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How You can Expand Your Book Café Business in India?

Opportunity India Desk Jan 18, 2019 - 3 min read

A bookstore with some great coffee and small eats can give bookworms the opportunity to explore their own world of books, from purchasing their favourite books to satiating their hunger, in one go. Book café has expanded its culture all over the world by merging the two big sectors of business together, wellness and education. ...

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Pune To Introduce India’s First Hospital Entirely For Economically-backward

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 3 min read

Healthcare has emerged as one of the country's largest sectors in business and considerable progress has been achieved in the promotion of health in India. The industry is investing in new technologies and has been growing at a rapid pace. The hospital industry in India accounts to 80% of the total healthcare market. Growing at a CAGR of ...

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Paras Healthcare to invest Rs 500 cr to add 830 beds in 2019

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 1 min read

Paras healthcare, a hospital chain, is planning to invest Rs 500 crore in order to extend the number of beds to 830 in 2019. The company has its branches in Gurugram, Darbhanga, Panchkula and Patna. Dharminder Nagar, Managing Director of Paras Healthcare, said, "We are investing Rs 500 crore to add 830 beds in 2019 across ...

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Peesafe eyes to raise $7 million dollars

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 1 min read

Peesafe, a personal hygiene brand that promises to provide a hygienic and germ-free experience, is looking to raise $7 million dollars through various strategic investments. The company also envisions an 80-100% growth percentage from quarter to quarter. With 70% of company’s sales through offline stores, Peesafe products are available in more than 3000 stores and ...

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How Consumer Behavior is Affecting the Swimwear Industry

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 3 min read

Increased awareness to stay fit among millennials has largely impacted the Indian swimwear market. Fitness has become an integral part of their daily lives but many of them find the everyday gym routine to be very monotonous. Health conscious consumers are thus turning sport-oriented to keep up with their fitness goals. There’s an overall awareness ...

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GROOMING A ‘DIGITAL’ GENERATION

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 3 min read

What triggered the decision to enter India? Gyula Csitari (GC): India offers a great market for many reasons. Not only is the country in a growth phase but its population is young and getting younger. Our main target group of children between 7-14 years old provides huge potential. Within this growing economy there is a ...

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Pune To Get India’s First Hospital Entirely For Poor

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 1 min read

As the cost of medical facilities getting more expensive, the numbers of patients sidelined into waiting lists across hospitals are also increasing. Pune is coming up with a unique medical facility that would be offering healthcare services to impoverished patients. Surya Sahyadri Hospital may soon be the first health center in India that would be ...

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Why Starting An Edtech Business In Chandigarh Is Profitable

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 2 min read

With picturesque locations, no traffic snarls, low attrition rate and a large pool of technology talent, Chandigarh is emerging as the hottest start-up hub. It is also the educational hub for neighbouring states. These days, EdTech apps are highly popular as online education has become popular among working professionals and students in higher education. Thus, ...

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IIT-Delhi alumnus launches 'TouchVision' for visually-impaired

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 1 min read

Ankita Gulati, an alumnus of IIT-Delhi, has launched a device named 'TouchVision' for visually-impaired. The device narrates the content in the picture when a visually-impaired person touches it. Through this device, visually-impaired can access the diagrams and pictorial content. Gulati said, "A foldable stand is used to position a smartphone camera for scanning tactile material and ...

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Walgreens And Microsoft Collaborates For Developing Digital Healthcare Services

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 1 min read

Microsoft Corp and the drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance has collaborated with a seven-year agreement. The two brands would be focusing on research and developing new methods for providing healthcare services through digital devices. Additionally, the company would be focusing on virtually connecting people with Walgreens stores, providing services on therapeutic areas, ranging from chronic ...

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Byju's acquires US-based Osmo for $120 million

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 1 min read

As part of an aggressive international expansion plan, Bengaluru-based Byju’s has acquired US-based learning platform Osmo for $120 million. This is the fifth acquisition by the education technology firm, which was valued at $3.6 billion in its latest round of funding. Earlier, Byju’s had acquired Math Adventures, TutorVista, Edurite and student assessment platform Vidyartha. Byju’s will ...

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Microsoft to set-up 10 AI labs in universities across India

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 1 min read

Microsoft India will set-up 10 artificial intelligence (AI) labs in universities across India. The company is aiming to skill more than 10,000 developers and train 5 lakh youth across the country over the next three years. In order to achieve this target, Microsoft has already collaborated with 715 entities for implementing a comprehensive AI strategy. NITI ...

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Profitable Business Ideas for The Elderly Population in Chandigarh

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 3 min read

Chandigarh is known as the city of retired folks. Maximum retired population especially from army background can be found in Chandigarh, for the amazing weather, properly planned, clean and maintained a city with good medical facilities. According to the census data, out of Chandigarh's total population, the city percent percent young people in the age ...

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Checklists Before Starting A Sales Consulting Training Business In 2019

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 2 min read

Sales training plays a major role in contributing to the growth of small businesses. It is believed that a proper and quality sales training could directly reflect on the profit of an organization, increasing productivity. A quality sales training could also improve their product knowledge followed by selling skills. If you have ever heard of ...

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Uber introduces UberGo cab service in Patna

Opportunity India Desk Jan 17, 2019 - 1 min read

Global ride-sharing major Uber has launched its UberGO services in Patna. Following this, users in the city can now book rides on UberGO by downloading the Uber app on their smartphones. With this launch, Uber expands its cab-hailing services to 36 cities across South Asia. The announcement for expansion comes almost two years after Uber launched ...

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