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City of Oxford College looks at 2,50,000 learners and 25 Skill Universities in 5 years

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

Skills and knowledge are the driving force of economic growth and social development for any country. Indian demographic has a unique facet of being fraught with a majority of young populace. The education sector in India is well developed and mature. The nation's educational infrastructure offers a concrete system comprising of Primary education, Secondary education ...

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Yoga: A multi-billion dollar opportunity market poised to grow

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Yoga is a practice that dates back to the time of the Vedas over 5,000 years ago. The age-old tradition is now a lifestyle that attracts millions of consumers not just in India but across the world. In fact, it is a bigger industry across the US than it is in India itself.The global Yoga ...

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Online doctor consultations on a high post demonetisation

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Demonetization is a progressive boost to India, its businesses and its people in the long run. A more stringent series of actions are poised to be undertaken which could kill corruption up to 90 percent, curb black money menace and bring down inflation thereby helping every individual understand the value for money. The ...

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Mumbai realty major aims at transforming India’s school system with US-based Big Picture Learning

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

Mumbai’s Realty major Marathon Group has introduced Big Picture Learning System, which originated in the US, in India with the launch of its first educational institute Next School in the city. The school aims to personalise a child’s education, while giving them experience in the real world through mentors and internships. Briefing about the kind ...

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How beauty, health and wellness players are beating demonetisation blues in unique ways

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

On November 8, 2016, a policy announced by the Government of India in the spur of a moment shook the industry in an out. Demonetisation may have come as a blow for many. The beauty and wellness industry, especially, which is mostly unorganised and deals in cash payments, was certainly not prepared for the blow. ...

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Why digitisation in higher education is the need of the hour

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Information technology has reformed each sector it has grasped and it is currently in the promising phases of altering academia. In the coming decades education will be more immersive and hopefully more constructive to the people than it is today. Digitisation in the education industry has totally changed the learning and also the teaching process ...

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Wellness centres, institutes, products: Grand old Vasudeva Vilasam looks at 360 degree growth in Ayurveda

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Ayurveda has been a grand old practice that originated in India thousands of years ago. When one goes back to brands that originated years ago in this sector and are still growing and transforming, it is a journey the world’s got to know. One such brand is the Vasudeva Vilasam Group that originated in 1884. ...

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Scope of gems and jewellery skill education in India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Indian gems and jewellery industry is considered to be the global hub, it is well established and recognised worldwide for its craftsmanship and variety. The industry is highly labour intensive and export oriented; it involves not just workmanship but a lot of patience and dedication to the art of jewellery making. This sector has grown ...

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Amity Education Group plans to spread across the globe in the next 5 years

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 10 min read

India’s education sector offers a great opportunity with approximately 29 per cent of India’s population being between the age group of 0-14 years. The schooling segment in India is anticipated to be around $144 billion by 2020 from an estimated $95.8 billion in 2015. In 2014, with 29.63 million students and approximately 48,116 colleges and ...

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Lessons from IITF 2016: What works for your brand at a fair?

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

The India International Trade Fair has just concluded and like every year, the consumers thronged the fair for all sorts of products including beauty and health products. While demonetisation did have an impact on this year’s trade at the fair, there were still huge crowds that went ahead and bought cosmetics, haircare products, Ayurveda products ...

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