Author Archives: Loknath Das

10 Reasons to Use Instagram to Promote Your Small Business (INFOGRAPHIC)

With more than 800 million users worldwide, Instagram is one of the most popular social networking sites. It is also a leading platform for small business promotion. But what makes Instagram popular among small business owners? Reasons to Use Instagram for Business Digital company NoHatDigital has compiled a list of the top 10 reasons small businesses should adopt Instagram. Here are some of them. Read More


16 Best Password Manager Apps for Your Small Business

With cybercriminals getting increasingly sophisticated, it is in every small business’s interest to keep data safe. Password managers are an effective way to help businesses create strong passwords and store them securely, and by doing so, helping keep vital business information safe. Best Password Manager Apps If you’re thinking about making use of the different password managers available, take a look at the Read More


QuickBooks Accountant Apps Provision Small Businesses and their Financial Advisors

The new release of QuickBooks Accountant Apps Program from Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) gives accountants a platform for making top-rated apps available for their customers. QuickBooks Accountant Apps Program Accountants can now provision, purchase and manage apps recommended by accounting professionals and fully compatible with the QuickBooks suite of products. According to Intuit, the goal of this program is to make accountants more Read More


Seeking Cheaper Health Insurance, Idaho Bucks Affordable Care Act

Glenns Ferry, Idaho. State insurance regulators, under an executive order issued by the governor, have proposed a cheaper version of health coverage that legal experts say would violate the Affordable Care Act.CreditKim Raff for The New York Times BOISE, Idaho — In this rugged state of jagged peaks and black volcanic soils, people struggle to make a living and get Read More


Planning to buy health insurance to save tax? Watch out for these factors

Financial advisors suggest that having a health insurance cover is important as one trip to the hospital can wipe out all of your savings. Apart from that, premiums paid on the health insurance cover also offer tax benefits. Most people buy health insurance for the purpose of saving tax. One can avail tax benefit of up to Rs 25,000 in a financial Read More


World Health Organisation issues alert on ‘Disease X’

Disease X is a mystery pathogen, a ‘known unknown’  CREDIT: OLI SCARFF/GETTY IMAGES The World Health Organisation [WHO] has put scientists and health workers around the globe on alert for a new and potentially deadly pathogen – Disease X. Each year the Geneva-based organisation, which is charged with monitoring and safeguarding world health, convenes a high-level meeting of senior scientists to list Read More


Walking regularly for 40 minutes makes your heart stronger. Here’s what science says

If you abhor going to a gym everyday, here’s what you could do instead. Walking for at least 40 minutes several times every week at an average to fast pace is associated with a near 25% drop in the risk of heart failure among post-menopausal women, according to a study. The benefit appears to be consistent regardless of a woman’s body Read More


Soak up the sunshine: Vitamin D reduces risk of early mortality

A normal intake of vitamin D can reduce the risk of early death substantially in people with cardiovascular disease, a study has found. The research concludes that people who have suffered from cardiovascular disease, and have a normal intake of vitamin D, reduce their risk of morality as a consequence of the disease by 30%. “We discovered that the right Read More


Malaika Arora says you should invest at least 30 minutes a day in staying fit

TV personality Malaika Arora feels there is no substitute for a healthy body and said being fit is her oxygen. “Fitness for me is a way of life. It is like my oxygen! Nothing else is truly yours than your own body, and there is no substitute for a healthy body. I would urge everyone to stay fit and invest Read More


Prestige gears up to build mid-income housing platform

Prestige Group chairman and MD Irfan Razack. Prestige is in talks for a central Mumbai project development and has signed a 25 acre land deal in Noida for mid-income housing other than signing up for new projects in Pune and Hyderabad. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint Bengaluru: Armed with fresh capital commitments, Prestige Group is gearing up to build a new mid-income housing Read More