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Chennai based Smiling Baby retail starts home delivery service

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Located at Adyar area of Chennai, retail shop Smiling Baby has launched Home Delivery services recently. The Delivery services would initially include localities at Adyar, Besant Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, IIT Madras Campus, Kotturpuram, Mylapore and other nearby areas of the city. Customers who order between a dedicated time will receive the products the same day ...

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Government to exempt certain cancer medicines sales tax

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

In his recent budget speech, Union Cabinet Minister of Finance & Planning Sudhir Mungantiwar has made it vocal that certain medicines required for the treatment of cancer will be exempted from sales tax and said that the list of medicines would be notified separately. Significantly, it is estimated to cost the exchequer Rs 15 ...

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Similar to AIIMS, government plans to set up All India Institutes of Ayurveda

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

The government has approved setting up of an All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) at Sarita Vihar in New Delhi, to come up on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Reportedly, the Upper house of Indian Parliament Rajya Sabha was informed about the government’s nod over AIIA, the first referral-cum-teaching ...

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Current market scenario of rapidly booming wellness Industry

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

Wellness and beauty industry is one of the fastest growing industries in India today. Increasing emphasis on a healthy and wholesome lifestyle has been a springboard for the industry. At present, the share of the wellness industry in India is still less than two per cent as compared to its performance in international market. ...

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Italys brand Bottega di LungaVita introduces exclusive range Sol Leon for Indian skin

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

The Sol Leon range by Bottega di LungaVita has a unique UVA and UVB protection program for face and body that keeps the direct contact of sun rays under control. It claims to fight the immunosuppressive effect of the sun on the delicate upper layer of the skin and also reduces the risk of erythematic ...

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Makeover expert receives recognition from ICUNR for her expertise in beauty category

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Indian Council for UN relations (ICUNR) has recently organised an award ceremony in New Delhi to felicitate women from different genres. The event was celebrated by awarding women achievers who had set an example across the globe in their perspective fields by gaining expertise in it and at the same time providing a solid ...

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Pharma major Lupin to acquire remaining 40% stake in South African Pharma Dynamics

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Founded in 2001, South Africa’s Cape Town headquartered Pharma Dynamics (PD) distributes a range of branded generic prescription medicines and over-the-counter (OTC) products in South Africa as well as other markets across the African continent. Ranked among the top 20 drugmakers in South Africa, PD is the third-largest generics firm in the prescription drugs ...

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Scion of Sun Pharma Aalok Sanghvi to head emerging market units for recently acquired Ranbaxy

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Soon after Sun Pharma received nod from Apex Court of Punjab and Haryana to acquire Ranbaxy, scion of former brand Aalok Sanghvi is expected to head the emerging market units, as Abhay Gandhi, Business Head of the brand, will take charge of domestic business. Taking forward its acquisition of Ranbaxy Laboratories, Sun Pharma has ...

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Cosmetics giant L'Oréal signs agreement with CFAO to further expand its Africa Presence

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

In a move to further expand its presence in African market, Globally renowned cosmetics giant, L’Oréal has partnered With Compagnie Française de l’Afrique Occidentale (CFAO) to cover the production and distribution of cosmetics in the Ivory Coast. As per a research report of Forbes magazine, CFAO, a multinational company, headquartered in France, will ...

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Singapore-based portal to navigate consumers for spa selection

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Known as the online health and beauty counterpart to Hungrygowhere, Wellnessly is a Singapore-based platform which allows users to sort and choose between the good, better and best spas and wellness centres, based on the reviews. The platform operates by enabling consumers to search and size up services and book appointments on the spot. ...

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