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Snapdeal acquires luxury goods portal Exclusively.com
Online retailer Snapdeal.com has acquired luxury fashion portal Exclusively.com for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Snapdeal is seeking to expand its presence in the high-end fashion segment and targeting $2 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) by the end ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Bihar government announces 35% reservation for women in non-gazetted government jobs
Bihar government has announced 35% reservation for women in non-gazetted government jobs in group C and D grade. This decision was taken at state cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi. The cabinet meeting also took following decisions ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Bharti Airtel partners with UNICEF to provide education content in Africa
Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel Limited has partnered with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to provide health, education and youth-focussed content to its customers in 17 African countries. In this regard, Bharti Airtel limited and UNICEF have signed partnership agreement. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Highlights of India-Myanmar 5th Joint Trade Committee Meeting
The 5th India- Myanmar Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The JTC meeting was co-chaired by Minister of Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and Myanmar Union Minister of Commerce U Win Myint. Both sides ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Former Odisha minister and senior BJD leader Kalindi Charan Behera passes away
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice-President and former Odisha Minister Kalindi Charan Behera passed away at Bhubaneswar. He was 71. About Kalindi Charan Behera Prior joining politics Kalindi Charan Behera was a professor and also a writer of repute with keen ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Veteran film producer and movie mogul Daggubati Ramanaidu passes away
Veteran multilingual film producer Daggubati Ramanaidu has passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana. He was 78 and was suffering from prostate cancer. D Ramanaidu was popularly known as movie mogul and was the only Indian filmmaker to produce movies in so ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
10th Aero India show begins in Bengaluru
10th edition of Aero India show has begun at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the inaugural ceremony audience witnessed the mind-boggling performance of Sarang aerobatic team from the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
IGI Airport ranked best by Airport Council International
Airport Council International (ACI) has ranked Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport of Delhi as the world’s most performing airports in the 25-40 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category. For this achievement, IGI has won the annual ASI’s Airport Service Quality (ASQ) ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Croatia's first female president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic sworn-in
Croatia’s first female President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was sworn in on 15 February 2015. She is Croatia’s fourth president since its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. The Croatian president has a largely ceremonial role and has term a five-year term. In January ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Jawed Usmani takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of UP
Former IAS officer Jawed Usmani took oath as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Uttar Pradesh (UP). He was administered oath to office by Governor of UP Ram Naik at a function at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow. He was sworn-in to ..