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In October 2017, Myntra partnered with the Ministry of Textiles to promote the handloom industry. [31] [32] In April 2017, the company acquired InLogg, a city-based technology platform for the e-commerce sector. [33] In April 2018, Myntra acquired Bengaluru-based start-up Witworks, a maker of wearable devices, to strengthen its technology team ...
Mukesh Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur and author known for his contributions to digital commerce, wellness, and technology.A 1997 computer science graduate from IIT Kanpur, he began his career at Deloitte before moving to Silicon Valley in 1999, where he worked at Nextag, Centrata, and newScale, gaining expertise in technology and strategy.
In 2012, the United Nations approved a 2009 claim by the Philippines to the Benham Rise. [25] 10 December 1898: Spain, still sovereign, [note 9] cedes the Philippines to the United States via the Treaty of Paris (1898). [26] 4 July 1946: The United States recognizes Philippine independence under the provisions of the Treaty of Manila (1946).
The Philippines, [g] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [h] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and ...
The following is a list of national founders of sovereign states who were credited with establishing a state. National founders are typically those who played an influential role in setting up the systems of governance, (i.e., political system form of government, and constitution), of the country.
The City of Manila administrative entity was created, composed of Binondo, Ermita, Intramuros, Malate, Pandacan, Quiapo, Santa Cruz, Barrio San Nicolas, San Miguel, San Fernando de Dilao (modern day Paco), Sampaloc and Tondo. The capital of the Philippines was relocated to Manila from Malolos. Arsenio Cruz-Herrera became mayor.
The Jesuits founded the Colegio de Manila in 1590, which later became the Universidad de San Ignacio, a royal and pontifical university. They also founded the Colegio de San Ildefonso on August 1, 1595. After the expulsion of the Society of Jesus in 1768, the management of the Jesuit schools passed to other parties.
The earliest recorded History of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, dates back to the year 900 AD, as documented in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.By the thirteenth century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River, which bisects the city into the north and south.