Hospitals & Clinics
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readFacebook will roll out a new feature next month to connect blood donors and blood banks with those seeking them. The feature, said Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, was conceived by Indian product developer Hema Budaraju as part of an internal hackathon.Zuckerberg wrote in a status update announcing the new feature "It can be ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readCardiovasculardiseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally and are the leading cause of death in India also. The most common tests that are done to check the risk of CVD are the lipid tests. The general knowledge is that CVD is more prevalent in men than in women and South Asian men ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readChildren with the most common type of brain cancer could soon have gentler treatment options, thanks to the discovery that the condition can be divided into seven separate sub-groups each needing a different treatment. According to a paper presented at British charity Children with Cancer UK’s Scientific Conference in Newcastle on Monday, the discovery could ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readYouweCan ventures co founder Nishat Singhal has launched a foot spa start-up Engee Wellness which runs reflexology chain under the brand Thai Way food Spa & Reflexology, and has raised an undisclosed amount in A round.The investors include Outbox Ventures Sumeet Kapur, founder of Nearbuy Vineet Singh, chief business officer at MobiKwik Saurabh Mittal, chief ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readYoga guru Ramdev said that he has plans to launch 10000 Patanjali Wellness and Health Centres globally to popularise yoga.The Gujarat government is organising, with Ramdev’s support, a mega event at GMDC ground, Ahmedabad on Yoga Day (21 June) with the aim of setting a new world record of highest number of people performing yoga ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readPersonal care firm Dabur has acquired South African personal care companies D and A cosmetics and Atlanta Body & Health Products, the company said in a BSE announcement. The deal size is estimated at Rs 25 crore, an official involved with the development said.The acquisition has been made by Dabur South Africa.Last year in November, Dabur ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readBaba Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balkrishna of consumer goods company Patanjali are working on a unique form of renewable energy: Bull power.Research of over one and a half years on the idea to generate electricity with the aid of a bull’s pulling power has yielded initial success. The aim is to ensure that the ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readBaba Ramdev-led home-grown FMCG major Patanjali Ayurved, which posted a turnover of Rs 10,561 crore in the last fiscal, is now looking at a 10-fold jump in sales in the next five years.Ramdev said, "Our turnover was Rs 10,561 crore last (fiscal) year. Now, we are targeting to achieve a turnover of Rs 1 lakh ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readHomegrown FMCG Company Dabur India has announced bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan as the new face of its hair oil brand, Dabur Amla Hair Oil.Rajat Nanda, DGM, hair oils, Dabur India, said, "We are proud to welcome Kareena Kapoor Khan into the Dabur Amla family. Dabur Amla hair Oil has always been associated with beauty and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readBaba Ramdev has exuded confidence that Patanjali will be the largest brand in India within 1-2 years. Talking to media, he revealed that Patanjali’s annual turnover stands at Rs 10,561 crore.Ramdev said, "People are spreading false news about Patanjali. We will build schools for children of martyred soldiers. People’s trust is our source of strength ...