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Godrej Consumer Products acquires South Africa's hair extensions firm Frika Hair

Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 1 min read

FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) has announced its 100 per cent acquisition on South Africa's hair extensions firm Frika Hair for an undisclosed sum in order to consolidate its position in the South African market. In a BSE filing, GCPL said has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with Frika ...

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Ayurveda

Ayurveda's role is vital in tackling health issues: Naik

Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 1 min read

Traditional wellness systems like Ayurveda is considered to be the world's oldest healthcare system. Popularly known as the 'science of life', Ayurveda has a vital role to play in tackling health challenges. Speaking during the inauguration of the Traditional Innovation Kerala (TKIK) programme, Union Minister of State for Ayush Shripad Yesso Naik said, "Scientific ...

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Health Policy

National Health Policy 2015: A balanced and pragmatic approach towards Health Coverage

Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 1 min read

ASSOCHAM welcomes the draft National Health Policy 2015 intended to replace the earlier policy of 2002. The move is critical in the context of lagging healthcare indicators, changing disease patterns and the need for greater efficiency and accountability in healthcare for creating a viable security net for the population. ASSOCHAM feels that the policy, ...

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Healthcare & Fitness

Apollo join hands with Google Health Card

Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 1 min read

Apollo Hospitals has tied-up with Google in a bid to provide adequate health information as part of the search engine's launch of Health Card in India.Introduced in the US last year, Google Health Card provides a person with basic information about a disease on the Google search engine presented in layman's terms - like its ...

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Healthcare & Fitness

Apollo to increase bedcount to 9,000 by 2017

Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 2 min read

Apollo hospitals have planned to invest close to Rs 600 crore to raise its bedcount across India to 9,000 by the end of FY’17.The leading hospital group is also planning to start an advanced cardiac care facility in Ahmedabad with an investment of around Rs 60 crore. Elaborating on the same, Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing ...

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