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Opportunity India Desk Jan 07, 2019 - 1 min readAmway India, FMCG direct selling firm, has launched the "Attitude Be Bright Herbals" range, foraying into the Rs 2,000 crore herbal skincare market. The company has set a target of Rs 45 crore sales by 2022. This launch follows the introduction of the Nutrilite traditional herbal range of products in 2018. Amway aims at garnering ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 07, 2019 - 1 min readIn order to boost the overall immunisation percentage in the state, the Uttarakhand Government has made 'Vaccination Card' mandatory document for getting admission in any government or private school of the state. Under the new policy, any child who wants admission in play school, nursery or kindergarten, will have to provide this document up to ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 07, 2019 - 3 min readThe health and wellness business industry is being tapped by most of the franchisors, franchisees, and entrepreneurs in order to introduce a promising business idea. The multifaceted nature of this industry allows investors to extend their vision from luxury brands to unique and lucrative business ideas. Serving as the capital of the states of Punjab ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 07, 2019 - 3 min readThe Indian real estate market is expected to touch US$180 billion by 2020. The housing sector is expected to contribute around 11 percent to India’s total GDP by 2020. In the years FY2008-2020, the market size of this sector is expected to increase at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11.2 percent. Retail, hospitality ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 1 min readPuneet Gupta, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, has developed a waterless bathing technology for Indian Army and Navy personnel, who are deployed in extreme conditions. Gupta and a team of 20 IIT-Delhi students have made a body wash and shampoo, named Clentsa, which does not need water as a rinsing agent. ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 2 min readTraditionally education had come to be separated into two types, namely, general education and special education. However, in recent times there has been a shift towards having children with disabilities attend the same schools as non-disabled children. Inclusive Education is meant to make schools as centres of learning and educational systems as caring, nurturing, and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 1 min readThe Rajya Sabha has given approval to the National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill seeks to retrospectively grant recognition to certain institutions running teacher education courses as well as grant retrospective permission to start new courses. The National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993, is amended by the Bill. The Bill is ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 2 min readStarted 3 years ago, BonBeno is a subscription-based online product platform to ease the lives of pets and pet parents. In conversation with Franchise India, Gurleen Singh, BonBeno, talks about the growth drivers of the pet industry and educating people about pet care. Educating People about Pet Care Pet Industry in India is booming ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 1 min readEdtech startup Fusion Klassroom Edutech Pvt Ltd is planning to raise $2 million to further expand its operations. In December 2017, the startup had raised $250,000 in a funding round led by Mohan Mechem Projects Pvt Ltd, Dhaval Patel, Nachiket Dighe and Pramod Dighe. Co-Founded by Alka Javeri, Dhruv Javeri and Dhumil Javeri in 2016, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 1 min readThe Maharashtra government has announced a partnership with realty firm Mahindra Lifespaces for developing the coastal town of Murud as a destination for medical tourism and wellness. The move of the government will draw more tourists to the state. This project will generate 6,000 employment opportunities and attract Rs 500 crore investment. It will be ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 1 min readHyderabad-based Hetero's European subsidiary Amarox Limited has acquired Tarbis Farma, SLU, a pharma company operating in Spain, for an undisclosed sum. Tarbis Farma comes with a product portfolio and an extensive marketing network with well-experienced personnel in retail business across Spain. This acquisition will help Hetero to build a strong front-end marketing presence giving Amarox ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 3 min readThe Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab witnessed an attendance of 20,000 scientists from 60 different countries while Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC). Targeting the Scholars, Scientists, and Students The ISC is believed to uplift India among the top nation in different areas of science today. The session addressed the ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 2 min readICICI Bank and Small Business FinCredit have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small Business FinCredit India Pvt Ltd (SBFC) to jointly provide credit to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This is the first-of-its-kind programme between a bank and an NBFC in India. Under the pact, eligible MSMEs can get loans up to Rs ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 05, 2019 - 4 min readThe healthy breakfast cereal segment is fast catching on with the Indian consumer. Though still in its infancy, it demonstrates a tremendous growth opportunity. India’s breakfast cereal market is forecasted to expand to INR 2,610 crore by 2020 from INR 1,440 crore in 2015, according to market research firm Euromonitor International. As the need for ...
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