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Ola in talks to acquire in Myra Medicines

Opportunity India Desk Jan 11, 2019 - 1 min read

Cab-hailing major Ola is all set to foray into medicine delivery service. The Bhavish Agarwal-led firm is in talks to invest in or acquire medicine delivery startup Myra Medicines. Driven by their common investor Matrix Partners, the deal is likely to be completed by the end of this month. If this deal gets finalised, it ...

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Policybazaar's healthcare arm to expand to 12 states of India

Opportunity India Desk Jan 15, 2019 - 1 min read

In order to make healthcare accessible to all, docprime.com, the latest healthcare venture of Policybazaar Group, will expand to 12 major states of India. These states include Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. With this expansion, docprime.com will extend its services to 34 ...

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Campfire Graphic Novels & Saints Art ventures into storytelling with original stories & illustrations

Opportunity India Desk Jan 15, 2019 - 1 min read

Leading publisher of graphic novels, Campfire & Saints Art has announced the launch of their first story "ManguChitrakar" with the brand "Under the Banyan Tree". The initiative aims to reinvigorate the lost essence of storytelling with a perfect amalgamation of graphics & characters touching the lives of viewers. Under the Banyan Tree, it will be ...

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Innowave IT Infrastructure to increase headcount by 1500 in 2019

Opportunity India Desk Jan 16, 2019 - 2 min read

An Innowave IT infrastructure Ltd, among India’s largest solution-focused, e-governance players, has announced its plan to increase headcount by 1500 in 2019. The hiring will be in the areas of Networking, Project Management, Accounting, Multitasking, and General Management support along with Office support services across the entry to managerial levels besides few leadership positions. Innowave ...

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Nayara Energy eyes investing $850 mn to expand into petrochemical business

Opportunity India Desk Jan 19, 2019 - 1 min read

Russian oil giant Nayara Energy has announced $ 850 million expansion plan for its Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, marking its entry into the petrochemical business. Nayara Energy, earlier known as Essar Oil, is operating a 20 million tonnes a year oil refinery at Vadinar. B Anand, CEO of Nayara Energy, has said that in the ...

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GreyOrange strengthens DTDC's expanding network with additional sortation systems in Mumbai and Hyderabad

Opportunity India Desk Jan 28, 2019 - 2 min read

GreyOrange, robotics and supply chain automation company, has announced two new installations of its Linear Sorter for DTDC, a leading express parcel service provider in India. With this, GreyOrange aims to support DTDC's expansion across India with advanced automation in its key distribution hubs.  DTDC has partnered with GreyOrange in the last four years. As the ...

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Lloyd to enter refrigerator market boosting its consumer durables portfolio

Opportunity India Desk Feb 05, 2019 - 1 min read

Consumer durable brand Lloyd, owned by Havells India, will be foraying into India's Rs 15,000 crore refrigerator market in the next 1-1.5 years. The company will be boosting its consumer durables portfolio by entering this market. Havells is expecting its non-AC portfolio to grow and contribute around 50-60% of the revenue from the Lloyd business. Anil Rai Gupta, ...

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Tamarind Global plans to expand its tour business vertical

Opportunity India Desk Feb 06, 2019 - 1 min read

Tamarind Global, an Indian tour and event management company, is planning to expand its tour business vertical both on the inbound as well as the outbound front.  On the inbound front, the company eyes expanding its source markets to entire Europe from the largely UK-focused procurement so far. While, on the outbound side, Tamarind Global ...

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nVent introduces new Equipment & Electrical Protection Solutions

Opportunity India Desk Feb 07, 2019 - 1 min read

nVent Electric plc (nVent), a global leader in electrical connection and protection solutions, has launched its new equipment and electrical protection solutions facility, expanding its business in India. The new facility of nVent has been established for the production of two major brands for enclosures, HOFFMAN and SCHROFF. Joe Ruzynski, President of nVent Enclosures, said, ...

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Philips to expand its oral healthcare portfolio

Opportunity India Desk Feb 11, 2019 - 1 min read

Philips India, the consumer goods major, is set to expand its oral healthcare portfolio in India. ADA Ratnam, President (personal health), Philips India Subcontinent, said, "We are looking at expanding in oral healthcare segment in India. It is a big business for us globally. We would like to introduce products in the country with a ...

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