7 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR IPHONE BATTERY LIFE

Suffer from a dead iPhone battery by the time it gets to 4pm? Improving your iPhone's battery life is something many mobile users want to know about. When you use your mobile so often, and check it for almost everything in your day-today life, it can really drain the battery and possibly leave you with a dead phone- just when you need it most!

So, here are a few tips to prolonging and improving your iPhone battery life:

1. Switch to Airplane mode when you don't need your phone - One of the biggest culprits for battery drain on iPhone batteries is a weak signal; your phone is constantly searching for signal and if you're in an area with poor signal, it can put a strain on your battery. You might consider switching Airplane mode on (Find it in 'settings'). If you're in a meeting, or travelling, then this is a good idea - just remember to switch it back to normal later or you won't receive calls. You should also try and use Wi-Fi instead of cellular data whenever possible.


2. Get rid of background apps - You'd be surprised at how many apps are working in the background on your iPhone. Many work tirelessly sending you notifications and sucking your iPhone batteries away. You can double click your home key and the apps which are open will appear on your screen; simply swipe upwards on the app screens you don't wish to have running. Do this regularly - you'll be surprised at how many you will have open! You can also go to settings > notification centre, to choose the apps you don't want notifications from.


3. Get rid of dynamic backgrounds - They look pretty at first, but moving or 'dynamic' backgrounds drain a lot of battery life. So choose a normal picture for your lock and home screen. Go to Settings > Wallpapers, then choose an image from your gallery or a stock image supplied.


4. Receive your email manually - This tip depends on how much email you receive, and how often you want it syncing. If you only need to check emails every few hours, choose to have push emails rather than fetch. You can find the options to do this in Settings.


5. Turn off Location Tracking - You usually don't need apps to know where you are constantly. So to stop this, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and turn them all off, or select specific apps you don't want to track you.


6. Think about heat - Look after your phone. This means not leaving your iPhone lying in direct sunlight or in a lot of heat. If it gets hot when you're charging it, remove the case or any excess iPhone parts to allow it to cool down.


7. Get a new battery - If you're finding the charge really rubbish on your iPhone batteries, you may consider buying a new one. This can really prolong the life of your phone. If you decide to do this, make sure you use iPhone genuine battery replacements when you're looking at Apple spare parts online. Only a true and genuine iPhone battery will be any good for your phone - so don't be fooled into thinking a mediocre unbranded battery would be just as good. It could harm your phone more than help it!

For Apple iPhone spares and genuine batteries, check out the http://www.Regizmo.com website; a leading UK supplier of original and high quality replacement parts for the Apple iPhone.

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FIVE FAMOUS 'PUNJABI DISHES' YOU LOVE TO EAT

When you talk about Punjab, everything ranging from its 'saundhi mitti' to the state's 'punjabi mutiyaran'; and from its dance forms - the famous 'bhangra' and 'giddha' - to its extra-amiable environment; is popular around the world. Well, and now, when we are talking about Punjab, it would be really unfair to miss on the punjabi food.

Probably, none of you would feel surprised. 'Punjabis' would be left all incomplete if we do not talk about food, a wide variety of which they love to have at any occasion (ordinary or special). Whether the cuisine is vegetarian or non-vegetarian, they simply are die-hard food-fans. Simple and healthy, yet delicious foods are on their plates. Also, unlike other boroughs using marinades like vinegar or lemon to add taste, the full of life Punjabis use 'masalas' for their first choice always includes a spicy cuisine.

Mornings are often incomplete for them if simple or stuffed 'parathas' with a bountiful 'desi ghee' content are not served. Even afternoon and evening meals are taken with a big role of ghee in them.

No doubt, Punjabis find rice as a fascinating dish, especially when 'rajma' is served along with them. The simple-to-make combination but is liked only occasionally. On a daily basis, as we all know, they prefer wheat over other things.

On the other hand, a colossal range of cuisines that Punjabis bring to us is famous not only in the Northern India, but in the whole country as well as outside India. Talk about vegetarian food such as sukhi dal and jeera rice or non-vegetarian like chicken kofta and keema kabab, desserts like kheer or flour preparations like aloo paratha or sweets such as gulab jamun and firnee, everything has its own sub-range. Besides, each single dish is lip-smacking and the assortments overshadow Bengali dishes, Mughali or even South Indian dishes.

Of course, after such lauds for Punjabi cuisine, you would like to try preparing one. So, let's talk about a few finger-licking dishes you would surely love to have. 'Makki di roti' (corn chapatti) and 'Sarson ka saag' (mustard leaves curry) are amongst the tempting cuisines. So, the same would be perfect to start with as well.

How to Prepare:

The meal is a perfect combo of taste and nutrition. The 'roti' is simple to make. Knead the 'Makki Ka Atta' adding salt and 'ajwain'. Sprinkle some water drops on both the sides of the 'peda' or ball, press it and put on a seasoned Tawa. Leave to cook for a few minutes, put atop ghee and flip. Your chapatti is all ready to be served hot with the 'saag' and a glob of butter.

To prepare the 'saag', you need a bunch of mustard leaves with water, oil, onions, tomatoes and ginger. Besides, salt, garlic, garam masala and red chilly powder would be added as required. Just wash the leaves, chop, boil, let them cool and then cook with the addition of fried onions and tomatoes later to garnish. The sunny winters would be embodied so well and easy, you won't believe.

Lassi - Visit any Punjabi 'Dhaba', the chilling and authentic drink made up of thick curd and milk with fresh cream, sugar and cardamom powder added to it would give you that cooling effect, which is much-needed all through the scorching summers. Serve adding water-soaked skin-removed 'badam' and rose petals.

Dal Makhani - Easy to prepare, the recipe needs whole 'urad daal' along with 'rajma' (the red kidney beans). All you need to do is pressure-cook the daal and rajma, adding salt and water. Fry oil, garlic paste and cumin seeds as well as green chilies, tomatoes, dry masalas, stir and add daal. Your mouth-watering Dal Makhani is ready to be served with butter on it. Naan can be a best match.

Punjabi Kadhi - Make small balls using a mixture of gram flour, potatoes (chopped), onions (chopped) with ajwain, salt and red chili powder. Deep fry the 'pakoras' in a kadhai with heated oil until golden brown. Prepare kadhi with yogurt and gram flour and appropriate masalas and serve hot with rice.

Don't wait! Start preparing now.


With this article, you will learn to prepare the famous punjabi foods which leave everyone licking their fingers.


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LIST OF TOP 30 PROGRAMMES LAUNCHED BY MODI GOVERNMENT

The National Democratic Government (NDA) launched a slew of initiatives since it came into power on 26 May 2014. The initiatives were launched with a focus on financial inclusion, infrastructure development and empowerment of down-trodden.

Here, we present a list of 30 major programmes and schemes launched in the past 2 years.

S.No.	Programme (Launch Date)	Objectives & Features
1.	Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (28 August 2014)	To achieve 100% financial inclusion 22 crore bank accounts opened so far Slogan: Mera Khata – Bhagya Vidhaata
2.	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya AntyodayaYojana (25 September 2014)	To alleviate poverty through in rural & urban areas Achieved through livelihood opportunities & skill development Implemented by Rural Development & Housing and Urban poverty alleviation ministries
3.	Mission Housing for All - Urban (25 June 2015)	To provide housing by 2022 to all eligible Also called Sardar Patel Urban Housing Mission A Centrally Sponsored Scheme & has 4 components
4.	Digital India (26 August 2014)	To achieve digitally empowered knowledge economy Transformed version of National e-Governance Plan worth 1 lakh crore rupees & has 9 thrust areas
5.	Make In India (25 September 2014)	To make India a global manufacturing hub Manufacturing sector to grow over 10% Will create 1 crore jobs per year
6.	Skill India (15 July 2015)	To fast-track skill development efforts Provides for an overall institutional framework 300 million will be skilled by 2022 Four initiatives were launched
7.	MUDRA Bank Yojana (8 April 2015)	Stands for Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. Loans between 50000 to 10 lakh rupees provided Has three categories Shishu, Kishor & Tarun
8.	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (25 July 2015)	To achieve 100% rural electrification Subsumed Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana Has an outlay of 76000 crore rupees
9.	Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (2 July 2015)	To achieve water efficiency by 2020 Will be achieved through converging existing programmes Has an outlay of 50000 crore rupees for 2015-20
10.	Soil Health Card Scheme (19 February 2015)	To improve farm productivity Achieved by using appropriate nutrients Slogan: Swasth Dharaa Khet Haraa
11.	Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (22 January 2015)	To address the declining Child Sex Ratio issue To celebrate the girl child & enable her education So far 161 districts were selected in 2 phases
12.	Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for Kerosene (1 April 2016)	To plug leakages in kerosene delivery through PDS Subsidy amount transferred to beneficiary accounts Implemented in selected 26 districts of 8 states
13.	Swachh Bharat Mission (2 October 2014)	To make India 100% open defecation free by 2019 Eradication of manual scavenging is also a part Focus is on attitudinal change
14.	Swarna Bharat Yojana (5 November 2015)	To reduce gold imports by utilizing domestic reserves Has three gold related schemes Gold Monetization & Gold Bond Schemes and Indian Gold Coins
15.	Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (9 May 2015)	Its an Accident Insurance Scheme Offers death and disability cover on account of an accident For 12 rupees premium offers 1-2 lakhs coverage
16.	Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (9 May 2015)	To provide for life insurance cover to the needy For 330 rupees premium offers 2 lakh rupees coverage Administered by the Life Insurance Corporation
17.	Atal Pension Yojana (9 May 2015)	To enhance old age income security of the working poor Linked to National Pension System & administered by PFRDA Will get fixed pension between Rs 1000 & 5000 per month
18.	Smart Cities Mission (25 June 2015)	To make urban areas more livable & inclusive Focus is on building urban infrastructure Outlay of 48000 crore rupees for 2015-20
19.	AMRUT Yojana (25 June 2015)	AMRUT - Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Development To develop infrastructure in 500 towns and cities Selection of cities on population & popularity basis Outlay of 50000 crore rupees for 2015-20
20.	HRIDAY Yojana (21 January 2015)	HRIDAY - Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana To promote inclusive & sustainable development of heritage sites In Phase 1 - 12 cities will be developed at 500 crore rupees
21.	Namami Ganga Yojana (14 May 2015)	It is an Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission Focus is on pollution abatement and socio-economic development Implemented under National Ganga River Basin Authority
22.	Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (18 February 2016)	Its a revamped agriculture insurance scheme Overcomes the shortcomings in the existing schemes Will be in force from Kharif 2016 Premium – 2% (Kharif), Rabi (1.5%) & commercial crops (5%)
23.	Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (11 October 2014)	To realize the ideal of Gram Swaraj Its a village development scheme under MPLADs One Adarsh Gram by 2016 and 3 by March 2019
24.	Indradhanush for Public Sector Banks (August 2015)	The framework is meant to revamp PSBs Consists of seven strategies Includes establishment of Bank Board Bureau and structural reforms
25.	Mission Indradhanush for Immunization (25 December 2015)	To achieve full immunization coverage for all children by 2020 Coverage against 7 life-threatening diseases
26.	Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (21 February 2016)	To develop smart village on the line of smart cities 300 Rurban clusters developed in 3 years Has an outlay of 5142 crore rupees
27.	Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (1 May 2016)	To provide LPG connections to 5 crore BPL families Financial support of Rs 1600 per family Allocated Rs 8000 crores for 3 years
28.	Stand Up India, Start Up India (15 August 2015)	To promote bank financing for start-ups Applicable to SC, ST & Women Will help in entrepreneurship and job creation
29.	Nai Manzil Scheme (8 August 2015)	To address educational & livelihood needs of minorities Focus will be on skill development for 17-35 age group
30.	Setu Bharatam Project (4 April 2016)	To make national highways free of railway crossings by 2019 208 ROBs/under passes will be constructed Outlay of 10200 crore rupees

Source: http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/list-of-top-30-programmes-launched-by-modi-government-1465370363-1

PRISMA APP FOR ANDROID NOW AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE

If you love a good photo editing app and are an Android user, here is some good news. The developer of the hit iOS photo editing app Prisma has just announced its beta launch. If you’re thinking that you haven’t heard of Prisma, it could be because you have been busy playing Pokemon Go. So here’s a little background on what is becoming a worldwide photo editing phenomenon.

What is Prisma?

Prisma is a hit iOS app which originated in Russia and is able to turn any ordinary image or photo into a piece of digital art. As photo editing apps go, this one certainly has some unique features, and its developers are promising much more in the near future.

Prisma has been around for five weeks, and in that time, it has become the number one app in 40+ countries. And as of two hours ago, it had a staggering download count of over 7.5 million installs, which has generated a daily active user count of 1.5 million.

New features on the way

Alexey Moiseenkov, developer of Prisma, recently said that he has a lot of cool new features being worked on for the app. These will include a Prisma Video feature and lots of new styles which will enable a user to transform any photo into a serious piece of classic art. Personally, I think the possibility of 360-degree Prisma images is the most exciting future feature, and it’s certainly something I would be interested in using.

Prisma app for Android

Over the last few weeks, the frustration of Android users who wanted to get their hands on the Prisma app for Android has been rising. It may be the huge amount of people who have been openly vocal about wanting it that has pushed Moiseenkov to work on the Android version of Prisma.

In a recent Facebook post, Moiseenkov announced that Android users who wanted to get their hands on the app should sign up for the Prisma newsletter. This would give them the chance to be kept informed about the progress of the Android version’s development and also enable them to take part in field testing / beta testing.

How to sign up and get the beta

As of this writing, the team behind Prisma is giving away the app for free but it’s invite-only. A few users have already received the beta version of the app (which can be downloaded from below link). If you’re interested in getting your hands on the app, you will first have to sign-up for the newsletter, and after you have typed in your email and then validated your subscription, that should be it.

However, I don’t think this automatically entitles you to get the Prisma app for Android. I think it just puts you on a list of interested people and will allow you to try the beta before it appears on Google Play. If you understand that this doesn’t guarantee you will get the app, click here and head on over to the Prisma site and sign up for the newsletter.

UPDATE 2: The downloaded app from the above apk link is closed by Prisma developers. Here’s what the developers said on their official Facebook page, “A big thanks goes to everyone who has managed to try our beta for Android. We have collected enough feedback and had to close it. We’ll come back to you guys with an official launch on Google Play later this month. Thank you for your patience.”

UPDATE 3: Prisma Official App For Android Now Available To Download From Google Play

App Description:

Be an artist! Turn your photos into awesome artworks:

– Modern art filters!

– Stunning photo effects

– Fast sharing

Prisma transforms your photos into artworks using the styles of famous artists: Munk, Picasso as well as world famous ornaments and patterns. A unique combination of neural networks and artificial intelligence helps you turn memorable moments into timeless art.

Source: http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/07/download-prisma-app-for-android-link/

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE ARTICLE 370 AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO J&K?

BANGALORE: The row over article 370 escalated with Jammu and Kashmir's political parties as well as Congress opposing any move to revoke the constitutional provision guaranteeing special status to the state and the RSS stressing that the state would remain an integral part of India while simultaneously attacking Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for suggesting otherwise.

The state's ruling National Conference and its coalition partner, the Congress, as well as the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) reacted strongly to Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh's statement that talks had been started with stakeholders to begin the revocation process.

Abdullah asked the central government to come clean on the "stakeholders" it was talking to on the contentious issue.

"We will oppose the move tooth and nail. Since it is the minister of state in the PMO talking, it is a policy matter. They (central government) must come clean and share who are the stakeholders they have talked to," he told journalists in Srinagar.

Soon after Jitendra Singh's statement, Abdullah said: "Jammu and Kashmir would not be part of India if Article 370, which grants special status to the state, is revoked."

"Mark my words & save this tweet - long after Modi Govt is a distant memory either J&K won't be part of India or Art 370 will still exist," he had tweeted.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh hit back at Abdullah, saying the state would remain an integral part of India irrespective of Article 370 being repealed or not.

"J&K won't be part of India? Is Omar thinking it's his parental estate? (Article) 370 or no 370, J&K has been and will always be an integral part of India," RSS spokesman Ram Madhav tweeted.

So what exactly is the Article 370 and why is it so important to Jammu and Kashmir?

#According to the Constitution of India, Article 370 provides temporary provisions to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, granting it special autonomy.

#The article says that the provisions of Article 238, which was omitted from the Constitution in 1956 when Indian states were reorganised, shall not apply to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

#Dr BR Ambedkar, the principal drafter of the Indian Constitution, had refused to draft Article 370.

#In 1949, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had directed Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdullah to consult Ambedkar (then law minister) to prepare the draft of a suitable article to be included in the Constitution.

#Except for defence, foreign affairs, finance and communication, all other laws passed by Indian Parliament need to be okayed by the state government before they are made applicable. This was specified in the Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh when he agreed to join the Union of India in 1947, instead of going with Pakistan.

#As a result of this, the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir are governed by state-specific laws which come under the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, instead of those for the rest of India, especially where citizenship, ownership of property and some fundamental rights are concerned.

#This article, along with Article 5 that defines the contours of jurisdiction of Indian Parliament regarding lawmaking for the state, cannot be amended.

#The 1952 Delhi Agreement also specified that the state should have its own flag in addition to the Union flag and they should have the same status.

#This arrangement was further ratified by the 1974 agreement between the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the then J&K Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah (appointed by Hari Singh).

#It was agreed that head of state called Sadar-i-Riyasat (or the Prime Minister) was to be elected by the state legislature.

#The agreement opposed imposition of Article 352, empowering the President to proclaim general emergency in the state

#The state legislature has a six-year term, unlike other elected bodies, which have a five-year period, including our Parliament.

In a nutshell

#The Indian Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in J&K.

#Disrespecting the Tricolour and other national symbols is not a crime in the state.

#J&K residents enjoy dual citizenship. They will lose their J&K citizenship if they marry residents of other states.

#A Pakistani resident gains J&K citizenship if he marries a J&K citizen.

#RTE, RTI, CAG and majority of Indian laws are not applicable in the state.

#Because of Article 370, no outsider (anyone who is not a native Kashmiri) can purchase land in J&K. (Text: Mail Today)

Source:https://in.news.yahoo.com/what-exactly-is-the-article-370-and-why-is-it-so-important-to-j-k-074215152.html