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With the rising health consciousness amongst the consumers, organic and natural food is progressively becoming a part of many restaurants’ or fast food joints’ menu.

Scarcity of fit water and increasing water borne diseases has lead many foreign companies to enter India and offer technical consultancy services to the Indian firms.

The beauty and wellness industry is growing with the rate of 30-35 per cent per annum.

Hectic and frenzy lifestyle makes it difficult to stay in shape; so sooner or later all of us need to go to a gym or some fitness centre.

The funding will be primarily used to expand Tattva Spa’s network and in the development of the regional teams in tier II and III cities.

The company, which has 350 outlets in South India out of total of 404 outlets in the country, plans to have 3,000 saloons in the country by end of the year 2017.

Months after announcing a ban on the testing of cosmetics on animals, India has banned import of such products and become the first "cruelty-free" cosmetics zone in South Asia.

After implementation of the decision, anyone found selling cigarettes or tobacco products without the specified warning will be liable to one-year imprisonment or a fine of Rs 1,000 or both on first conviction.

Celebrity boxer MC Mary Kom joins ‘The Taj Must Smile’ campaign, to urge Indian women to break the taboos related to maternal and menstrual health.

Kira Food Products have launched premier extra virgin cold pressed Avocado oil ‘Olivado’ for the first time in Indian market.

Clearing the air over the brands’ funding requirement, Nitin Passi, Chairman and MD, Lotus Herbals says the brand is doing well and does not require any funding.

After addressing skin problems of celebrities, famous cosmetic dermatologist Dr Jaishree Sharad launches her first book to guide with right remedy and skin care for specific issues.

Known for producing 100 per cent herbal and free of animal testing products, Lotus Herbals has launched Colorkick Kajal. The deep black kohl is said to be extremely safe for teenagers.

The wellness industry in India is poised to touch Rs 1,00,000 crore (Rs 1 trillion) by 2015, with a compounded annual growth rate of 15-17 per cent, from about Rs 70,000 crore in 2012.

During festivals we switch off our mental calorie count alerts and freak on all those snacks and goodies. It becomes very difficult to avoid high calorie content food during festivals, but there is a way out.