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India Is One Of The Most Developed Mobile Wallet Markets In The World

Opportunity India Desk Sep 16, 2022 - 3 min read

Mobile wallet payments have gained significant prominence in India with mobile and digital wallets gradually replacing traditional payments such as cash and cards as retailers from street merchants to big chains prefer mobile payments. GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company said that India is one of the most developed mobile wallet markets in the ...

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CPSEs Require Special Permission To Sell Stakes To State Governments

Opportunity India Desk Sep 16, 2022 - 3 min read

Acting on a recent Cabinet decision to empower the boards of the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to privatise, disinvest or close their subsidiaries and sell stakes in joint ventures, the department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) issued a directive according to which Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) will now require to take ...

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20 Farmer-Owned MPCs Comprise 70 Per Cent Women: NDDB

Opportunity India Desk Sep 16, 2022 - 2 min read

NDDB Dairy Services (NDS) promotes 20 farmer-owned Milk Producer Companies (MPCs) which has been created by nearly 0.75 million farmers. In these companies, 70 per cent are women including the ownership of 12 MPCs, Meenesh Shah, chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) said. These farmer-owned organisations return up to 85 per cent of consumer money ...

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Finolutions Launches Finvolve in Partnership of India Accelerator

Opportunity India Desk Sep 15, 2022 - 3 min read

Start-up incubator and accelerator firm ‘India Accelerator’ has partnered with business consulting firm ‘Finolutions LLP’ to introduce a platform for start-ups funding education. The platform is said to have aimed at educating the wealth managers and investors about the benefits of investing in a start-up. It claims to be the first ever such tupe of ...

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NEP 2020 Deeply Inspired By Philosophy Of Swami Vivekananda: Dharmendra Pradhan

Opportunity India Desk Sep 15, 2022 - 5 min read

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ programme for students of classes I to V to ensure complete personality development of a child aligned with the philosophy of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. According to the Ramakrishna Mission, the ‘Awakening’ programme will identify the potential of the children and it is aligned ...

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Women Participation In MSME Sector At 24 PC: Study

Opportunity India Desk Sep 14, 2022 - 3 min read

In a recent report by CIEL HR, it was revealed that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, which accounts for generating the largest employment opportunities in India, has recorded a relatively higher rate of women participation in the workforce compared to other industries. The study named employment trends in the MSME sector stated ...

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100 Per Cent Work From Home In SEZs Likely: Piyush Goyal

Opportunity India Desk Sep 14, 2022 - 3 min read

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the government is looking into the industry’s demand to allow 100 per cent work from home (WFH) for those who are working in Special Economic Zones (SEZs). According to the government, this move will increase the employment opportunities in the smaller cities. He said, “We had permitted ...

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To The New Launches ‘Saarthi’ For Underprivileged Students

Opportunity India Desk Sep 14, 2022 - 3 min read

TO THE NEW, a digital technology company, has recently launched ‘Saarthi’, a mentorship programme for underprivileged students, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative ‘Pahal’. Partnering with Association for India’s Development (AID), Noida, the company’s employees have volunteered to mentor and guide the students using their knowledge and experience. To date, over 50 students from ...

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ControlZ Aims To Renew 60,000 Pre-Owned Devices By The End Of Year 2022

Opportunity India Desk Sep 13, 2022 - 2 min read

ControlZ, a one-of-its-kind start-up in the pre-owned segment offering as good as new smartphones, is set to augment the potential of renewed smartphones across the country, and has today revealed its key proposition of providing a renewed display on its smartphones. The company, with a vision to make pre-owned smartphones aspirational, ensures every display is ...

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How to Start a Small Design Business from Scratch

Opportunity India Desk Sep 13, 2022 - 3 min read

It can be difficult to know how to start a design business. No matter how much experience you have, it can be hard to know when the time is right and how to take the plunge. Designers coming right out of college tend to want to start a firm right away, but before you can put ...

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