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APEDA Organises 8-Day Mango Festival In Bahrain

Opportunity India Desk Jun 15, 2022 - 3 min read

A total of 34 varieties of mangoes from eastern states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, are being displayed at eight different stores of Al Jazira group supermarket at , Mahooz, Zing, Juffair, Budaiya, Adilya, Seef and Riffa in Bahrain as a part of eight-day Mango Festival—launched by the Agricultural and Processed ...

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Sequoia Capital raises USD 2.85 bn to fund start-ups in India

Opportunity India Desk Jun 14, 2022 - 3 min read

Sequoia Capital on Tuesday announced that it has raised USD 2.85 billion to deploy across start-ups in India and Southeast Asia, the largest dedicated corpus for the region by a risk investor. It will utilise USD 2 billion across its India venture and growth investments, while the remaining will go to the Southeast Asia companies. ...

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What Is Fiat Currency? And Its Pros and Cons

Opportunity India Desk Jun 14, 2022 - 6 min read

You would have probably heard your grandparents say that a 25-paisa metal coin could get them one or two kilograms of rice during their childhood. When you asked your parents how much a kilo of rice cost while they were kids, they would answer that they could buy one or two kilos of rice with ...

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Start-Ups For Railways-- Indian Railway Innovation Policy launched

Opportunity India Desk Jun 14, 2022 - 3 min read

Indian Railways has taken an important step in the field of innovation through the participation of start-ups and other entities. The Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on June 13 launched “Start-Ups for Railways” in Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. This policy will bring scale and efficiency in the field of ...

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Over 400 Stakeholders Take Part In NHA-NASSCOM Conclave

Opportunity India Desk Jun 14, 2022 - 3 min read

The National Health Authority (NHA) and National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) organised a conclave 2022 on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission—Revolutionising Digital Health in Bengaluru as a hybrid event. The conclave was attended by over 400 stakeholders and industry veterans from the healthcare and technology sector as well as investor community in India ...

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How To Use Metaverse For Marketing And Make Money

Opportunity India Desk Jun 14, 2022 - 4 min read

The recent COVID-19 pandemic saw the global digital dependency rise to unprecedented heights, thereby fundamentally changing consumer behavior. This means a more significant percentage of consumers started working, learning, playing, and shopping online. The metaverse is a virtual place that is real-time, realistic, and – in many circumstances – interconnected, where one can undertake any ...

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Schneider Electric To Help Over 100 SMEs Under Partner Programme

Opportunity India Desk Jun 13, 2022 - 2 min read

French energy management company, Schneider Electric, has revamped its Information andTechnology Partner Program to help existing partners extend and differentiate their business bybecoming strategic advisors and experts in the market. The programme is called mySchneider IT Partner Program and it focuses on unique specializations for partners including IT Solution providers, IT Software and ...

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NCLAT Upholds CCI Order, Asks Amazon To Pay INR 200 Cr

Opportunity India Desk Jun 13, 2022 - 3 min read

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday rejected Amazon's plea challenging the decision of fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) to suspend the approval for the e-commerce major’s deal with Future Coupons. It also slapped a fine of INR 200 crore to Amazon for non-disclosure of relevant information on combinations under ...

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Maruti Suzuki Saved 174 Million Tons Of Fuel Using Indian Railways to Dispatch 2.3 Lac Units

Opportunity India Desk Jun 13, 2022 - 3 min read

Maruti Suzuki India or MSI, which holds the honor of being India’s largest automobile manufacturer, has shipped over 2.33 lac units with the help of India Railways in the last financial year. This is said to be the highest ever dispatch in a single financial year so far, from starting the initiative of sending units ...

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Why The Crypto Market Is Down

Opportunity India Desk Jun 13, 2022 - 3 min read

The crypto market touched a new low on Monday as the major tokens were trading with large cuts in the backdrop of rising inflation. Bitcoin is trading at contraction of 7.92 per cent at USD 27,071.05 while Ethereum slumped to USD 1,400. The crypto behemoths were trading near 18-month lows leaving the global market cap ...

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