Articles
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 04, 2019 - 3 min readThe rapidly evolving fashion and beauty sector in India has resulted in the booming of beauty salon and clinic businesses in the nation. In fact, one could find a beauty salon/clinic of some kind at almost every corner of a location. But it’s necessary to understand that dreaming of running a beauty salon/clinic business is ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 2 min readFinance Minister, Piyush Goyal, has presented the Interim Budget 2019 envisioning India to become a 5 trillion dollar economy in the next five years. The Interim Budget 2019 has brought opportunities for the education sector as the government has launched a national programme on Artificial Intelligence, known as ‘National Artificial Intelligence Portal’. India secures ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readIgnis Careers, a Hyderabad-based social enterprise providing capacity-building programs for teachers in government and affordable private schools (APS), has developed a digital platform for imparting its Life Skills training program targeting first generation learners from low-income communities. This comes on the back of the funding of $150,000 it received from Atlanta-headquartered education sector focused impact ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readThe Sikkim government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft India. The MoU has been inked between them to improve the education system in Sikkim by boosting digital literacy and building new age tech capacity among students and faculty in government-run schools. Manish Prakash, General Manager of Public Sector, Microsoft India, said, "E-governance is the best ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readGOQii, a domestic fitness technology player, has launched "Run GPS" smart band in India. It is a waterproof smartwatch integrated with GPS tracker and Marathon Coaching. The California-based fitness company has designed RunGPS for running communities that trains for marathons, treks and other running activities. GOQii has signed up ace runners and doctors who would provide ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readEpique (Switzerland) has launched its 'Hydra Bright Peeling Gel', a natural exfoliating gel with unique gommage action specially developed for mature skin care. This advanced formula delivers deep exfoliation in just 2 minutes. Unlike chemical-based peeling gels, this natural turmeric and coconut-based formula provide deep cleansing without irritating the skin. It is enriched with unique molecules ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 4 min readFinance Minister, Piyush Goyal presented the Interim Budget 2019. The session started with a speech recounting all the major initiatives taken by Modi’s government in the last 4 years. According to Goyal, India is emerging as one of the fastest growing economy, currently being the 6th largest economy worldwide. He also mentioned that India is ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readDr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed as the Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia, for a second five-year term. The WHO Executive Board unanimously endorsed Dr Khetrapal Singh, who was earlier also unanimously nominated by 11 Member countries of the Region for another five years. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General ...
-
Here are the Important Highlights of the Interim Budget 2019 and Reactions from the Industry PlayersOpportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 5 min readFinance Minister Piyush Goyal announced the Interim budget 2019 on 1st February and the highlights suggest that the budget has fairly been made in favor of the farmers, real estate, SMEs, middle-class taxpayers, pensioners, and infrastructure development. Here are the highlights of the Interim Budget 2019: o Finance minister Piyush Goyal announced that India is ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readJuul Labs, the US-based electronic cigarette company, is planning to enter India's e-cigarette market by launching its products by late 2019. After hiring Rachit Ranjan, Uber India's Executive, as a senior public policy strategist, Juul recently appointed India-based Mastercard Executive Rohan Mishra as head of government relations. The company is planning to recruit at least three ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readChateauvince launches a collection of diamond rings. These rings are embedded with stones and diamonds that can be customised according to the person's choice. This modish accessory is the perfect addition to any outfit or look as rings are amazing jewellery that can be worn for any occasion. Chateauvince is offering a huge range of ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readiKeva, Hyderabad-headquartered co-working infrastructure provider, has raised an undisclosed amount of funds from Meenakshi group. The funds have been raised by the company to help its expansion of co-working spaces across major metros in India. iKeva is planning to set up 15 new co-working centres over the next 12 months. The company had launched its first ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 1 min readCarWale, India's largest auto media vehicle and online automobile classifieds firm, in partnership with Classic Automotives, has launched its first pre-owned car franchise in Bengaluru. Classic Automotives is one of the oldest used cars dealerships in Bengaluru city. Vikram Alva, President, used cars at CarTrade and CarWale, said, "Buyers are looking to purchase good quality ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 3 min readThe concept of medical tourism has established itself quite well in the country, making India a hub for low-cost and effective healthcare facilities for people from other countries. Indian Medical Tourism industry is anticipated to poise a growth of 7-8 billion USD by 2020, and is considered to throw tons of business opportunities in the ...
-
Opportunity India Desk Feb 01, 2019 - 3 min readWith the rising health and wellness industry, several new segments have evolved proving the potential they carry for being successful in today's time. One such segment is the dietary supplement industry that has emerged as one lucrative segment in the last couple of years. According to reports, The Indian dietary supplement industry is believed to ...