on October 6 and close on October 8. LG Electronics India, the Indian arm of South Korea's LG conglomerate, will open its Rs 11,607 crore IPO for subscription from October 7 to October 9.
- Q2 preview: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is going to announce its Q2 FY26 on October 9. Analysts expect the IT firm to post a stable second quarter after a weak start to the year. According to estimates by Nuvama Institutional Equities, however, given all the layoff buzz, the focus is on the company’s announcements on workforce restructuring, policies for those on the bench, and the deal wins.
Where is the world’s busiest train station located?
Answer: Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan. It handles an average daily passenger throughput of over 2.7 million people.
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