Current Affairs 07-Jan-2015: ----------------------------------------------------- Facebook Inc on 5 January 2015 acquired startup company Wit.ai in an attempt to develop voice recognition. Researcher said that the new treatment is based on a use of the whole plant (WP) Artemesia annua, from which the current pharmaceutical drug artemisinin (AN) is extracted. Earlier, they were required to get Russian citizenship to serve in Russian Military, or a paper granting them Russian citizenship rights, but now they can serve legally without Russian citizenship. The winner Popov Ivan was awarded the cash purse of two lakhs rupees, while Runner-up Dzhumaev Marat of Uzbek GM got one lakh fifty thousand rupees and third placed GM Mozharov Mikhail of Russia secured a cash award of one lakh fifteen thousand rupees. PepsiCo India and Varun Beverages entered into the deal on 15 November 2014 following which they had approached CCI for its approval. The reverse face of the coin bears the image of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata in the centre, with the inscription 175 वा जन्मदिवस in Devnagri script. He is the 10th Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly since the State came into being on 15 November 2000 Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on 6 January 2015 named as the Brand Ambassador of Andhra Pradesh (AP) health sector. Both houses of Pakistan’s Parliament passed the 21st Constitution Amendment Bill 2015 and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2015 and cleared the way for establishment of military courts in the country. Indian weightlifters bagged a total of 14 medals including 6 Gold Medals in the 17th Asian Youth (boys & girls), 22nd Junior Women and 29th Junior Men Asian Weightlifting Championships 2015 at Doha, Qatar. Amit Shah appointed Raosaheb Patil Danve as the new BJP President of Maharashtra. He succeeds Devendra Fadnavis. Ordinance that amends’ Citizenship Act, 1955 and provides life-long Indian visa facility to PIOs was signed by the President on 6 January 2014. The ordinance was signed before the three-day meet of Indian diaspora in Gujarat during Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2015. US company Digipas on 4 January 2015 launched the first smart luggage lock eGeeTouch at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2015. High-level committee (HLC) headed by former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanium in its recommendation suggested single window clearance mechanism for green nods as corporates seek short cuts to get clearance for their environment projects. Shah with over 20 years of experience in capital markets has worked with the investment bank for nearly four years. His appointment was confirmed by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) under the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The board had recommended his name on 26 June 2014 The Scientists at the Centre for Medicinal Plants Research in Kerala discovered a rare plant species named Chlorophytum palghatense at the Dhoni hills in Palakkad district of Kerala. Ishpreet Singh Chadha of Maharashtra on 6 January 2015 won his maiden National Sub-Junior Snooker title 2015 at the BRC Gloster National Billiards & Snooker Championship 2015. Bihar Government increased the duration of maternity leave to 180 days and also made provisions for 730 days of child care leave. These leaves will be allowed for two children during entire service period. Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Limited on 6 January 2015 launched Chinas first online bank named WeBank to boost small businesses. Fortune magazine declared the Larry Page, chief executive officer and co-founder of Google as the Business person of the Year for 2014.
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