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How NITI Aayog Is Going To Strengthen Primary Healthcare Sector

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 2 min read

Primary healthcare broadly encompasses preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care for both acute and chronic illnesses. Thus, it is of utmost importance that the government should provide services such as screening and management of non-communicable diseases, mental health ailments, geriatric and palliative health care, trauma care and emergency care among others. Hence, to ensure sufficient coverage ...

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Stellar to expand its operations to newer markets

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 1 min read

Stellar, India's leading data recovery firm, is expanding its operations to newer markets such as China, Korea, Turkey, and South America to tap into the growing data market. Recently, the company has completed 25 years of operations. Stellar counts India and the US as its largest markets, with each accounting for about 18% of its ...

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Hilton launches DoubleTree by Hilton in Ahmedabad

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 1 min read

Hilton, an American Hospitality major, has launched DoubleTree by Hilton in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Managed by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton Ahmedabad is a unit of Hirise Hospitality Pvt Ltd. Navjit Ahluwalia, Senior Vice President and Country Head, Hilton India, said, "Ahmedabad is an important business and commercial destination, and we are thrilled to mark our presence with ...

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Delhi University looks to introduce online entrance exams from next session

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 1 min read

The Delhi University is looking to start online entrance exams from next session onwards. The decision to have online entrance examinations was taken by the Admissions Committee of the varsity in order to ensure that students who have not secured a high percentage of marks also stand a chance to study in Delhi University. An official said, ...

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Some Trends That The Indian Education Industry Witnessed In 2018

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 3 min read

A lot of things are happening daily in the field of education, especially in India. The Indian education system is emerging as one great business village for enthusiastic entrepreneurs and franchisors that are looking to establish a career in the same field. In fact, the United Nations has set the target to ensure that the ...

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Edtech startup Toppr raises $35 million in Series C funding round

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 1 min read

Mumbai-based edtech startup Toppr has raised $35 million in Series C funding round led by Eight Road Ventures, Helion Ventures, Kaizen PE and SAIF Partners. The funds raised will be used by the company to fuel their adaptive platform that has more than 6 million registered students. Zishaan Hayath, CEO and Founder, Toppr, said, "This capital will ...

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TRIO World School hosted 'Ablaze Carnival-2018'

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 1 min read

TRIO World School, Sahakarnagar, has hosted its annual carnival 'Ablaze', which was a day's extravaganza. The carnival witnessed some exquisite participation and turned out to be a huge success. The carnival comprised of interschool competitions like Dance off, Battle of The Bands, Mad Ads, western vocal solo, stand-up comedy, Lip sync Battle, Fashion shows, Treasure ...

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Virtual Reality a Third Dimension between the Physical and the Online

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 3 min read

As we inch towards the year 2019, we realize that while everything else – including product prices and the number of players in the market – is seeing an upward trajectory of growth, the retail shop floors are facing a massive space crunch. The high-end luxury brands are the most hard-pressed in this regard to ...

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Retail 3.0: Trends That Will Shape the Retail Industry in 2019

Opportunity India Desk Dec 21, 2018 - 4 min read

The Retail Industry has morphed into a new and modernized version of its former self in the recent past. Digitization, the introduction of different schemes and up-gradation of technology has seen the evolution of this space from unorganized trade to organized retail. This has been made further possible by Demonetisation and the introduction of Goods ...

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Consider These Points To Make Your Spa Franchise Successful

Opportunity India Desk Dec 20, 2018 - 2 min read

Venturing into spa franchise business is not easy. According to a recent survey, 5 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start spa franchise businesses fail within the first few years. But why do spa franchises fail and go out of business? Unfortunately, the reasons are many and all too common. Here are a few points to consider, ...

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myUpchar launches its "Saathi" app and "Health Card" in Lucknow

Opportunity India Desk Dec 20, 2018 - 1 min read

myUpchar, India's largest online health camp, has launched its "Saathi" app and "Health Card" in Lucknow. The move is aimed at reaching out to the far-flung areas and provide healthcare to people living in the countryside. An official said, "Under the new model, myUpchar has a partner in the operating villages along with a team ...

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Papacream to introduce range of healthy ice cream flavours

Opportunity India Desk Dec 20, 2018 - 1 min read

Papacreme has launched a range of healthy ice cream flavours. These ice creams will cater to the needs of health-conscious customers. They are low in fat, calories and contain no added sugar. The new healthy ice cream flavours include the Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly (a take on the PBJ sandwich) and the Vegan Raspberry Sorbet. The ...

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The Secret To Fill-Up Your Pre-school Franchise Business

Opportunity India Desk Dec 20, 2018 - 2 min read

Congratulations on starting a pre-school franchise! It is difficult to start a business, but an even more tedious task is of running it smoothly and get more enrolments. Embrace yourself with correct information and stay organized. Below is the list of things which will help you to run your pre-school franchise successfully. Staff The most ...

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ipsaa plans to operate 200 day care centres by 2020

Opportunity India Desk Dec 20, 2018 - 1 min read

ipsaa, India’s largest, independently owned chain of day care centres, has announced the company’s plans to operate 200 centres in India within the next 24 months. Kanchan Mittal, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of ipsaa, said, “Growing working population in India has led to significant demand of credible and quality child care. We have observed ...

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Edelweiss PE leads Rs 225 crore funding in Sapphire Foods

Opportunity India Desk Dec 20, 2018 - 1 min read

Sapphire Foods, which operates over 350 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in India, Sri Lanka and Maldives, has raised Rs 225 crore in a fresh round of funding led by Edelweiss Private Equity. The funds raised will be used by the company for expansion activities. Sanjay Purohit, Group CEO of Sapphire Foods, said, “We believe there ...

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