Facebook acquires shopping search engine TheFind.com
1. Facebook has acquired
the shopping search engine TheFind.
2. With the acquisition,
the social networking giant Facebook has signaled its future plans to move into
the e-commerce.
3. The acquisition aims to
improve Facebook ads experience and lift its digital advertising business. The
technology of TheFind will be integrated into Facebook in order to make ads
more relevant and better for consumers.
4. Since July 2014, the
social networking giant was testing a buy button to let its users purchase
online goods directly. With the acquisition of TheFind, Facebook will be able
to add additional shopping tools to its service.
About
TheFind
1. It was Founded in 2006.
2. It was co-founded by
CEO Siva Kumar and CTO Shashikant
3. Khandelwal both are
native Indians. Since its establishment, it had raised US 26 million dollars in
three investment rounds.
Ashu Suyash appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
of CRISIL
1. Ashu Suyash has been
appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Credit
Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL).
2. She will succeed Roopa
Kudva, who had been the MD & CEO at Crisil since 2007. Suyash’s appointment
was confirmed by the Board of Directors of the Company and will assume charge
from 1st June 2015.
3. Prior to this appointment,
she was CEO at L&T Investment Management. She was appointed to this post
after the L&T Investment Management had acquired Fidelity Worldwide
Investment’s India Asset Management business.
India, Kyrgyzstan signed MoU for cooperation on textile & clothing
1. India and Kyrgyzstan on
17 March 2015 signed MoU to strengthen bilateral cooperation on textile and
clothing.
2. The MoU was signed by
Minister of State (MoS) for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar and his counterpart
Minister of Energy and Industry of Kyrgyzstan Kubanychbek Turdubaev in New
Delhi.
3. The MoU seeks to
strengthen bilateral cooperation between both nations in the three fields
including Textiles and Clothing, Silk and Sericulture and Fashion.
4. The MoU also aims to
achieve enhance cooperation between both nations in
a) Development of trade
and economic & investment relations.
b) Collaboration in
techno-commercial and joint trade missions.
c) Investment cooperation.
d) Mutual assistance in
R&D.
e) Technical collaboration
in the field of product development and manufacturing, testing and
certification.
5. Both the nations also
agreed to set up a joint working group (JWG) in order to explore areas of
cooperation within the scope of the MoU and the steps required to facilitate
bilateral trade and investment.
Indian researcher Minoti Apate named as woman of the year 2015 in New
South Wales
1. Indian researcher
Minoti Apate has been named as New South Wales (NSW) Woman of the year 2015.
2. Apate was named for the
award for her contributions to the field of medical research, Indian community
and the tertiary education.
About Minoti
Apate
1. At present she is
Professor of Medicine at the South Western Sydney Clinical School of the
University of New South Wales.
2. Apate was the first
researcher in the world to develop a method to isolate pancreatic stellate
cells, a technique which provided a research tool for studying the path that
pancreatic fibrosis (scarring of the pancreas) takes.
3. Apate was awarded the Order
of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2014 for her services to medical research, Indian
community and the tertiary education.
4. Apart from scientific
research work, she is also an active member of the Marathi Association of
Sydney, an organisation that serves Sydney’s Indian population.
Haryana Government passes bill banning cow slaughter
1. Haryana Government has
passed Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill, 2015 that bans cow
slaughter.
2. It was unanimously
passed in budget session of state with voice vote.
Objective of bill - the Bill seeks to
conserve and develop indigenous breeds of cows in the State. It also seeks to
establish institutions for the purpose of sheltering and taking care of infirm,
injured, stray and uneconomic cows.
Cow slaughter Banned - Cow slaughter is
completely banned in the state and anyone found guilty would be liable for
imprisonment for 3 to 10 years, along with fines from Rs. 30 thousand to Rs. 1
lakh.
While, the killing of a
cow in an accident or for self-defence will not be considered slaughter.
Ban on sale of beef - It is completely banned
in the state. Violation of the ban will entail person 3 to 5 years of rigorous
imprisonment with fine of up to Rs. 50 thousand.
Export of cow - Exporting a cow for the
purpose of slaughter either directly or indirectly through agent or servant or
any person is banned. If any person found guilty he will be imprisoned for 3 to
7 years with fine from Rs. 30 thousand to Rs. 70 thousand.
In case of exporting a cow
out of the State, permit for export and declaration that cow will not be
slaughtered will be required. However, in case of exporting cow to state
where cow slaughter is not banned, permit will be not issued.
Veteran singer Bombay S Kamal passes away
1. Veteran singer and
music composer Bombay S. Kamal passed away on 17 March 2015 in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala at the age of 85. He was suffering from
respiratory ailments.
2. In past six decades, he
had active presence in the field of music especially in Malayalam film music.
About Bombay
S. Kamal
1. He was born in
Mumbai.
2. Kamal had received
attention as singer since the age of 7 by singing Mohammed Rafi hits.
3. In 1950’s, he moved to
Kerala and settled in Kozhikode district after an acquaintance with iconic composer
and director M.S. Baburaj.
4. His debut as music
composer was in the film Nilavilakku in 1986.
5. Kamal was also active
in the world of music by singing for albums and gana melas.
6. He is recipient of
inaugural Swaralaya Guruvandanam Award in 2012.