Page-7 of Current Affairs - February, 2014

Facebook announces purchase of WhatsApp for $19bn

February 23, 2014

The social media giant, Facebook announced purchased popular mobile messaging company WhatsApp for a whopping $19 billion. To date, it is the largest acquisition by the Mark Zuckerberg-led firm, which will give it a stronghold in the market for messaging. ..

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Cabinet nod for Equal Opportunity Commission & Coal Regulator

February 23, 2014

The Union Cabinet approved the creation of Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC), to check discrimination of minority communities in jobs and education.  About Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) Exclusively for minorities. Mandate: To ensure that no minority community is discriminated against on ..

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Parliament nod to bill to protect rights of street vendors

February 23, 2014

Parliament passed “Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) bill-2014” to regulate street vending activities and protect the rights of urban street vendors besides ensuring steps against harassment by police and civic authorities. The Rajya Sabha adopted ..

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“Asteroid 2000 Em26”: Potentially hazardous space rock safely passed by Earth

February 23, 2014

The space rock, known as 2000 EM26, poses no threat and passed the Earth at just under nine times the distance to the moon. Though, it is defined as a potentially hazardous Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) that was large enough to ..

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Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned as AP Chief Minister

February 23, 2014

Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and also quitted from the membership of the State Assembly and the Congress Party. Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan accepted the resignation of Chief ..

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MSME Ministry to launch virtual network to link clusters

February 23, 2014

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is set to launch a virtual network wherein different clusters of micro, small and medium enterprises can connect on a common platform and share information to help them expand their business.  ..

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