PrePare Tata Crucible 4: News You Can Use

1. Reliance launches India's first Mobile Jockey Portal. The Mobile Jockey would be equipped with lots of Chat subjects like: Page 3 (Media Gossips), Naye Andaaz (Current trends), Fashion, Marriage, Education and Food recipe. Other interesting topics that can be covered during the conversation include: General topics, Friendship, Current events, Trends in Present Life, Personality Grooming, Movies and Music, Career & Household tips.

2. The Reserve Bank of India has finally approved Nokia Mobile Money services that enable consumers to transfer money to other individuals by using their mobile devices. Yes Bank has launched this service in India specifically for unbanked and under-banked consumer segments. Mobile Money Services will also allow consumers to pay utility bills as well as recharge prepaid SIM cards (top-ups), and later on also pay merchants for goods and services by using their mobile devices. Supported by Obopay's payments platform, the first-of-its-kind service provides the ability to initiate mobile payments through multiple channels i.e. SMS, IVR, WAP, JAVA and FIRE.

3. Dubai’s state-owned low-cost airline, Flydubai, has commenced its India operations with thrice-weekly flights to-and-fro Lucknow. Flydubai commenced operations in June 2009. It has eight aircraft and connects 17 international destinations. The company plans a fleet of 50 planes by 2016.

4. Rajasthan has launched an e-governance initiative that aims to communicate essential information to the underprivileged using mobile phones. Named as "e-Speech Application through Network for Automated Communication Help and Response", the application is developed through a collaboration between RajCOMP, the state's computer agency and OneWorld Foundation-India.

5. The majestic Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, has added more gold to its ornate decor as it becomes home to the world's first "Gold To Go" vending machine. "The reason we chose Emirates Palace is because it really fits with the surroundings here," said German entrepreneur Thomas Geissler, creator of the "Gold to Go" brand and chief executive of Ex Oriente Lux.

Beer Drinking Maps

The Economist posted the following map of global beer drinking, using multiple sources for their data. China seems to have already won this race, but the U.S. isn't too far behind.

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Parle unveils new ‘Appy’ look

As part of the new look, Appy retains the overall elegant, black packaging, while the logo takes on the delicate golden-yellow color of apple juice, in place of the previous white logo.

The objective of this change in packaging is to keep Appy looking as contemporary and stylish to the consumers of today, said the company.

100th Anniversary of the Birth of Mother Teresa

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known around the world as Mother Teresa, the Austrian Post Office is issuing a commemorative that in a way is to be seen as a sign of respect for this great woman.
Few days back, German post also realeased a postage stamp to celebrate 100th birthday of Mother Teresa.

Pinkerton National Detective Agency

Allan Pinkerton founded a detective agency in Chicago that originally gained fame for solving a series of train robberies and later became known for helping management break strikes by the new labor unions.
Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who later hired Pinkerton agents for his personal security during the Civil War. After the war, Pinkerton returned to running his Agency, which made its name in a number of high-profile cases, including that of Frank and Jessie James. By the 1870s, the agency had the world's largest collection of photographs of criminals and suspects.

Flashback Tata Crucible Quiz Part 10

- Which famous brand was founded in 1932 when George Blaisdell decided to create a lighter that would look good and be easy to use?

- What term is used to describe an employee internal to an organization who exhibits entrepreneurial behavior contributing to business growth?

- This brand was founded by Viju Mahtaney and Rajan Mudaliar; the brand’s logo actually a stylist version of the Greek letter phi. Currently, Raymond’s own it. Which brand is being referred here?

Ruskin Bond makes first movie appearance in Saat Khoon Maaf

Ruskin Bond is making his first appearance on silver screen in Vishal Bharadwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf, based on his own novel titled ‘Susanna's Seven Husbands’.

The prolific English writer of children's works and more, who lives amidst a large adopted family in a cottage in Mussorie ("Where the grass is still green and the air is still free").

An Indian author of British origin, Bond's writing has lured several filmmakers into making films of his novels. ‘The Flight of Pigeons,’ for instance, was adapted by Merchant Ivory films to make the Shashi Kapoor-starrer Junoon. This is the second time that Bhardwaj is adapting Bond's book, the first being Blue Umbrella.