ASK ME APP- The must have app for Smartphone

At the present time, most of the people are using android phones or iphones, because of its ease. In addition, these kind of phones makes a person’s life more easy and tension free. And for making life easier, the several apps are developed by the developer. Recently, one of a best app is ASK ME app. It is BAAP of all apps, it’s because of it’s own function, features, and services.  People face several problems in searching the various things, but if one gets all the information at one place, then it will be a great pleasure and satisfaction for him because if a person get all information at a same moment and at one place, then he or she will be able to save time and money. If you are an Android user, then only you can understand its benefits because on one click you will get all the information of your near by areas. Hence, it is one of a best and powerful app.

It has numerous features, some of them are:

• You can make your own listing of your favorite local business
• Get great deals and offers, which are offered by local business
• Latest adds on jobs, cars, estate, mobile, and even more
• You can share your favorite business with your friends via the Facebook, twitter, emails, or messages
• You can add photos, tips, and reviews for your most liked business
• Read the previous reviews to know about the business that is it good or not, and it delivers a good service in your city or not

Therefore, with the help of the ASK ME app, you can get all the things at one place. If you want the address of restaurant, spa, parlour, hotel, and even more, you will get all information in an easy manner and without spending lot of time and money. If you are a new user and don’t know that how to use this app, then no need worry. You just have to download the app from the google play store for availing its services. Hence, most of the Android users are using this app and giving the positive reviews regarding with ASK ME app. Even with the help of this app, you can find out the opening or closing time, you can make the payment, rating, and even much more. So, just in one click you will get the several benefits. 

How Apps are making life Easier and Interesting

Apps have become these days a role model in the occupied schedule for you. Daily inventions of apps are able to make the world meet from both ends. We need not to struggle with time anymore because we have lot of apps around to make our life easier and interesting.

Apps that can strengthen your productivity to the limitless and people can largely dependable on few apps which plays vital role in your day to day life.

Some of the points will elaborate perfectly how apps are really making life easier:

• ·        Apps try to identify and eliminate conflicts within yourself.
• ·        It helps you to organize all your bookmarks online.
• ·        Apps are always good for schedule an automatic backup of your system.
• ·        Apps also create dedicated emergency backup.
• ·        It focuses only on your particular aspects and builds your confidence.

I have keenly focused on few of the worthy apps which will save you from rush hours. Take a look below at worthwhile Android apps and iOS apps:

iRecycle 

If you are looking for recycling your game then this is the best suited app for you. You can locate yourself anywhere to go nearly from the old devices like batteries and smartphones to usual stuff like plastic material. It is available in Android and iOS.

30/30

This iOS app is helpful in completing your task and keeps you on track. You have to work on it for 30 min and after work complete you can take 30 min break.

Cal

Cal is a calendar which can tie your social sites account and your personal and professional contacts. This app can be easily supported by iOS and Android.

Solar

Solar is great app to make you aware of the daily forecast of the climate. This Android app and iOS app is really helpful in geographical environment.

Instasize

Instasize can easily resize your photos and also can customize its border. It has interface of photo editing and having its own filters. It is available in iOS and Android.

Romantimatic

It is an interesting iOS app which setup the plethora of automated messages. Romantimatic is a reminder when you are swamped in your hectic schedule so it helps in texting.

By far I have focused on iOS apps and Android apps which does not only enhance your digital lifestyle but also make it interesting.

THE WHIRRING WONDERS

Spotting a helicopter in the Indian skies is a rarity. One can imagine why. In a vast country such as India, there are just about 250 helicopters flying. While in a smaller city such as Sao Paulo, Brazil, there are close to 650 choppers ad in US, about 6000.

Typically, in India, helicopters have been used for very limited purposes – offshore, operations, VIP movements, corporate executives travel and as charter flights. Emergency medical services, search & rescue operations, police patrolling, traffic handling etc… are unheard of. In fact, so limited has been its use in India that there still is no academy to train helicopter pilots in the country.

However, this is now changing. Captain Karan Singh, CEO of Indo-Pacific Aviation & vice president of Business Aviation Association of India says he expects the chopper market to grow by 20% year on year for the next five years.

Earlier, buying a helicopter and operating it were prohibitively expensive and could only be affordable by a limited few. But with new & cost effective models coming in, and the growing affluence in smaller towns, there is a slow but a sure increase in the demand among individual users and small businesses.

Time To Go FRENCH

The average French worker puts in 41 hours a week, against the legal 35 hours week; the average executive or engineer puts in 49 hours a week. It is not just that they work long; they are efficient too.

The French have the second highest level of productivity among OECD countries, next only to the US. Even they have amongst the world’s best education and healthcare system, said Jérôme Bonnafont, French ambassador to India.

France is maligned for strikes; but 80% of them in the public sector. The number of days lost to strikes in the private sector is 3.7 a year against 6 in US.

France is an attractive destination for investment from all over the world; it gets more than any other country except the US. In 2009, it received € 65 billion of foreign investment.

France is independent in industry and technology. It created its own railway system; its TGVs are amongst the best in the world, and it created an entire nuclear power system for itself. This is an achievement and a matter of pride.

The scope and opportunities of doing business with France is very high. “Our company is looking at possible acquisitions in France to acquire new technology. We are actually on the verge of signing a deal”, said Nishant Arya, Executive Director of JBM Group. The laws are different in France but the judicial system is easily accessible there.

New sheriff in town - Carlos Slim

Carlos Slim

The Forbes billionaire list has been released charting the world's richest people 2010 list. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu topped the list, with $53.5 billion, $500 million ahead of long-time list topper Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who ranked second. Legendary investor Warren Buffet was third with $47 billion.

On the World's Richest People 2009 list, Carlos Slim Helu was in the third place, after Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Carlos Slim Helu has various telecom holdings. Over the past 12 months, his net worth increased by $18.5 billion as the shares of America Movil rose 35% in one year.

This dramatic increase knocked Bill Gates off his nearly 14 years reign as the world's richest man. Bill Gates' asset also increased by $13 billion as Microsoft's shares rose by 50% over the year.

Investor Warren Buffett saw an increase of $10 billion in net worth in 2010. He now ranks the 3rd on the world's richest people list.

The biggest loser in the world this year was Mukesh Ambani's younger brother Anil Ambani, who lost $32 billion - 76 percent of his fortune - as shares of his Reliance Communications, Reliance Power and Reliance Capital all collapsed, Forbes said on its website. He was last year's biggest gainer.

The Worlds Billionaire's Rank List

1. Carlos Slim Helu .......(53.5)
2. William Gates III........(53.0)
3. Warren Buffett ...........(47.0)
4. Mukesh Ambani..........(29.0)
5. Lakshmi Mittal.............(28.7)
6. Lawrence Ellison........(28.0)
7. Bernard Arnault..........(27.5)
8. Eike Batista................(27.0)
9. Amancio Ortega........(25.0)
10. Karl Albercht..............(23.5)

* all amounts are in $ billion

BACK ON THE GROWTH TRACK

IT Companies say growth is mainly through revival of pending projects

Sunshine seems to be returning to the Indian information technology industry. But what is fueling this growth..??

Interestingly, the evidence is mostly anecdotal so far. Companies say growth is mainly coming from the pending projects being cleared by clients. 30% of the IT budgets that are used to make a change in the business were shelved during the slowdown. Those are coming back now. Analysts believe that in the near term clients, IT budgets are going to be flat & most of the revenues would come from the pending projects.

There are a number of reasons why the software companies in India have been so successful. Besides the Indian software companies, a number of multinational giants have also plunged into the India IT market.

India is the hub of cheap and skilled software professionals, which are available in abundance. It helps the software companies to develop cost-effective business solutions for their clients. As a result, Indian software companies can place their products and services in the global market in the most competitive rate. This is the reason why India has been a favorite destination for outsourcing as well. Many multinational IT giants also have their offshore development centers in India.

“Historically, for a 10% growth in revenues we would increase the workforce by 10%, but now we can do better revenues with the same people,” says Girish Paranjpe, joint CEO of Wipro. Thus we could conclude that, IT industry is on a Rocket Ride but not the workforce.

Punjab – The Final Testing Ground

SINGH IS KING

Cash and Carry retail outfits have chosen Punjab as their final testing ground.

The largest cash and carry experiment in India will take place over the next 5 years in a state that offers no concessions in the form of land and electricity.

For cash-&-carry firms, Punjab offers a stable political climate, good infrastructure and a huge NRI driven consumer base.

The Punjab government wants to create a level playing field in the business of agri-sourcing by amending the APMC act (Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee); which will allow private companies to work directly with farmers for 10 years instead of present 30 months.

Punjab’s fecundity makes available high quality produce at local wholesale prices. Thus the produce could be sold abroad by the retail companies under their private label, which might be traded at higher marks-ups.

Punjab is a market ready for malls. Except few small malls in Ludhiana & Jalandhar, there are no large malls in the state. The state has a large population, including a huge number of non-resident returnees with the exposure to retailing in western countries which understands the dynamics of large malls & offers a receptive clientele.

Punjab has 6 Metros & 6 Walmart stores in the next 5 years. Both companies say that, if their operations fail in Punjab, they will not build business in India. It seems the survival of the cash and carry put to a test. Will this model crash or carry..??

RISING DEMAND FOR COMPACT CARS

India could become a global production hub for hatchbacks as stringent emission norms come into play.

India has attracted the attention of the global automotive industry because of the impressive growth in the sector, particularly in the small car market, and its future potential in the country. Indian governments “Automotive Mission Plan 2006-16” talks about “building India as a small car hub”

2010 is going to be definitive year for Indian motoring. From Nissan to Porsche to our very own TATA Motors, all are lining up new models and variants for the Indian buyers. With new, exotic brands rolling in, the compact segment will see a close race this year.

Analyses show that hatchbacks are largely powered by petrol engines & have small carbon footprints. Hatchbacks can continue to be powered by next-generation internal combustion engine and still meet emission requirements beyond 2015. But bigger cars will need to adopt either hybrid or fully electric-propulsion system by 2015.

Considering all the features that a small car can pack, even those who can afford bigger cars are opting for the small ones. There are other benefits to smallness: less stress in driving and parking, since there is shortage of space on roads and parking areas in cities; less consumption of raw material, which means lesser fuel needed to run cars… etc… etc…

TAKE A STEP FORWARD. START A COFFEE PROCESSING UNIT.

The coffee industry of India is the 6th largest producer of coffee in the world, accounting for over 4% of world coffee production, with the bulk of all production taking place in its Southern states. India is most noted for its Monsoon variety. It is believed that coffee has been cultivated in India longer than anywhere outside of the Arabian Peninsula.

There are over 170,000 coffee farms in India, cultivating nearly 900,000 acres of coffee trees. Most coffee production in India is on small farms, with over 90% of all farms consisting of 10 acres or fewer. However, such farms account for just over half of all land used for coffee production and a minority of all coffee produced. Most coffee in India is grown in three states: Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamilnadu. These states accounted for over 92% of India's coffee production.

Demand for coffee in the country has been growing very fast. Traditionally only South Indian States were considered as the market for coffee. But in recent years, coffee has acquired a national presence & demand for coffee is growing much faster in the non-south regions. Between 2003 & 208 the coffee consumption is growing @ 45% annually while it has grown by 20.4% in the southern states. There are exciting business opportunities for coffee processing units especially in non-southern states.

Coffee Board provides 25% subsidy with a ceiling of 25lakhs per unit to individuals & firms & 40% subsidy with a ceiling of 40lakhs per unit to the self help groups & grower’s collectives or co-operatives on the total cost of the equipment.

Existing units can also avail this benefit for addition of any of the components.

7 Reasons China Will Lead the Global Economic Recovery.

7 Reasons China Will Lead the Global Economic Recovery...

The recent 21% tumble in the Chinese markets had investors around the world bailing out of China. But, this sell-off actually created one of the biggest buying opportunities of a lifetime. Here’s why China is poised to take off – and how to cash in as China leads the global economic recovery.

1. Incredible GDP growth is driving returns

Recently, HSBC China economist Qu Hongbin forecasted that the Chinese economy will expand to 9.5% in 2010. The impressive GDP growth comes not only from China’s massive $586 billion fiscal stimulus package, but from strong growth in consumer demand.

2. China can stimulate its economy without going into debts

With $2.3 trillion dollars in reserves, China has been able to strategically stimulate their economy – without having to deficit-spend to do it. China hasn’t had to go into debt or print trillions of dollars to attempt to stimulate its economy like the U.S. did. This gives China an incredible opportunity to shore up the economy without damaging its future economic prospects.

3. China is funding global growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced they were considering issuing $50 billion in bonds to better finance aid to countries struck by the global financial crisis; they turned to China to purchase them.

4. China is moving the world away from US dollar

Not only is China taking advantage of its economic strength to gain leverage in the IMF, it is also pushing for a move away from the U.S. Dollar as the world reserve currency. As the largest holder of U.S. dollar reserves in the world, China has a lot of reasons to be concerned with the value of the U.S. dollar.

5. China is creating a marketplace for its currency

China's central bank has signed bilateral currency swap agreements with six different countries – including Argentina, South Korea and Indonesia – worth $95 billion dollars. The countries that participate in these swap agreements can use Chinese Yuan to buy goods and services in China. With these agreements, China has created a market for its currency without ever having to put it into the open market.

6. China has a room to grow

Annual per-capita income in China is only $6,000 – compared with $47,000 in the U.S. The sheer size of China (1.3 billion people) and its increasing prosperity is an enormous force that can’t be ignored.

7. Global GDP growth is shifting east

As the global markets begin to mend themselves we will see global GDP share move from the west to Asia – led by China. Western economies will decline to just 45% of global economic activity by 2012 – far ahead of the original estimates that predicted the West wouldn’t fall below 50% until 2015. The Shanghai Stock Exchange increased its share of global market cap by 636%. In addition, by 2020 – just 10 years from now – China’s share of global consumption will be equal to that of the United States.