pERSONALITIES of the Day !!

Shikha Sharma - CEO, Axis Bank

CP Gurnani - CEO of software export company Mahindra Satyam

take this - 2

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1. What dubious distinction does Nike,McDonald's ,Nestle & Coca Cola share among themselves ?

2.X explains that his motive for stealing Y was completely for patriotic reasons and that he believed it belonged to his country and that Napolean stole itfrom them. For his act he was hailed as a great patriot and was also let off for a very lenient punishment. It's described as one of the greatest acts of itskind in the 20th century.Identify X and Y.[look @pic 2 if it helps!!]

3.Which specific class of people are referred to as nijyuu hibakusha ?

kompany watch !!!

Nestle:Originated in 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company for milk products established in 1866 by the Page Brothers in Cham, Switzerland, and theFarine Lactée Henri Nestlé Company set up in 1866 by Henri Nestlé to provide an infant food product.

Headquartered in Switzerland,it is the world's largestfoods company followed by Kraft's foods.Key acquisitions include Maggi,Thomy and Nescafe.Nestlé's production and sales rose in the wartime economy as Nescafe became the staple drink of the US Army.

Major M&A's: Maggi seasonings and soups - 1947 Crosse & Blackwell - 1950 Findus - 1953 Libby's - 1971Stouffer's - 1973.

Diversification came with 26.4% shareholding in L'OREAL,the world's largest company in cosmetics and beauty in 1974.In 1977, Nestlé made its second venture outside the food industry by acquiring Alcon Laboratories Inc.

Carnation - American Food Giant - 1984

British confectionary company Rowntree Mackintosh - 1988

Chef America - creator of Hot Pockets - 2002

Jenny Craig Weight Loss Program

In 2006 it acquired Dreyer's and also bought a Greek icecream company thus becoming the world's biggest icecream maker.

here & there !!

The Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development will be presented to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by President Pratibha Patil .

mind sharpener 2

phrase this ?

words of the daY !!

Recuse:
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, esp. because of interest or bias.
to withdraw from a position of judging so as to avoid any semblance of partiality or bias.
Communique:
an official bulletin or communication, usually to the press or public.

tech BUZZ !!

NEXUS ONE , google's first smartphone running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor

take this -I

X was started by Mr.G.L.Mirchandani and Mr.Vijay Mansukhani in 1981 in Mumbai as "MIRC ELECTRONICS". In 1982, X started assembling their flagship product at their factory in Andheri, Mumbai. Superior products and the combination of a distinctive voice, a cutting-edge advertising strategy, and purposeful marketing ensured that X became a household name. Over the years X has run a provocative advertising campaign which became a household name.Once again X has come into limelight with their recent campaign which has drawn the ire of fellow competitor Y. Identify X & Y and the advertising campaigns.

mind sharpener !!

Phrase this ?

here & there

1. Kalyan Singh floats a new party called the Jan Kranty Party on the occasion of his 77th birthday.
2.Bharti Airtel on Tuesday received the nod from Bangladeshs telecom regulator to purchase 70% stake in Warid Telecom and to invest $300 million inthe company.The purchase will make Bharti the newest foreign company to make inroads into the fast-growing Bangladesh mobile market.

3. Swaminathan Dandapani was appointed the new CEO of INFOSYS BPO unit.

pERSONALITIES of the Day !!

Ravi Jaipuria - widely touted as India's bottling guru who owns largest franchises of KFC & Pizza Hut in the country.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan - Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2009

MK Narayanan - National Security Advisor

fIRST Question

Connect the two pictures:

here & there

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