Levi's Takes Watery Mission To Facebook

Levi's which has already generated plenty of buzz with its Levi's Water20 by pledging to wash jeans less, take shorter showers and adopt better laundry habits.

Now, Levi's says it will donate $250,000 to Water.org through this initiative, which will provide at least 200 million liters of water to communities in need.
Prizes for the game, which runs through April, include free jeans, as well as a shot at a trip to a community receiving access to clean water from Water.org, so the winners can "experience firsthand the excitement and joy of community members as their lives are forever changed."

Water.org, founded by actor Matt Damon and environmentalist Gary White, says one in eight people lack access to safe water, 2.5 billion don't have a toilet, and four million people die each year from preventable, waterborne diseases.

Brand Ambassador - Sonakshi Sinha : Provogue

Provogue India has signed in Bollywood's newest actress Sonakshi Sinha as its brand ambassador.

The brand also has Hrithik Roshan as their brand ambassador for the last two years.

Previously Provogue has had brand ambassadors like Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Fardeen Khan, Katrina Kaif and Esha Deol.

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(Hint: something got banned)

Sharman Joshi to endorse 7UP in place of FIDO DIDO

Bollywood actor Sharman Joshi has replaced the cartoon character of Fido Dido as the face of PepsiCo's aerated drink 7UP.Sharman has been signed up for two years, and according to news sources he has been paid Rs.5 crore for the endorsement deal.

The campaign for the drink, 'Gussa Hatao, Chill Machao', involves two television commercials and will focus on simple issues of anger management.

Sharman said he was excited about the commercials, which will be aired by the end of March.

Trivia : Raj Kumar Hirani is going to shoot these ads

Tata Crucible Campus Lucknow few questions from final round

Few Questions from the final round


1."Math Class is tough" were the first talking words uttered by whom.These words created a furore in in US , Europe etc,whom are we talking about 


2.This personality had a list "Bury me with a pack of Camel Cigarettes" Who said this 


3.Launched in 2006,run by the Sunshine Press it claims a database of 1.4 million within a year of its launch.What are we talking about


4.Connect : Anchor Earth - Wave Combine - Parini Dawe - Anand Shyam 


5.What term was coined from the practise of breaking of benches.The market place used to have benches on which people tolled their money, wrote their bills of exchange,when a person failed his bench was broken.Hence this word

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The good old identify the logo question

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Facebook Buys Snaptu for an Estimated $60 – $70 Million

Facebook has acquired Snaptu for an estimated $60 - $70 million, although some reports peg the price lower, at around $40 million. Snaptu provides a solution for developing, deploying and maintaining online services, particularly on mobile phones. Just a few months ago, Facebook partnered with the company to launch a rich application specifically for feature phones.

Google remakes Chrome logo, removes shine

Google has updated its logo for the Chrome browser, removing the "shine" and going minimalist on the design.

The remade logo follows Google's decision to remake the Chromium design last week. Chromium is the open-source foundation behind the browser.

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Which company's logo has evolved thus. The current co. is a result of many mergers.

Tata Crucible 2011 - Student Quiz - Chennai Prelims

Provided by Mr. G.B.Jayakumar
Sr. Executive - Business Planning
Hyundai Motor India Ltd., Chennai

1. From where (city) was the first FM radio Service started in India?

2. Which venture started as “Indian Ahoy’ a site which is still used to attract high leisure travelers from overseas? But later it was rechristened to better suit the Indian market.

3. ‘Bada’ is a mobile OS which derives its name from Korean word for Ocean. Which company developed it?

4. Identify the group from its founder. (Options Given: Murugappa / Cholayil)

5. Which company derives its name from the Latin word that translates ‘to bind together’ a name chosen to reflect the integrated nature of services the company offer. (Options Given: Novartis / Religare)

6. ‘Ergo’ was an Indian newspaper published in the Tabloid format & distributed free of cost to IT professionals in Software corridor of Chennai during 2007-09. However it ceased in Aug 2009 from physical format & continued to be published in online format. Which company publishes the Ergo?



7. In 1967, N.Thanu, a political cartoonist founded which institution whose students are in Top notch companies & Institutions?



8. Identify the Group from its head.



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9. A brand of ice cream, established by Polish immigrants Reuben and Rose Mattus in the Bronx, New York, in 1961. The name does not derive from any of the North Germanic languages and is simply two made-up words meant to look Scandinavian to American eyes. Which brand?



10. ‘Blyk’ is a mobile messaging media service targeted at the youth. Which cellular operator provides the service in India?



11. ‘Sure’ in UK, ‘Shield’ in SouthAfrica, ‘Reward’ in Nigeria. How do we know it in India?



12. How do we know this now? (Shoe Photo Shown with the name ‘Onitsuka Tiger’)



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13. What was unveiled by Steve Ballmer on May 28, 2009 at the “All things digital Conference’ in San Diegeo?



14. Who owns ‘Instone’ nutritional supplements & also editor of the men’s magazine ‘Sly’?



15. Small car manufacturer ‘Daihatsu’ is owned by which company?



16. Identify the Person.



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17. Which business house based in Kerala was started by Ninan Mathai & M. George in 1887?



18. Which Malaysia based airliner headed by Tony Fernandes is Asia’s largest low-cost no frills carrier?



19. Founded in 1783 in Geneva & named after its founder who was a jeweler & amateur scientist. He invented the Geneva system for producing pure bottled water through Carbonization. Identify the brand.



20. Which group owns this brand?