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L'Oreal, the French cosmetic brand, plans to set up a research & development centre to develop products specifically for the Indian market. The company has also converted its scientific testing centre at Mumbai into a research centre. It also plans to tie up with 10,000 beauty salons in India over the next two- three years.

Ballarpur Industries has signed a share purchase agreement with Premier tissues (PTIL) to acquire the entire paid up capital of the company. The acquisition will be for an aggregate consideration of up to Rs76.5 crore. PTIL is in the business of tissue paper and related products under the brand names premier and Royal.

Future Group and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) plans to foray into the Indian pasta market. Future Group will launch its pasta under the Tasty Treat brand. Tasty Treat pasta is made of suji and will be available in variants like masala, cheese and pizza style. The product will be priced at Rs12-15 a packet. HUL plans to launch pasta under the Knorr brand.

Elder Health Care, the FMCG arm of the Rs 800-crore Elder group, is targeting a turnover of Rs 125-crore and has earmarked Rs 40-crore for an advertising blitz aimed at strongly pushing its three top brands -- Tiger Balm, Fuel deodorant and FairOne Cream -- this fiscal.

Having acquired mouthwash brand Listerine from Pfizer in 2008, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is now investing in growing the brand and category in India. Listerine that existed both as a prescription and preventive oral care brand in the past is now restricted to the OTC (over-the-counter) segment in the country.

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1) Surashri Kesarbai Kerkar was an Indian classicial vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.Her numerous achievements include the Padma Bhushan,Rajya Gayika,A music festival in her memory every year at Goa.Apart from all this she holds the credit of being the only Indian to do this? What?

2)X is current a Professor of Educational Technology at the School of Education at Newcastle University,UK.He pioneered the 'HIW'-Hole in the wall experiment in 1999 where a computer was placed in a kiosk created within the walls across many slums from Delhi to Italy.The experiment aimed at proving that kids could be taught computers very easily without any formal training.The Hole in the Wall experiment has left a mark on popular culture. Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup read about Mitra's experiment and was inspired to write his debut novel Q & A - this subsequently went on to become the movie Slumdog Millionaire.Identify X?

3)Y was founded by Richard Wurman and Harry Marks in 1984 and has been held annually since 1990.Since 2002 Y has been hosted by Chris Anderson and managed by his non profit 'The Sapling Foundation'.As of now Y is held in across 60 countries and the annual membership fee for participating in Y is $6000 which includes attendance of Y, club mailings, networking tools and Y's DVDs.What is Y?
Hint:Attendees of Y are called 'Y'sters.

4)What product/company's first Ad was this?

5)What is unique about this ?

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

Before it degenerated into war, terror, reaction and dictatorship, the French Revolution reached its zenith when the newly formed National Constituent Assembly formally adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen on this day- August 26, 1789.

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LoGO TaLe: Bharti

The logo was designed by JWT and presents Bharti in indigo and orange (the earlier logo was in black and orange), with three arrows embedded in it. According to the official communiqué, the new logo is youthful and reflects Bharti’s multidimensional character and avenues for growth. The indigo stands for depth and the orange, for youthful passion and energy. The arrows stand for movement that extends beyond boundaries and symbolise swiftness, precision and accuracy.

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Martini Gold by Dolce & Gabbana

Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana have teamed up with Bacardi’s vermouth brand Martini to launch their Martini Gold by Dolce & Gabbana.
The Martini Gold vermouth is a refined blend of ‘bergamot from Calabria, lemons from Sicily as well as oranges, Spanish saffron, myrrh from Ethiopia, ginger from India, and cubebe pepper from Indonesia’.
At the current moment, there isn’t much information Martini Gold, according to the official Martini website, the brands’ lips are sealed on the finer details.

Meanwhile, Italian actress Monica Bellucci is filmed a commercial for Martini Gold in Dolce & Gabbana in Rome.

PrePare Tata Crucible 7: News You Can Use

- Novartis launching its Arogya Parivar (healthy family) programme
- The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), at Rs 1,20,000 crore the largest-ever urban spending initiative in India, is spawning many such success stories—but not in the numbers it should.
-With 62 of its alumni now billionaires, Harvard tops Forbes’ list of ‘Billionaire Universities’, followed by Stanford that boasts of 28 billionaire graduates. Harvard’s billionaire alumni are an accomplished group. They include Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and media tycoon Sumner Redstone.
-London’s Black Cabs have come out top in a quality survey of taxi services in the world’s biggest cities.Fifty-six percent of travelers surveyed by Hotels.com said that London’s cabs offer the best service, followed by New York and Tokyo.