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Wellness 2016: The industry and its growing facets

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

The Indian beauty and wellness market, pegged at over a trillion dollar in 2016, is said to be growing by over 20 per cent each year. Wellness and beauty brands have now started stretching out to Tier II and III cities as well. Changes in lifestyle and consumers becoming more health conscious are primary factors ...

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Building your school brand: What experts say

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

According to an EY-FICCI report on the education sector in India, the K-12 school system in India is one of the largest in the world with more than 1.4 million schools with 250+ million students enrolled.According to India ratings, India’s education market is $133 billion with $ 56 billion in private spend, out of which ...

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Herbal is the word in beauty, personal care: All eyes on Patanjali vs HUL in 2017

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

The Indian consumer is becoming more inclined towards all things natural, organic and herbal when it comes to skin care, personal care and make-up and the year 2016 has been a game-changer for this industry. According to promoter sisters of Azafran Innovacion Ltd, the organic skincare market in India is expected to cross the Rs. ...

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Tech Revolution 2016: The year that was for education

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

India is the second largest market for e-learning after the United States. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19 per cent in the next few years. This growth is proof that like any other sector, technology has also transformed the Indian education sector for good.“I think in 2016, there has been a ...

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3 rules of using technology to deliver content in classroom education

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Someone once told me that learners can broadly be bifurcated into two categories: the AGs and the BGs.BG stands for Before Google. This generation was probably born before 1995 and typically grew up in a pre-liberalised India. Their parents advocated the benefits of frugality and any new invention was probably too expensive for them to ...

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Nutraceuticals: The billion dollar market of opportunities and growth

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

The Indian consumer’s way to being fit is not just about going to a gym today, but also consulting dieticians and following a balanced diet. This shift in consumer behaviour has come as a blessing for the nutraceuticals market for India that was struggling for growth a decade ago, but is a hot market now.The ...

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How international curriculum is taking over the State boards and creating a new need of teacher occupation

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Number of schools offering an international syllabus have risen significantly over the years, as students are increasingly moving away from state boards and opting for one of the 3 International boards operational in India –the International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge International Examination (CIE) and Edexcel Examination Board.As per a study conducted by the National University of ...

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The Shift from Brick and Mortar to Online Test Preparation

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

Even a decade back, learning equated to regular classes attended in a brick and mortar classroom. Once time was up, if you needed more clarification, you’d either have to wait till the next class, or you’d have to run to the library for extra research. In the last few years however, the future of education ...

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My Apple School looking for franchises to replicate its model of success

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

My Apple School is a well renowned pre-school in Vadodra nurturing young minds to become pioneers of tomorrow. Children at My Apple School have the self confidence which distinctively communicates how well they are prepared to face the outer world. Having set a benchmark in early learning education, the brand looks forward to replicate the ...

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Malaysia's Impulse Studios is getting 'fast fitness' to India with a new technology

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

The Indian fitness industry is worth over Rs 4,500 crore and growing at a CAGR of 16 to 18 per cent year on year. In fact, it is expected to cross Rs 7,000 crore by 2017. The numbers point at the huge market that the Indian fitness sector has become. As the market becomes bigger, ...

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