tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56840688862547876402024-02-19T01:18:29.951-08:00Bongo BuffetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-43367756951953677702017-06-05T05:18:00.001-07:002017-06-07T08:16:25.646-07:00Bongo Buffet - Sweet Change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px;">The only time that you don’t find a <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Candy Sweet</span> is when you get it as change. It doesn’t matter whether you eat the candy or not, you’re always left with a feeling of being cheated. What if there was a candy that also gave you the sweet feeling of proper change. Yes, that’s exactly what <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , sans-serif;">#sweetchange</span> does. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , sans-serif;">#sweetchange</span> is a new <complete id="goog_1232622412"></complete>candy brought to the shelf by a popular e-wallet brand. All you have to do is unwrap the candy and eat it, don’t throw the wrapper yet, that’s where your change is! Yes, inside the wrapper there is a code, open the app (or download if you haven’t already) and enter the code. That’s it; you’ll get the change you deserved as a cashback. Sweet!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px;">All the change that you could lose out on will now collect in your e-wallet and you can use it for pretty much everything under the sun. #sweetchange comes in four different flavours or denominations if you will. You can get a '<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">#sweetchange</span>' for Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5 or Rs 10. Or even a combination of either as per the change that the shopkeeper owes you. It’s just as simple. ”</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-49680816064266744702017-05-31T12:40:00.000-07:002017-05-31T12:50:40.080-07:00#TIGORSTYLEBACK - A contest with Style & Substance just like the Car!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tata Motors is back with something Bigger and Better for the world of automobiles. The latest from their house is <b>Tata Tigor </b>which promises to be a super hit in the sedan category.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The TIGOR </b>is in line with the legacy of Tata Motors to create something that customers haven’t experienced in that particular section. The TIGOR got what it takes to be a class apart in its section with its design, style & attitude. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: normal;">To </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">commemorate the arrival of this fabulous car, TATA Motors brings to you a fabulous contest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This contest will particularly interest those who are pretty good at clicking selfies. Thats because one selfie of yours can win you awesome vouchers from Zara. What more could you ask from a simple selfie.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">And if you are a fellow Kolkatan like me, then 3-4th June is the date to be at </span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Acropolis Mall in Shantipally.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-63111631020784341692017-03-28T11:24:00.001-07:002017-03-28T11:24:35.919-07:00Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Takes 5 Percent Stake In Tesla <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tesla Inc, the California-based electric carmaker, said Chinese tech
giant Tencent Holdings Ltd acquired a 5 percent stake for $1.78 billion.
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The purchase, revealed in a U.S. regulatory filing, pushed
Tesla's stock higher in early trading, making it the second most
valuable U.S. auto company ahead of Ford Motor Co but behind General
Motors Co.<br />
The deal gives Shenzhen-based Tencent a growing presence in the
rapidly expanding future mobility sector, with investments in U.S. and
Chinese startup companies that provide ride sharing services and are
developing self-driving electric vehicles.<br />
Tencent's investment also provides Tesla with an additional cash
cushion as it prepares to boost production volume and launch its new
Model 3. Tesla's shares were up 2.6 percent at $277.19 in early trading.<br />
Founded in 1998 by entrepreneur Ma Huateng, Tencent is one of Asia's
largest tech companies, best known for its WeChat mobile messaging app.
With a market capitalization of about $275 billion, it is roughly six
times the size of Tesla, whose $46-billion market cap on Tuesday topped
that of 114-year-old Ford.<br />
Tencent and fellow Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and
Baidu Inc have invested billions in mobility startups. The services
being developed by those newcomers promise to transform the global
transportation landscape while providing significant new revenue streams
to providers of mobile services.<br />
Tencent was an early investor in NextEV, a Shanghai-based electric
vehicle startup which since has rebranded itself as Nio and whose U.S.
headquarters in San Jose is not far from Tesla's Palo Alto base. Tencent
also has funded at least two other Chinese EV startups, including
Future Mobility in Shenzhen.<br />
In addition, Tencent has invested in Didi Chuxing, the world's
second-largest ride services company behind Uber, and in Lyft, Uber's
chief U.S. rival.<br />
Baidu has invested in Nio, as well as in Uber and Velodyne, a
California maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars. Alibaba's
mobility investments include Didi and Lyft.<br />
As Tesla is doing, many of the mobility startup companies backed by
Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba are developing self-driving systems that
eventually could be introduced in commercial ride sharing fleets in the
U.S. and China after 2020.<br />
Tencent maintains a U.S. office in Palo Alto, in the heart of
California's Silicon Valley. Beijing-based Baidu and Hangzhou-based
Alibaba also maintain offices in Silicon Valley.<br />
Tencent owns about 8.2 million shares in Tesla, the carmaker said.
Tencent is now the fifth-largest shareholder in Tesla, behind Elon Musk
and investment companies Fidelity, Baillie Gifford and T. Rowe
Price.(bit.ly/2nvNeMI)<br />
Elon Musk-led Tesla raised about $1.2 billion by selling common shares and convertible debt earlier this month.<br />
Musk is Tesla's top shareholder, with a stake of about 21 percent as of Dec. 31.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-22448459058402638722017-03-19T07:24:00.002-07:002017-03-19T07:24:33.935-07:00Whats Happening inside Shopclues!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While Sandeep Aggarwal, one of the cofounders of ShopClues, cries foul over his lost voting rights, his estranged partners swear by fair play
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S itting in his five-storey office in Gurgaon, Sanjay Sethi is
seemingly calm. It has been a blustery week at online marketplace
ShopClues after Sethi's one-time friend and cofounder Sandeep Aggarwal
unleashed a Facebook storm last Sunday by alleging that his wife Radhika
and Sethi took away his voting rights by "fraud".
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Five days after the Facebook post by Aggarwal, which hurled a volley
of personal and professional allegations against his estranged partners,
Sethi seems to have weathered the storm."I don't want to add fuel to
the fire," says the ShopClues CEO, as he gets ready to meet investors.
"We are not looking at a trial by media," he quips, when asked to
respond to the allegations levelled by Aggarwal.
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"What more do you want to know?" Sethi asks. Will the allegations of fraud and misgovernance hit fundraising prospects?
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Sethi takes a deep breath, pauses for a few moments, and exhales. "All
of us are deeply hurt. We didn't fudge any document. We didn't cheat
anybody," he declares, adding that the company has always been fair to
Sandeep.
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Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, a "wronged" Aggarwal, is hoping to get
justice. On an official trip to Hong Kong as the founder of Droom, an
online automobile mar ketplace, Aggarwal is sticking to his guns.
"ShopClues was a single-founder company," he asserts, adding that he
started working on the startup in October 2010, incorporated it as a
single officer company in Delaware in the US in June 2011, and hired
Radhika and Sethi as employees in August 2011. "I decided their title,
salary and stocks," he says, rubbishing the claims made by ShopClues
that the company had four cofounders: Sandeep Aggarwal, Sanjay Sethi,
Radhika Ghai and Sudhir Ghai.
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"I founded the company with my heart, blood and sweat," wrote Aggarwal
in an email addressed to all board members of ShopClues seeking
immediate removal of Radhika from his "board seat nomination". The
company's conversion (of visits to paying customers), he claimed in the
email sent on October 6 last year, had come down 50-80 basis points,
which means prod uct, placement, pricing and promotions have not been
handled properly."I feel half of the GMV at ShopClues is very low
quality and full of fake products," he alleged. In an earlier email in
September, Aggarwal informed the board of his decision to nominate a new
board member in place of Radhika.
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Sethi, for his part, refused to get dragged into this part of the
controversy. "I don't comment on what somebody feels, not when it is far
removed from the facts," he said, brandishing a copy of a board of
directors' letter of reaffirmation of confidence in the present team.
"We are proud of fantastic progress made by the ShopClues team under
Radhika and Sanjay's leadership," the board said in an official press
release early this week. The company has grown 30 times under this
management, the release added.
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Notwithstanding Aggarwal's impulsive outburst on Facebook, the
disagreement between him and ShopClues board started simmering in July
2015 when in an email written to all board members, including Radhika
and Sethi, Aggarwal made a request to restore his legal rights. "I do
not want to h ave c o m p ro mised voting rights that I signed under
stress and trauma and did not quite understand their repercussions," he
wrote.
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At Loggerheads
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Almost two years later, Aggarwal is singing the same tune. "My voting
rights were removed by fraud and forgery," he told ET Magazine, adding
that he holds 12.5% stake in the company, making him the single largest
individual holder. The voting rights, he lets on, were removed not after
pleading guilty to an insider trading charge in the US in 2013. They
added a line in the voting rights -currently working in the company
-without my knowledge, and took away my rights, he asserts. "The amended
voting rights document turned my majority share to zero," he says,
adding that he didn't come to know about his changed voting rights for
over two and a half years, and the company neither responded to his
series of emails nor clarified that he had lost voting rights.<br />
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Sethi, in his defence, maintains that Aggarwal lost all rights once he
was con victed of insider trading charges. "He doesn't have any voting
rights. Neither did we coverup any document," he says, adding that
Aggarwal signed the consultancy agreement with the company in October
2013 and was well aware of its provisions. In fact, the company has been
more than generous by allowing him to retain his financial interests,
he adds, hinting that in spite of lawyers advising the company to
explore legal options against Aggarwal, the investors decided to focus
on securing the company.
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When Aggarwal resigned from ShopClues in October 2013, recalls Sethi,
it became increasingly difficult for the company to get new investors on
board. "The company needed to ring-fence itself as nobody was willing
to put in money," he says, adding that it took 15 months to convince
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, which finally in vested in January
last year. Tiger Global too invested after Aggarwal's exit, in January
2015. "We have absolute backing of our investors," he asserts, adding
that a complaint filed by Aggarwal at the Economic Offence Wing has been
dismissed. "ShopClues was never a one-man show," he says. <br />
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Even as Aggarwal-ShopClues saga continues to unfold, investors contend
that the tussle exposes the fault lines in the fledgling startup
ecosystem in India.
Shubhankar Bhattacharya, venture partner at Kae Capital, maintains that
during the early stages of a firm's journey, the founders need to
firmly be in control through their equity holding as it is the most
direct means to align incentives for everyone. "While we can understand
an entrepreneur's inclination to achieve some liquidity through a
partial secondary sale of stake, both entrepreneurs and investors are to
be blamed for not maintaining the equilibrium in terms of the startup's
identity as a founder-led organisation," he adds.
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Another investor, requesting anonymity, points out a different aspect
of the tussle: original founders versus investors. With most of the
founders diluting their stake to single digits or low double digits, the
show is being run by investors. "The power equation has changed, and
founders have to live with this reality," he says, adding that investors
in both ShopClues and Droom would be edgy with whatever has been go ing
on over the last week. "They must be keeping their fingers crossed," he
says. The ShopClues drama also highlights the absence of transparent
governance among startups. "Nobody wants to open a Pandora's box," said
the investor.<br />
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ET Magazine tried contacting Nexus Venture Partners, Helion and Ronnie
Screwvala -all investors in ShopClues -but none responded. Sid Talwar,
one of the investors in the Aggarwal-founded Droom, declined to comment.
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Even as Aggarwal cries foul over his robbed voting rights, and
ShopClues board swear by fair play, Radhika maintains her studied
silence. Late Friday afternoon, she comes out of an investor meet,
refusing to take any questions. "It has been a hectic week, very
hectic," she smiles, letting her CEO cofounder do all the talking.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-10970177922409148712017-03-09T10:54:00.004-08:002017-03-09T10:54:31.429-08:00Things you must know about Taj Mahal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Symbol of true love and one of the Seven Wonders of the <a href="http://www.happytrips.com/topic/world"> World</a>,
the Taj Mahal is amongst country's most visited tourist attractions.
Displaying a beautiful mix of Islamic, Persian and Indian architecture,
this historic marvel was built in over 22 years, with the help of about
20000 workers. Despite its popularity, there are several facts people
still do not know about the Taj Mahal. Listed below are some of the
points that'd surely enhance your knowledge about this marble mausoleum:<br />
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1. You won't believe but the replicas of the Taj Mahal do exist. Though
not as breathtaking as the original Taj, Bibi Ka Maqbara in <a href="http://www.happytrips.com/topic/aurangabad"> Aurangabad </a> and Taj Mahal Bangladesh are quite a work of art!<br />
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2. Mumtaz Mahal was Shah Jahan's third wife, and was earlier known by the name Arjumand Bano Begum.<br />
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3. Mumtaz Mahal lost her life giving birth to Shah Jahan's 14th child.<br />
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4. To build the Taj Mahal, about 1000 elephants were employed that
transferred the construction material from one place to another.<br />
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5. Taj Mahal is adorned with an assortment of 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones.<br />
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6. Depending upon what time of the day it is and whether or not it is a
moonlit night, Taj Mahal appears to be of different colours.<br />
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7. While roaming in Taj Mahal complex, you can see different verses of Quran written everywhere.<br />
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8. Mumtaz Mahal's actual tomb contains about 99 different names of Allah featured as calligraphic inscriptions.<br />
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9. The materials for the construction of Taj Mahal were brought from different regions and countries, namely <a href="http://www.happytrips.com/topic/punjab"> Punjab</a>, <a href="http://www.happytrips.com/topic/rajasthan"> Rajasthan</a>, <a href="http://www.happytrips.com/topic/afghanistan"> Afghanistan</a>, Sri Lanka, <a href="http://www.happytrips.com/topic/china"> China</a>, <a href="http://www.happytrips.com/topic/tibet"> Tibet </a> and Arabia.<br />
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10. Legend has it that Shah Jahan wanted to construct another Taj Mahal
using black marble but he could not do so, owing to increasing wars with
his sons. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-8022904620086396152017-02-27T07:09:00.001-08:002017-02-27T07:09:10.478-08:00Can Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan improve the quality of Air we breathe?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="TypographyTag TypographyTag1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Although
the warning signs have been billowing in the polluted air of urban
India policymakers remain strangely apathetic. The contrast with China,
which has been fighting air pollution in mission mode, is stark. As a
result ozone-related early deaths in India are now 33% higher than those
recorded for China. And while early deaths related to PM2.5 in China
have increased 17.22% since 1990, they have burgeoned 48% in India.
Overall death toll due to air pollution still remains higher in China
but while they are putting a lid on it, it’s spinning out of control in
India. We must make a priority out of fighting this explosive public
health challenge.</span><br />
<span class="TypographyTag TypographyTag11" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">The
above data is presented in the State of Global Air 2017 report released
in Boston on Tuesday. But data only underscore what’s obvious to the
naked eye. When winter days grow grey in Delhi or the fires at the
Deonar dumping ground spew methane in Mumbai or the heavily polluted
Bellandur lake catches fire in Bengaluru, the airpocalypse is
unmistakably upon us. And it isn’t limited to the metros. The air has
grown toxic from Agra, Ahmedabad, Amritsar to Gwalior, Patna and Raipur.</span><br />
Managing blazing mountains of garbage requires modern waste
management practices. Controlling vehicular pollution means increasing
the supply of reliable public transport. Agricultural crop burning will
stop when transporting crop stubble to biomass power plants becomes
feasible for farmers. Such solutions are not easy but achievable. Centre
and states must cooperate and strategise to deliver change on a
comprehensive, nationwide scale.<br />
Scale really is the keyword here. For example while a metro network
is under construction in diverse cities like Lucknow, Kochi and Nagpur,
its expansion has to be rapid as demand for it has been there for
decades – and this has to be done without compromising on quality. For
example, it’s inexcusable how commuters on Delhi metro are being told
that snags are to be a new normal. What’s equally critical is that clean
commitments are followed up with proper resource allocation and action
on the ground. For example Delhi has yet to see the new buses and vacuum
cleaning of roads whose speedy delivery the Kejriwal government had
promised way back in 2015. With air pollution causing 1.1 million
premature deaths that year, India also needs to get into mission mode
like China.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-16024556555703333752017-02-19T12:23:00.000-08:002017-02-19T12:23:45.795-08:00Mutual Funds Industry backs SIP Investments to grow!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Fund houses are betting big on investments through <a class="key_underline" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/systemic-investment-plan">systemic investment plan</a> (SIP) to achieve the magical figure of Rs 20 trillion <a class="key_underline" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/assets-under-management">assets under management</a> (AUM) for the industry by end of the current calendar year.
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While some of the fund houses see the growth in SIP coming from B-15
cities, few others said their SIPs are doing very well and hence they
are confident of the industry achieving the Rs 20 trillion mark by the
year-end.
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The AUM reached Rs 17.4 trillion in January, expanding 36.4 per cent
from Rs 12.7 trillion a year ago, according to data from the Association
of <a class="key_underline" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Mutual-Funds">Mutual Funds</a> in India (AMFI).
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DHFL Pramerica Mutual Fund, with Rs 27,000 crore AUM currently, said
its SIP was growing by 35-40 per cent over past nine months.
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"We have seen our SIP book growing by 35-40 per cent over the past
nine months and we have seen lots of participation from B-15 cities,"
DHFL Pramerica Mutual Fund Chief Executive Suresh Soni said on the
sidelines of an event over the last weekend here.
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<br />
Commenting on the industry nearing the Rs 20-trillion mark, he said
opportunities available before the sector are very encouraging.
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According to Soni, after demonetisation, the overall addressable pool of <a class="key_underline" href="http://www.speakingtree.in/topics/life/money" rel="nofollow">money</a>
has gone up remarkably. "We can access the money stashed in banks. Some
of it could come to the MF industry. Secondly, the money flow to the
industry post -noteban was mature one and hence good for the industry."
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<br />
Edelweiss Mutual Fund is betting high on its SIP, pre- paid SIP in
particular, to drive the growth. The fund house, having AUM of Rs 7,000
crore, is ranked 25th at present.<br />
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Pre-paid SIP allows an investor to take advantage of the market falls, a facility not available under regular SIP.<br />
<br />
DSP BlackRock Investment Managers has decided to temporarily suspend,
from February 20, all fresh transactions in its open-ended diversified
equity scheme Micro Cap Fund.
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<br />
The reason cited by the company for suspension of fresh inflows is
that there is a possibility large inflows into the scheme may prove
detrimental to the interest of existing unit holders.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-1481052463925552332017-02-08T12:49:00.003-08:002017-02-08T12:49:44.387-08:005 Benefits of Beetroot Juice<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><span itemprop="articleBody">The beautiful and bright colour of <a href="http://food.ndtv.com/recipe-roasted-beet-and-red-chowli-salad-with-upbeat-vinaigrette-314214">beetroots</a>
can make anyone fall in love with it yet it is often ignored, perhaps
because of its distinctive taste. If you’re not a fan, you should know
that beetroot has been gaining amazing popularity as the new superfood
around the world. It’s low in fat, full of powerful antioxidants, rich
in <a href="http://food.ndtv.com/health/6-amazing-vitamin-c-benefits-for-skin-and-health-1426801">Vitamin C</a>,
and helps in the absorption of iron. Need we say more? Both the leaves
and the roots can be eaten. While the pink root is sweet, the dark green
leaves are bitter but very rich in <a href="http://food.ndtv.com/lists/how-to-get-calcium-in-your-diet-7-dairy-free-vegetarian-sources-734515">calcium</a>,<a href="http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/5-iron-rich-foods-for-a-stronger-you-good-health-1201734"> iron</a> and <a href="http://food.ndtv.com/health/excess-vitamin-a-may-damage-your-immune-system-777114">Vitamin A</a>.<br /><br />Beetroots
are best enjoyed raw and uncooked as cooking may destroy most of its
nutrients. You can add them in salads or easier to just juice them up.
Beetroots are one of the healthiest vegetables you can juice,
undoubtedly. A glass of <a href="http://food.ndtv.com/health/beetroot-juice-the-ultimate-post-and-pre-workout-drink-1631540">beetroot juice</a>
helps in giving you all the vitamins and minerals in a concentrated
form. If your mixture is too thick you can add some water to balance the
consistency. Don’t remove the pulp that’s where all your fiber is.
Also, remember that plain beetroot juice may contain oxalic acid and
therefore it is good to blend it with other fruits or vegetables. This
will also help in adding additional flavour and nutrition. For instance,
beetroots and carrots make a lovely pair.</span></span><br />
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<span itemprop="articleBody"><br /><br /><b>1. Manages your blood pressure</b><br />Beetroot
juice can help in temporarily lowering high blood pressure. Researchers
have attributed this to the presence of nitrates in beets. The
naturally occurring nitrates increase nitric oxide found in the blood
vessels which allow more oxygen to flow to your brain, heart and
muscles and thus, lowering high blood pressure.<br /><br /><br /><b>2. Gives you glowing skin</b><br />If
you’re healthy from within, it reflects on the outside. Beetroot juice
acts a great blood purifier. Beetroots are also rich in Vitamin C which
helps in clearing blemishes and evens out your skin tone while giving it
a natural glow.</span><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><div class="method-cont article-other-links-head">
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<span itemprop="articleBody"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><span itemprop="articleBody"><b>3. A great way to detox naturally</b><br />Beetroots are a unique source of betalains – a type of phytonutrient. These compounds are known to provide powerful antioxidant,<a href="http://food.ndtv.com/health/7-best-anti-inflammatory-foods-you-must-add-to-your-diet-1640371"> anti-inflammatory</a>
and detoxification properties. For long, beetroot has been known as
the liver-protective food. It is a great liver cleanser and helps in
flushing out all the <a href="http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/the-shocking-story-of-toxic-fast-food-packaging-and-its-cancer-risks-1655561">toxins</a>.
With the help of compounds like methionine and glycine, it prevents
fatty acids from building up and stimulates the liver cells.</span></span></span><br />
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><span itemprop="articleBody"><strong>4. Boosts energy and stamina</strong><br />Beetroot
juice helps in opening the blood vessels and thus increases the flow of
oxygen throughout your body making you feel more energetic and active.
This is probably why it’s best to have it early morning to wake up your
sleepy organs. It has been often promoted as a great workout drink and
good for athletes as it increase the flow of oxygen to the muscles
preparing them for the stress ahead.</span></span></div>
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<span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><span itemprop="articleBody"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><span itemprop="articleBody"><strong>5. Good for digestion</strong><br />Beetroot juice with its pulp is full of <a href="http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/5-fiber-rich-foods-you-should-be-eating-everyday-1201686">fiber</a>
which helps in regulative your digestive processes and also relieves
constipation. A glass of beetroot juice is also a great home remedy for
an upset stomach.</span></span> </span></span><span itemprop="articleBody"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle"><span itemprop="articleBody"> </span></span> </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-71727273787421901592017-02-05T06:49:00.001-08:002017-02-05T06:57:32.965-08:00ZTE Blade A2 Plus- A sensational Phone of 2017 at just Rs11,999/-<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/zte-blade-a2-plus-india-launch-expected-on-friday-1654098">expected</a>, <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/zte-blade-a2-plus-3982">ZTE Blade A2 Plus</a>
smartphone was launched on Friday in India. The smartphone is priced at
Rs. 11,999 and will exclusively be available on Flipkart from Monday,
February 6 onwards. Just like China, the ZTE Blade A2 Plus will be
available in Gold and Silver colour options.<br />
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<a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/zte-phones">ZTE</a> had
launched two RAM variants of the smartphone in China - 3GB and 4GB.
However, India gets only the ZTE Blade A2 Plus 4GB RAM variant option
for now. Just to recap, the 3GB variant of the ZTE smartphone was priced
at CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 15,000) and the 4GB variant was priced at CNY
1,699 (roughly Rs. 17000) respectively in China.<br />
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The ZTE Blade A2 Plus sports a metal unibody, with a square shaped
camera, flash and fingerprint scanner, sitting one below the other
vertically at the back. The volume and navigation buttons are housed on
the right edge, while the capacitive navigation buttons are situated at
the bottom chin in the front. The big highlight of the ZTE device is its
massive 5000mAh battery that supports fast charging. ZTE claims that
the smartphone can last up to 22 hours of talk time.<br />
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As for specifications, the ZTE Blade A2 Plus features a 5.5-inch
(1080x1920) pixels full-HD display. It is powered by a 64-bit MediaTek
MT6750T octa-core SoC (four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.5GHz and four at 1GHz)
paired with 4GB of RAM and Mali T860 GPU. The inbuilt storage is at
32GB with the option to expand further via the microSD card (up to
128GB).<br />
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The hybrid dual-SIM ZTE smartphone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based
Mifavor 3.5 OS. As for optics, the ZTE Blade A2 Plus sports a
13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF, dual-LED flash and 1080p video
support. At the front, there is an 8-megapixel sensor with screenflash.
Connectivity options include Bluetooth v4.0, GPS, 4G LTE, and Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n. Lastly, the ZTE Blade A2 Plus measures at 155x76.2x9.8mm,
and weighs 189 grams.<br />
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"With a young, tech-savvy audience, about 69 million consumers purchased
their products online and it is expected to cross 100 million by 2017.
Our Blade-series smartphone, ZTE Blade A2 Plus comes with 4G LTE, VoLTE
support and host of other features at an effective price. Through this
phone, we take the first step to reach millions of Indians who are going
digital. By eliminating multiple external factors, we want to bring the
best phones that industry has to offer and at an effective price," said
Sachin Batra, CMO, ZTE India Terminal in a statement.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-29265956145575253162017-02-01T10:38:00.000-08:002017-02-01T10:38:48.917-08:00Actual Cost of Solar Power<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This blog is prompted by a report (<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/At-Rs-3-per-unit-solar-power-tariff-hits-new-low/articleshow/55716457.cms">in the Times of India of 1st December</a>)
that for some roof-top solar projects, a tariff of Rs 3 per unit has
been quoted, which is same as the average cost of power from the
coal-fired plants of NTPC. The report also gives the impression that
solar power is going to be cheaper than power generated by thermal power
plants. While it is true that the cost of solar power has been coming
down, it is necessary to understand certain aspects of solar power,
particularly regarding its impact on the overall cost of power supply,
so as to be able to take informed decisions without being carried away
by some simplistic facts.<br />
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A distinctive characteristic of solar power is that it can be
generated only during the mid-day hours when the sun is up in the sky.
It therefore can’t help in catering to the requirement of electric power
during evening hours, when the power demand peaks. As we move towards
‘electricity for all’, the power demand during evening hours would keep
on rising, and conventional generating capacity would require continued
enhancement, irrespective of the installation of the solar capacity. In
fact, solar capacity should not be counted when working out the
generating capacity requirement for meeting the projected peak demand.<br />
What the solar generating capacity (whether roof-top or large-scale)
actually provides is electrical energy during mid-day hours (say 8am to
4pm), to replace an equivalent amount of electrical energy from thermal
power plants during those same hours. This directly reduces (i) the
amount of coal burnt in the power plants (whose day-time generation is
curtailed), (ii) amount of ash produced by these plants, (iii) CO<sub>2</sub>
emission, and (iv) the requirements of coal mining, import and
transport, and of ash disposal. These are all most beneficial from
environmental angle, and are the reasons for the global push for solar
(and wind) power generation.<br />
Sometimes, concerns are voiced that the increasing solar capacity
would cause the Plant Load Factor (PLF) of the thermal plants to fall
(because the latter would have to necessarily back down during mid-day
hours when solar plants would be feeding power into the grid),
destabilise their operation and upset their economics. These concerns
are not valid. PLF is not the right criterion for judging a plant’s
performance. Backing down, and ramping up the thermal generation when
solar generation falls in the early evening hours, would normally be
within the plants’ operating capability. It would only require the plant
operators to be alert, and to take the necessary preventive/corrective
actions to ensure that their machines are not over-stressed. The
commercial problem can also be easily overcome by adopting two-part
tariff (comprising of capacity charge and energy charge) for the thermal
plants, wherein any revenue reduction on backing down is neutralised by
a matching reduction in cost of fuel consumed. All Central thermal
stations already have this tariff format, and would not suffer on
account of backing down. Typically, the present energy charge rates of
thermal plants, based on their respective fuel cost, are in the range of
Rs 1.50 to 2 per kWh sent out, while the total average cost (including
the fixed cost, which is recovered through the capacity charge) is in
the range of Rs 3 to 4 per unit. Thermal stations still on single-part
tariff have simply to change over to two-part tariff to avoid any
adverse effect on their economics.<br />
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Now let us come to the impact of solar power on the overall cost of
power supply. Suppose the tariff for solar power, to be paid by a State
utility is Rs 4 per unit. When this power comes into the State utility’s
system (during 8am – 4pm period), the off-take of the State utility
from the thermal stations would get reduced by the same extent,
hour-by-hour. Consequently, the amount to be paid by the State utility
to the thermal plants would come down as per the latter’s energy charge
rate. So, while the State utility would pay Rs 4 for every kWh of solar
power it received, its payment to the thermal plants would come down by
only Rs 1.50 to 2. Thus the utility would have a net additional
liability of over Rs 2 for each kWh of solar power it receives, even
when the total average prices of solar and thermal power are comparable.
This is the <em>real</em> (additional) cost of solar power, which is ultimately borne by the national economy.<br />
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A question then arises as to how the above cost is to be shared
between the various stake-holders. If the amount of solar power in the
total electrical energy mix is 5%, the additional cost per unit of total
energy would be more than 10 paise, and around 15 paise per unit of
energy sold (after allowing for T&D losses). If the regulators
determine that this additional liability is to be borne only by the
better-off consumers and they consume about 50% of the total electricity
supplied, their average tariff shall have to be jacked up by about 30
paise per unit. This is the order of the price to be paid for this
environment-friendly power, which needs to be duly considered while
deciding about the pace of enhancement of solar power.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-60682932683565489582017-01-27T09:41:00.003-08:002017-01-27T09:41:42.742-08:00What Budget has in store for the Stock Market??<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Investors in India are bracing for higher taxes and less incentives from the government's annual <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/budget" target="_blank">budget</a>
to be unveiled on Feb. 1 as the focus shifts to wringing out revenues
to finance giveaways and higher public investments to support the <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/economy" target="_blank">economy</a>.<br />
Detailed below are the main expectations of measures that could impact markets: <br /> <br /> <strong>GUIDELINES FOR GENERAL ANTI AVOIDANCE RULES (GAAR)</strong> <br /> <br /> - Government set to announce detailed guidelines behind GAAR, which will be implemented starting on April 2017 <br /> <br /> - GAAR is meant to crack down on tax havens, making it harder to claim some tax exemptions <br /> <br />
- Key clarification awaited is whether GAAR will take precedence over
individual tax treaties, including Singapore and Mauritius <br /> <br /> <strong>TAXES UNDER INDIRECT TRANSFER RULES</strong> <br /> <br />
- Government expected to say whether foreign portfolio investors,
private equity funds and venture capitals are liable to pay indirect
transfer taxes <br /> <br /> - Confusion created after tax department
said in December such investors could be liable to pay taxes if more
than 50 pct of a fund's or investment vehicle's assets are based in
India under some conditions <br /> <br /> - Tax department also said indirect transfer tax could be charged under certain ownership and investment levels <br /> <br /> <strong>MASALA <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/BONDS" target="_blank">BONDS</a> WITHHOLDING TAX</strong> <br /> <br /> - Government may keep in <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/place" target="_blank">place</a>
a 5 per cent withholding tax paid by issuers on "masala" bonds, or
rupee-denominated debt sold overseas, despite some lobbying for its
removal <br /> <br /> <strong>SECURITIES TRANSACTION TAX ON EQUITY MARKETS</strong> <br /> <br /> - <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/STT" target="_blank">STT</a>
on futures and options may rise for second year in a row from current
levels of 0.05 per cent for every 10 million trades, which rises for
bigger transactions. <br /> <br /> <strong>REDUCE TIME PERIOD FOR CAPITAL GAINS EXEMPTIONS</strong> <br /> <br /> - Reduce threshold for tax exemptions for capital gains <br /> <br />
- Currently investments sold after at least a 12-month holding period
are exempt from taxes, while anything below that is taxed at up to 20
per cent of the gains. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-21470502056619718972017-01-24T06:53:00.002-08:002017-01-24T06:53:30.668-08:00Republic Day Special G Shock watch by Casio<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On the occasion of India's 68th Republic Day, Casio has launched a
limited edition model of its G-Shock digital watch. Called GA-110GB, the
watch comes with 'Vande Mataram' slogan imprinted in Hindi on Resin
band. GA-110GB also has a Fighter Jet and 'IND' imprinted on end side of
band. <br /><br />Priced at Rs 9,795, the watch has a Mineral Glass dial
featuring a bright LED light. It is water resistant up to 200m and
supports world clock, countdown timer, and up to five daily alarms with
Full auto-calendar (up to year 2099).<br />
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Talking about the launch, Kulbhushan Seth, vice president, Casio India
said, "Casio believes in contributing to community with its latest
innovations and creating a positive impact on consumers. 'Vande Mataram'
as a slogan has so much energy that it infuses a new level of respect
and pride in Indian youth. The new Republic Day edition celebrates the
power of young India and ignites the true sense of being an Indian."<br /><br />Last
year, the company launched its udmaster GWG-1000 watch in India. Priced
at Rs 35,995, the watch features an armoured tool design targeted at
users who require a rugged timepiece capable of surviving in harsh
environments. Apart from ruggedness, GWG-1000 offers triple sensor
capabilities which provide instant access to details like direction,
barometric pressure and temperature. <br /><br />The
watch has a solar battery and the function buttons have been purposely
made bigger, ensuring easy access even with gloves. It is 200 meters
water resistant and shockproof as well.<br /><br />The
G-Shock Mudmaster GWG-1000 has Casio's Wave Ceptor technology built-in,
and it automatically adjusts the time based on time signal reception in
the region. A double-LED light makes using the watch easy even in the
dark.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-70056429896137191822017-01-12T11:58:00.002-08:002017-01-12T11:58:47.073-08:00Lenovo P2- A smartphone for All<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Lenovo ended 2016 on a high, as the <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/smartphone-shipments-in-india-cross-30-million-units-in-q3-2016-idc-1625706">second-place smartphone vendor in India</a>
in terms of market share. A new IDC study released recently shows that
that Lenovo (now including Motorola) saw significant increase in sales
during the <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/chinese-manufacturers-capture-nearly-40-percent-of-indian-smartphone-market-in-2016-idc-1645008">holiday season around October 2016</a>, thanks to high demand for the <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/motorola-moto-e3-power-3718">Moto E3 Power</a>, Moto G4 series, and the Lenovo K5 series. Lenovo seems to be intent on maintaining its momentum in the new year.<br />
After launching the <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/lenovo-k6-power-3754">Lenovo K6 Power</a> (<a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/lenovo-k6-power-review-1636080">Review</a>) and <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/lenovo-k6-note-3755">Lenovo K6 Note</a> (<a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/lenovo-k6-note-review-1641053">Review</a>) in December, the company has kicked off 2017 with the launch of the <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/lenovo-p2-3757">Lenovo P2</a> in India. The smartphone was first <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/lenovo-a-plus-lenovo-p2-smartphones-launched-at-ifa-2016-1454048">unveiled</a> at IFA last year and is coming to India within four months of its global debut.<br />
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The main highlight of the P2 smartphone, much like its predecessor, the <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/lenovo-vibe-p1-2925">Lenovo Vibe P1</a>,
is a large battery. This time around, however, Lenovo is also promoting
other aspects of the phone, including its design, camera, and security
features. The Lenovo P2's pricing puts it up against some of the most
popular mid-range smartphones. Will the company's first 2017 launch be
as well received as last year's successful models? We try to find out in
our review.<br />
<strong>Lenovo P2 look and feel</strong><br />The
Lenovo P2 features an all-metal body, and the aluminium material
certainly feels sturdy. There is nothing new in terms of design, but the
P2's overall polish gives it premium feel. There's a lot of empty space
above and below the display. The physical home button has an integrated
fingerprint scanner, but there's nothing else on the phone's relatively
thick chin.<br />
The Lenovo P2 will be launching in Champagne Gold and
Graphite Grey (which we got for our review) in India. At 177 grams,
this phone is a bit heavier than most others in its class, but that's
explained by the massive battery. Lenovo is stressing the fact that the
Lenovo P2 at 8.3mm is thinner than the Lenovo P1 (<a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/lenovo-vibe-p1-review-784282">Review</a>),
which measured 9.9mm thick. In everyday usage, the Lenovo P2 felt a bit
too heavy, and we were more comfortable when using it with two hands,
especially when typing.<br />
The right side of the P2 is where you'll
find the volume rocker and power button, while the hybrid SIM tray which
accepts dual Nano-SIMs is on the left. The left side also has a slider
switch that Lenovo calls a "power-saving key", which toggles the
Ultimate Power Saver mode. In this mode, you see a countdown timer which
actually tells you how much battery life you have remaining. The
physical button placement is fairly ergonomic and there is decent
tactile feedback for all buttons.<br />
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There is a Micro-USB port along with speaker grilles on the bottom,
and a 3.5mm audio jack on top. The primary camera with dual-LED flash is
on the back, and Lenovo branding can be seen lower down. The smartphone
also sports a "Made in India" tag. The design of the P2's rear panel is
a lot like that of Lenovo's other recent smartphones, and it fits in
well with the range.<br />
The 5.5-inch full-HD Super Amoled display on
the Lenovo P2 is vibrant, with good visibility even under direct
sunlight. Text and images appear really sharp, and the screen size makes
the device well suited for media consumption. Viewing angles are
decent, and colour reproduction is adequate. There is 2.5D curved glass
covering the display. However, we were disappointed that there is no
scratch protection, and we noticed minor nicks on the glass during our
review.<br />
In the retail box, you get a screen guard, a cover, a data
cable, a 24W power adaptor, a SIM ejector, and an instruction booklet.<br />
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<br /><strong>Lenovo P2 specifications and features</strong><br />The
Lenovo P2 is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (MSM8953)
clocked at 2GHz, coupled with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM. Both versions of
the phone have 32GB of built-in storage.<br />
There have been a lot of smartphones launched in India with the same SoC, including the <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/asus-zenfone-3-ze552kl-3531">Asus ZenFone 3</a> (<a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/asus-zenfone-3-review-1452074">Review</a>) and <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/motorola-moto-z-play-3732">Moto Z Play</a> (<a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/moto-z-play-review-1534756">Review</a>) - both of which are priced higher than the P2 smartphone.<br />
To
expand the 32GB of storage microSD cards of up to 128GB are supported.
However, the hybrid SIM means that users will have to choose between a
second SIM and a microSD card. There is a 13-megapixel camera with a
Sony sensor and dual LED flash at the back, plus a 5-megapixel camera on
the front.<br />
Other specifications include Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n,
Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, FM radio, and GPS/A-GPS. The phone supports 4G as
well as VoLTE on both SIMs, and we were able to make calls through the
Jio network. Lenovo claims that the P2 supports LTE Cat. 6 with download
speeds of up to 300Mbps and uploads at up to 50Mbps.<br />
The Lenovo
P2 runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with the company's Vibe Pure UI on
top. The software is largely the same as what we have seen recently on
the Lenovo K6 Power (<a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/lenovo-k6-power-review-1636080">Review</a>) and K6 Note (<a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/lenovo-k6-note-review-1641053">Review</a>).
For the P2, Lenovo has gone with on-screen navigation keys rather than
capacitive buttons. Lenovo told Gadgets 360 that the P2 is the first
Lenovo phone to have on-screen navigation buttons, and this solves one
of the big issues we faced on the Lenovo K6 Power and K6 Note, which was
the lack of backlighting for their capacitive buttons.<br />
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Lenovo
has added a System button option in the settings, which lets you choose
the positioning of the on-screen buttons, or even hide the navigation
bar altogether - users will have to swipe up from the bottom to show the
hidden buttons if this is enabled. The P2 retains a lot of software
features from the Lenovo K6 Power and K6 Note including the Dual Apps
mode that allows apps to be used with two different accounts on the same
phone. Knock to Light wakes the phone with double-tap on the screen
while it is off; VR mode allows the smartphone to work with Ant VR
headset; and Wide Touch offers one-touch shortcut access through a
floating button. You can also quickly toggle the flashlight by
long-pressing the Home button when the phone is in standby.<br />
The
Secure Zone feature is also present on the Lenovo P2 though users
should note that it will only work when the Dual app profile feature is
turned off. The Secure Zone lets users configure secondary accounts for
apps such as Whatsapp. Much like with previous Lenovo handsets, you get
the option to lock these apps with a PIN, pattern, or even fingerprint.<br />
The
Lenovo P2 also allows users to perform gestures using the fingerprint
sensor. A single tap can act like the back button, touching and holding
triggers the recent apps screen, and a single press takes you back to
home screen. The fingerprint scanner can also be long-pressed to launch
Google Now.<br />
With its new UI, Lenovo has cut down the bloatware,
though there are still plenty of third-party apps preloaded on the
Lenovo P2 that can be uninstalled, if the user wants. These include
Evernote, McAfee Security, Skype, Truecaller, and UC Browser. There are
few Lenovo apps also on-board including Lenovo Companion, Shareit, and
Syncit. Lenovo has once again not included any default gallery app
though users can access all kinds of files through a File Manager app.<br />
The
dropdown notifications shade offers the usual quick settings toggles
along with notifications. The Themes Center app, which comes preloaded
on the P2, offers several customisation options for wallpapers, icons,
lock screen settings, and more. We found the UI on the P2 really smooth
and fast for everyday usage.<br />
<strong>Lenovo P2 performance</strong><br />The
Lenovo P2 performs really well when it comes to multitasking and
general app performance. With 4GB of RAM, there is ample memory for
tasks at any given time. The 5.5-inch full-HD display is adequate for
watching videos and looking at photos. We had a good time playing
Asphalt 8 on the P2 and we didn't notice any frame drops during
gameplay.<br />
The smartphone was able to latch onto mobile networks at
all times, and download speeds over 4G were decent as well. In terms of
audio, the speaker located at the bottom was adequate for a small,
empty room, though we noticed distortion at higher volumes. Lenovo once
again disappointed us with its bundled earphones, and we recommend using
a third-party headset rather than the awful one that comes in the box.<br />
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We
ran our usual benchmarks and got decent scores of 63,445 on AnTuTu;
40,634 overall in Quadrant; 8,098 in 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme; and 23fps
in GFXBench's T-Rex test.<br />
The 13-megapixel rear camera is really
quick when it comes to focusing, thanks to its phase-detection autofocus
capability. The P2 can click detailed macros in well-lit situations but
landscapes appeared average. Details were passable, but noise is
apparent at the corners of the image. The P2 can take decent low-light
shots if there are light sources around. Without any light source, the
shots get very grainy. We also found that the P2 was often unable to
focus on subjects in low light, which was disappointing. The camera was
able to reproduce accurate colours only with photos taken in conditions
where there was a good amount of light.<br />
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The
camera app on the P2 is the same as what we've seen on the K6 Power and
K6 Note, and it's easy to use. One can access camera modes with just
one tap. The P2 can record full-HD videos with decent quality. Selfies
are passable when taken in good light, but turn out really dark
otherwise. Overall, the Lenovo P2 fares reasonably well in the camera
department even though this is not its main feature.<br />
That brings
us to the 5100mAh non-removable battery, which managed to last for a
phenomenal 21 hours, 40 minutes in our video loop battery test. With
ordinary usage, the Lenovo P2 easily managed to last over two days.<br />
Even
with heavy usage including music streaming, continuous Google Maps use
for navigation, and few hours of YouTube video streaming among other
things, the battery on the Lenovo P2 lasted roughly two days. Fast
charging support is a huge advantage, and we easily got to 30-40 percent
charge in just 20 minutes. The phone can be charged fully in less than
90 minutes, which is again impressive.<br />
One of the highlight
features of the P2 is its Ultimate Power Saver mode which drastically
extends battery life. The mode, as expected, kills a lot of features
including cellular data connectivity and syncing. It only allows basic
usage such as calls, text messages and the radio, but it could really
come in handy in emergency situations. We switched on the Ultimate Power
Saver mode at one point when we were down to 20 percent on the battery
indicator, and the device stayed alive for almost 20 hours after that.<br />
<strong>Verdict</strong><br />The
Lenovo P2 is a beast when it comes to battery performance. Power users
who like to be online all the time without worrying about their battery
level will be quite happy with the P2. This also makes it a good choice
for frequent travellers. The P2 does well when it comes to overall
performance, with its octa-core processor turning out to be adequate for
everyday usage. For a phone that is focused on battery life, the Lenovo
P2's cameras also perform well, and its software is easy to use.<br />
The
Lenovo P2 will come at a starting price of Rs. 16,999 for the version
with 32GB of storage and 3GB of RAM, while the variant with 4GB of RAM
will cost Rs. 17,999. The smartphone will be available exclusively
online via Flipkart starting at midnight on Wednesday.<br />
Smartphones like the <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/samsung-galaxy-j7-prime-3735">Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime</a>, <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/asus-zenfone-3-max-zc553kl-3873">Asus ZenFone 3 Max</a>, and the now-dated <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/xiaomi-mi-5-3344">Xiaomi Mi 5</a> can be considered alternatives at roughly the same price level.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-45569040074911191352017-01-10T10:17:00.002-08:002017-01-10T10:17:51.950-08:00Samsung launches Gear S3 smartwatch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a data-type="tilCustomLink" href="http://www.gadgetsnow.com/brands/Samsung">Samsung</a> has launched its much-awaited <a data-type="tilCustomLink" href="http://www.gadgetsnow.com/smartwatch/Samsung-Gear-S3-Classic">Gear S3 smartwatch</a>
in India. Originally unveiled in September 2016 at the IFA tradeshow in
Berlin, Germany, the Gear S3 is available in two variants - Frontier
and Classic.<br /> <br />The company has launched both variants in the
country, at a price tag of Rs 28,500. The device is set to go on sale
from January 18 and will be available across authorized retail outlets.<br /> <br />In
terms of specifications, Samsung Gear S3 features a 1.3-inch circular
Super AMOLED display of 360x360 pixel resolution and 278ppi pixel
density. It comes with a rotating bezel and new enhanced features. The
smartwatch also has a full-colour 'Always On' display with Corning
Gorilla Glass SR+ protection.<br /> <br />Powering the Gear S3 is a
dual-core 1GHz processor coupled with 768MB of RAM. Internal storage of
the Gear S3, however, stays the same as that of Gear S2 - 4GB.<br />
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he wearable comes with IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. It
also has a heart rate sensor along with other connectivity options such
as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS and Glonass. Having wireless charging
support, the wearable packs a 380mAh battery.<br /> <br />Both
variants of the Gear S3 will be available with 22mm straps. The two
variants differ in terms of weight, design and connectivity options
available. While the Frontier variant weighs 62g, sports a rugged
outdoor 'enduring' style and is 3G/LTE-enabled, the Classic version
weighs 57g, has a 'minimalistic elegant' desig. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-64366477304746626852017-01-07T23:03:00.000-08:002017-01-07T23:03:00.134-08:00Nokia 6 smartphone with Android 7.0 Nougat Launched<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HMD Global, the company that has the exclusive rights to manufacture and
sell Nokia-branded smartphones, has finally unveiled the Nokia 6
handset in China. The first smartphone by HMD Global will be available
in China via JD.com website starting 'early 2017' at CNY 1699 (roughly
Rs 16,700). The company says that there will be more Nokia handsets in
H1 2017. It has not yet mentioned the device's availability details
outside China.<br />
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The <a data-type="tilCustomLink" href="http://www.gadgetsnow.com/brands/Nokia" target="_blank">Nokia</a>
6 by HMD Global runs Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box and supports
dual-SIM cards. It has a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution
display with 2.5D curved glass coating and Corning Gorilla Glass 3
protection.<br />
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<br />The handset is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm
Snapdragon 430 processor along with Adreno 505 GPU and 4GB LPDDR3 RAM.
On the storage front, the Nokia 6 comes with an inbuilt 64GB storage,
which can expanded via a microSD card up to 128GB.<br />
<br />
The optics front of the Nokia 6 is powered by a 16MP rear camera with
dual-tone LED flash, Phase Detection Autofocus and f/2.0 aperture. There
is also an 8MP front-facing camera with 84-degree wide angle lens and
f/2.0 aperture.<br />
<br />
The 4G LTE -supporting Nokia 6 comes with Bluetooth v4.1, GPS, USB OTG
and Wi-Fi connectivity and has a 3000mAh battery as well. The smartphone
measures 154 x 75.8 x 7.8mm, has dual speakers powered by Dolby Atmos
tech, 3.5mm headphone jack and a fingerprint sensor at the front on the
home button. It will be available in Black colour variant.<br />
<br /><br />HMD
Global is being said to launch at least five smartphone in 2017. The
company's second Nokia smartphone is expected to show up at MWC 2017
this year. It is also being said that the company might launch
smartphones with 5.7-inch QHD display as well. However, nothing can be
confirmed at this point. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-15444141735526154142017-01-06T23:15:00.000-08:002017-01-06T23:15:03.738-08:002017- A year for Real Estate Shopping!! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The real estate industry received 2 big-bang stimulus this New Year.
Flush with low cost deposits, banks like SBI, Union Bank of India, PNB
and IDBI have reduced home-loan lending rates by as much as 90 basis
points. Two, PM Modi, on 31st December, <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/housing-loan-interest-subvention-to-boost-low-cost-housing/articleshow/56275526.cms">announced the decision to provide interest subvention</a> of 3% and 4% for loans of up to Rs 12 lakh and Rs 9 lakh respectively under Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY).<br />
Here’s a simulated impact that each of these stimuli would deliver to a home-buyer:<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>The reduction in home loan lending rates translates into a ~6%
reduction in the EMI of a home-seeker. Bear in mind that interest rates
have steadily fallen over the last several quarters, and are expected to
fall further as we go along.</li>
<li>The PMAY scheme offers home loans at an effective interest rate of ~5%.
Assuming a 80% loan component, buyers purchasing a Rs 9 lakh worth home
would face an EMI of just Rs 4,752 per month and those buying a 12 lakh
home would face an EMI of Rs 6,336. Effectively, for a lot of such
home-seekers, the EMI would probably be lower to their current rental
outflow and therefore make for a compelling reason to buy vs renting a
home. </li>
</ul>
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Lets take a deeper-dive and evaluate areas where these measures would have a more profound impact.<br />
<strong>1. Localities with high-rental yields </strong><br />
<a href="http://www.magicbricks.com/advice/buy-rent-calculator-financial-advice">Our Buy vs Rent Calculator</a>
suggests that when spread between Rental Yield and EMI reduces to
~2.0%, the choice between Buying vs Renting increasingly favours Buying
instead of Renting. Of course, there are multiple variables that
influence a ‘buy vs rent’ decision, but a high rental yield and a
low-interest rate environment are two important variables here. There
are several localities where Rental Yields are in excess of 4%. With
home loan interest rates softening, localities with high rental yields
are likely to see more buying interest as buyers would seek to purchase
rather than rent out a property. To add more context, the years 2006-08,
when interest rates were as low as 7.75% also saw buying activity peak.
A sample list of localities with high-rental yields are given below.<br />
<br />
<strong>2. Upcoming localities with a high spread of affordable homes</strong><br />
The PMAY scheme, with an effective interest rate of ~5%, makes for a
very compelling case to buy a home vs renting one. For Urban areas, the
challenge in this segment is that localities which offer homes in this
budget are often located outside city limits with limited transport
connectivity. However, some state governments <a href="http://www.hudaaffordablehousinggurgaon.com/">have taken initiative</a>
to make such homes available within municipal areas as well. Expect
more activity in such pockets which have homes where the PMAY benefit
could be availed. <br />
<br />
<strong>3. Localities which are at the intersection of falling prices and higher rental yields</strong><br />
<a href="http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/voices/demonetisation-and-its-impact-on-real-estate/">My earlier post</a>
had pointed to a fall in properties prices at a pan-India level, post
demonetisation, by 4%. Now this fall in prices, taken together with an
EMI saving of ~6%, has led to a ready-made bouquet of anything between
8-12% effective discounts for home buyers over prevailing prices. Now
combine this with localities which enjoy a rental yield >4% as shown
in the table above. Even an unsophisticated buyer would begin to see an
improved investment logic for buying in such localities; expect far more
activity levels in these localities.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-34757831114679350412017-01-06T12:10:00.002-08:002017-01-06T12:10:29.117-08:00Mental Health Conditioning can prevent suicides!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Grassroots community <a class="key_underline" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Mental-Health">mental health</a> programmes to address risk factors such as <a class="key_underline" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Depression">depression</a> and <a class="key_underline" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/alcohol-use-disorders">alcohol use disorders</a> can significantly address treatment gaps and reduce incidence of <a class="key_underline" href="http://www.speakingtree.in/topics/emotions/suicide" rel="nofollow">suicide</a>, a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry shows.<br />
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The prevalence of depression, one of the most common <a class="key_underline" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/mental-disorders">mental disorders</a>, fell from 14.6% to 11.3% following community mental health interventions implemented by two NGOs -Prakriti and Sangath.
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<br />
The population-based programme -Vishram (Vidarbha Stress and Health
Program) was implemented over 18 months in Vidarbha, which reported a
high prevalence of suicides in agricultural com munities. The impact of
the programme was evaluated by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
in a study , findings of which have been published in Lancet.
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Apart from the significant drop in people with depression, community
interventions resulted in six-fold jump from just 4.3% to 27.2% in 12
months, in the proportion of people with the disorder who sought
treatment. The prevalence of suicidal thoughts also fell from 5.2% to
2.5% during the same period, indicating effectiveness of such
programmes.
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<br />
Experts say the study produces evidence that such programmes can
significantly address the existing treatment gaps to bring down
morbidity and mortality from mental health disorders.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-79917419161807926522017-01-06T02:52:00.001-08:002017-01-06T02:52:24.688-08:00Smog- Made in China<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in
order to make US manufacturing non-competitive,” Donald Trump has
controversially said. It is expected that his administration will
relinquish American leadership on climate change so that the mantle
would now have to be taken up by China.<br />
The communist-capitalist country is thought to have already hit peak
emissions and it is aiming to shift the economy from manufacturing to
the services sector. Already huge investments in solar panels, wind
turbines, batteries and green technologies in general are thought to
have set it firmly on the path to becoming a clean-energy superpower.<br />
Yet the scale of the challenge of cleaning up China itself has been
writ large and dark across its skies this month. As in Indian cities
there too winter weather conditions are unfortunately perfect for mixing
up choking pea soupers anyway. But this year the activists and
protesters are also blaming the government stimulus for boosting the
industrial sectors without likewise boosting pressure on the local
environmental bureaus to fulfill their responsibilities.<br />
Lauri Myllyvirta of Greenpeace in Beijing claims, “Since the second
quarter of this year, when steel prices and output started growing, we
saw air quality decline in the north-east.” While this claim bears
investigation the fact that seems unarguable is that around 460 million
people and 24 Chinese cities have been battling a most severe bout of
air pollution for days at a stretch.<br />
As the bad air quality becomes a rallying cry for protests it also
grows as a liability for the Communist party. In a first a group of
lawyers has filed lawsuits against the Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei
governments for failing to implement their own environmental laws and
prevent the severe smog of the past week.<br />
Cries of discontent have grown significantly in online forums – even
as these are being censored. One incredulous commentator online has been
quoted as saying, “Are you going to wait for us all to become sick
before you step up to fix this?” “Are middle school students’ bodies air
purifiers?”<br />
It’s true that the central government now recognizes environmental
governance as key to building a sustainable future and maintaining
social stability. But it’s also true that local governments’ performance
continues to be measured largely by GDP. This mismatch needs fixing
before China can become a clean-energy superpower or its citizens
breathe clean winter air.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-5794179293584504462016-10-06T12:11:00.001-07:002016-10-06T12:11:13.364-07:00How Obesity can affect a Pregnant woman.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Being obese during pregnancy increases the
risk of various pregnancy complications, including: Gestational
diabetes. Women who are obese are more likely to have diabetes that develops during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) than
are women who have a normal weight. Being very overweight, or obese,
which is usually defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over, is increasingly common. Around 15-20% of pregnant women are now in this category.<br />
<br />
Your BMI is a measurement of how overweight you are and is calculated
using your weight and height. Before you get pregnant, you can use a
BMI healthy weight calculator to work out if you are overweight. However, once you're pregnant, this may not be accurate.<br />
<br />
If you are overweight, the best way to protect your health and your
baby's wellbeing is to lose weight before you become pregnant. By
reaching a healthy weight, you increase your chances of conceiving naturally and reduce your risk of
the problems associated with being overweight in pregnancy. If you get
pregnant before losing weight, try not to worry – most women who are overweight have a
straightforward pregnancy and birth, and have healthy babies. However,
being overweight does increase the risk of complications for both you and your baby.<br />
<br />
Good antenatal care can help to minimise these risks. If you are very overweight and pregnant, don't try to lose weight
during your pregnancy, as this may not be safe. There is no evidence
that losing weight while you're pregnant will reduce the risks. The best way to protect your health
and your baby's health is to go to all your antenatal appointments so
that the midwife, doctor and any other health professionals can keep an eye on you both.They can
manage the risks that you might face due to your weight, and act to
prevent – or deal with – any problems.<br />
<br />
It's also important to eat a healthy, balanced diet and get some
physical activity every day. You should be offered a referral to a
dietitian or other health professional for personalised advice on healthy eating and how to be
physically active during your pregnancy. Manipal hospitals is the one
stop destination to manage<br />
your health as well as your weight during your pregnancy days. Click <a href="https://www.manipalhospitals.com/blog/weight-gain-pregnancy/">here </a>for more details.<br />
<br />
The experts in Manipal Hospitals will offer you the best possible guidance on managing your health during pregnancy days. Eating healthily (including knowing what foods to avoid) and doing
activities such as walking and swimming is good for all pregnant women.
If you weren't active before<br />
pregnancy, it's a good idea to consult your midwife or doctor before starting a new exercise regime when you're pregnant.<br />
<br />
If you start an aerobic exercise programme (such as swimming,
walking, running or aerobics classes), tell the instructor that you're
pregnant and begin with no more<br />
than 15 minutes of continuous exercise, three times a week. Increase this gradually to daily 30-minute sessions.<br />
<br />
For more insights into what to do & what to avoid during pregnancy days, Click <a href="https://womancare.manipalhospitals.com/">Here</a>.<br />
Nobody can take care you during your pregnancy days better than the experts at Manipal Hospitals.</div>
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As an Indian, I am extremely proud of the fact that our movie industry Bollywood has produced a few gems that can give the best of Global & Indian doctors a run for their money.<br />
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I am going to talk about 5 of my favorites in this blog!!!<br />
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1. Rowdy Rathore<br />
<br />
In this movie, Akshay Kumar plays that rough and tough, angry, honest, handsome cop who is apparently shot in the head by the villain. While even the Khiladi's most <br />
<br />
die hard fans believed that he is dead, but thanks to the miracles and out of the world skills of the on screen doctors, he is actually alive and kicking! Yes, you <br />
<br />
got it right....Rathore is alive despite being shot in the head. The only problem is that the brain has developed a heating problem which causes him to faint. While <br />
<br />
the world may still be researching on this heating problem, the most natural solution to it is to cool by dropping any kind of liquid from a height. <br />
<br />
More of the Story/Movie: Dropping some kind of liquid from a height on a person who suffered a brain injury can cure any kind of heating problems.<br />
<br />
2. Hello Brother<br />
<br />
Salman Khan is shot and killed by the villain and Arbaaz Khan too is injured. But he is saved by a heart transplant and its quite obvious heart belongs to none other than Salman. After the transplant, Arbaaz can see Salman's ghost who more or less forces him to fall in love with his girlfriend Rani Mukherjee.<br />
<br />
Moral of the Story/Movie: Get your heart transplanted from a dead guy and get to romance his girlfriend for free with it.<br />
<br />
3. Kambhakt Ishq<br />
<br />
While operating Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor leaves her watch in his tummy with the alarm on. The watch is so good, even Akshay's stomach acids cannot damage it and <br />
<br />
the Om Mangalam Mangalam alarm goes off anywhere anytime. It rings so loudly that you can hear it anywhere. Infact an auditorium full of people can hear it. And while <br />
<br />
the Om Mangalam Mangalam keeps ringing, Kareena falls in love with Akshay and removes away the fear of commitment from him.<br />
<br />
Moral of the Movie/Story: A good quality watch isnt damaged by the acids in a human stomach.<br />
<br />
4. Diya Aur Toofan<br />
<br />
This classic starring Mithun and Madhoo can put any brain surgeon to shame. This movie is the benchmark for brain transplant. Mithun dies soon after marrying Madhoo <br />
<br />
and she goes to a temple to yell at God. During all the screaming & yelling, she rolls down at least 500 steps and suffers severe brain damage. The doctors show their <br />
<br />
presence of mind to save Mithun's brain and place it in Madhoo's skull rather. When Madhoo wakes up, she is actually Mithun trapped in a woman's body.<br />
<br />
What transpires is beyond the scope of words. <br />
<br />
Moral of the Movie/Story: The next time you order bheja fry in a restaurant, do find out from a nearby hospital if there is someone like Madhoo who might be needing it.<br />
<br />
5. Jimmy <br />
<br />
Jimmy is the classic case of like Father Like Son. If Diya aur Toofan had Mithun smashing all medical records, this movie has his son doing the honors. Jimmy is that <br />
<br />
happy go lucky guy who is a wannabe engineer in the day and a dancer in the night. He is living the life of a rockstar until he is diagnosed with Brain Tumor. But <br />
<br />
Jimmy isnt the one to give up & continues to make merry with engineer/dancer lifestyle until one fateful evening, he is hit on the head by the villain and to <br />
<br />
everyone's surprise instead of being a killer blow, it actually ends up curing his tumor. <br />
<br />
Moral of the Movie/Story: If you are suffering from Brain Tumor and chemo therapy or radiation therapy isnt curing, you just need to look for the right guy to hit you <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-78416376704740282602016-09-05T07:50:00.000-07:002016-09-05T07:50:00.409-07:00Green Tea- A Wonder Drink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Green Tea which is native to China and India has been appreciated for its health benefits for centuries but only recently has gained popularity worldwide.<br /><br />After Water, Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world. However, 80% of the consumption is Black Tea and 20% is Green Tea.<br /><br />Except herbal tea every other varieties are brewed from the dried leaves of the Camellia sinensis bush. The level of oxidation of the leaves determines the type of tea. Green tea is made from un-oxidized leaves and is one of the less processed types of tea.<br /><br />Initially Green Tea was used as medicine in China and India to control bleeding and heal wounds.<br />
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Green Tea also helps in aiding digestion and improve heart & mental health. Body temperature is also well regulated by regular consumption of Green Tea. Recent studies have proved that Green Tea also helps in weight loss as well as cures liver disorders.<br /><br />Lets Talk about the 5 primary benefits of consuming Green Tea:<br />
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<u><i><b><span style="color: #20124d;">1. Cancer</span></b></i></u><br /><br />Research work by experts have proved that polyphenols in green tea leaves have been shown to decrease tumor growth in laboratory and animal studies and may protect against damage caused by ultraviolet UVB radiation. <br /><br /><span style="color: #20124d;"><i><u><b>2. Heart Disease</b></u></i></span><br />A 2006 study has proved that green tea consumption is associated with reduced mortality due to all causes, including cardiovascular disease. Drinking upto 5 cups of Green Tea reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.<br /><br /><span style="color: #20124d;"><u><i><b>3. Lower Cholesterol</b></i></u></span><br /><br />Regular intake of Green Tea also leads to significant reduction of Bad Cholesterol. <br /><br />Consuming upto 5 cups of Green Tea can lower total cholesterol.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-71211403827031146032016-08-21T08:54:00.002-07:002016-08-21T08:54:35.731-07:00Fashion Tips only for the Fashionable Girls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you are a fashionable chic and looking for new inspiration, you come to the right place as we approach a new festive season! <br /><br />I am going to talk about a few new style tricks that can surely find a place in your wardrobe.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><u>2. Use a Button Down under a Shirt Dress.</u></span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-44276416598811402232016-08-07T09:15:00.001-07:002016-08-07T09:15:23.383-07:00 The New Age of Cross-Platform Mobile App Development<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Developing Cross platform app is the survival mantra now if you want to make it your bread butter.<br /><br />Now-a-days, you dont need to invest on researching which platform is best for your application. You just need to make your application compatible with every platform if you want a strong endorsement & patronage for your app.<br /><br />Gone are those days when a company can survive by making apps for just one platform like Windows. Now people carry variety of gadgets like Tabs, Smartphones and newbies like Smartwatches. Every gadget a person got may or may not work on the same platform and people desire to have all their frequently used apps on all their frequently used devices. Hence its highly imperative if you are good at developing apps, you need to ensure you are good at developing the app across all platforms.<br /><br />The Market leaders at present in developing cross platform apps include Windows, Apple's IOS & Google's Android.<br /><br />There are basically three kinds of Cross Platform Apps:<br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><u><b>1. Developer Cross Platform:</b></u></span> These Apps are developed to provide solutions to enterprises for their day to day operations and use advanced tools and languages.<br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><u><b>2. Mobile Web:</b></u></span> These are apps that are restricted to access on Mobile web & are developed via HTML or Javascript. These are developed using low cost Web developers.<br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><u><b>3. Codeless Tools: </b></u></span>These allow a user to create an app more rapidly based on the end user requirement.<br /><br /><br />Developing a Cross Platform App is cost effective too. With just one development team, an App can be developed that will work across all platforms. Cross Platform App is the way ahead and the industry is maturing fast to make them exist. You can do very well in this sector if your expertise is cross platform. Cross Platform developers can get even the Mid & Small Sized Businesses with low budget in their client list along with Large Business Houses.<br /><br />While its important to understand which tool works best for your client, its also important to understand that an app that works across all platforms is best suited for most clients. Hence its imperative your App should fit in all public App Stores.<br /><br />An App development team's strength is not judged by its headcount, its judged by its ability to develop apps thats compatible with all platforms.<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281302527957051267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684068886254787640.post-74248977683732472882016-07-27T08:42:00.000-07:002016-07-27T08:42:33.270-07:00Supreme Power of Lord Hanuman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hanuman Chalisa is a 40 line praise and a prayer to Lord Hanuman for blessings.<br />
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Hanuman Chalisa is the only prayer in the world which gives you the fastest benefits.Whatever be your religion, caste or nationality, always worship Lord Hanuman to overcome all the hardships in your life.<br />
Lord Hanuman in Monkey form is one of the most worshiped God all over the world. His Temples and Pictures can be seen all over the world.<br />
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His Blessing is very powerful and will bail you out of every difficult circumstance in life.<br /><br />Avatars always happen for a universal purpose – a magnanimous, self-less purpose. Annihilation of evil and preservation of dharma is usually the sole purpose of all avatars. When an avatar takes birth, the whole universe, and especially the higher beings existing at various locations of the universe, configure to aid the avatar to accomplish its mission. It is usual that many high souls, who are not usually earth bound, decide to take form on earth, to assist the avatar.<br />
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When the universe configured to create Lord Rama, with the amsa and power of Lord Vishnu, many souls who participated in that grand decision decided to come forth and aid the avatar. Lord Hanuman is one of them. A powerful entity with the highest of all siddhis (Ashta Siddhis and Nava Nidhis), assumed the role of a devotee of Rama and took physical form to assist Rama in his mission and to teach the world that the greatest of might becomes extremely effective if surrendered to the higher will of the Supreme Lord, which Lord Rama represented. When an extraterrestrial strength is transformed into supreme devotion, it instantly induces a liberated existence. <br /><br />Lord Hanuman is called as the “Chiranjeevi” (the Immortal).In India, Lord Hanuman is revered by one and all. One can see huge crowds thronging the Hanuman temples across the country on Saturdays. It is said that whenever you recite the hymn – Sriram jayaram jaya jaya ram, Lord Hanuman will be quick to come to the aid of the person chanting it.The devotion of Lord Hanuman to Lord Ram and Seeta Maiyya is of course legendary.<br />
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After Lord Ram succeeded in the battle against Ravan, on return to Ayodhya, the Lord bestowed gifts to everyone to celebrate the victory.However, he offered himself as a gift to Hanumanji. Lord Rama told Hanuman, "Whatever you have done for me is simply immeasurable. I will be forever indebted to you. I bless that you gain immortality and be a "chiranjeev".<br /><br />Lord Hanuman can convert the “asathya” (impossible) to “sathya”(possible).<br />
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Sarva kalyana thadharam Sarvabath Ganamarudham<br /> Abhara karunamurthim Anjaneyam namayaham<br /> Asathya sadagam swamin Asathyam dava kimvada<br /> Ramadhoota krupasindho Mathkaryam sadaya prabho.<br /><br /><br />
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A perfect Indian home needs to ensure all its members got smartphone and they must also follow their favorite shows/sports on LCD/LED Tv.<br /><br />An LCD/LED TV is very much an integral part of the smartphone generation more so because the orthodox box/CRT panel TVs are no longer manufactured or available in the market.<br /><br />While most of us are familiar with abbreviations like LED/LCD, most are unfamiliar with the expansion and the technology behind those abbreviations.<br /><br />The LED screens that you see around are actually LCDs, and the term "LED" is the invention of Samsung's marketing department.<br />
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<br />LCD technology has been existing ever seen those times in the early 70s when digital watches were born. Liquid Crystal Display is more of liquid sandwitched between two plates which changes color when current is applied to it.<br /><br />While we had black and white LCDs till the late 90s, color LCDs are less than two decades old. Typically in an LCD TV, TV you have a polarised filter, followed by a protective glass layer, followed by the LCD sheet, and then a light source at the back.<br /><br />In an LED backlighting, White and RGB are the two main options used. White LED is very similar to CCFL and is meant to simulate the natural light of the sun.<br />
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The Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR45 is an example of a television that used RGB LEDs as backlight.<br />
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When it comes right down to it, the main difference between LCD and LED is that LED televisions are going to look better than other LCD screens.<br /><br />That's not to downplay how good an LCD HDTV can look, since the picture quality can be stunning, but there's no denying that there is, indeed, a difference between them. That said, there are other differences worth taking into account. LED televisions can be considerably thinner than LCDs, even coming as thin as 0.3-inches. This, however, when mixed with the clearer image, means that buying an LED television is going to cost more than an LCD TV.<br /><br />So now you know the difference between LCD and LED. There are other differences between them, and even differences within them, but hopefully, now that you know the main things that make LCD and LED screens different, you can better decide which type of television is right for you.<br />
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