Why not gift a good camera that is built to last to your relative, friend or colleague. He or she would like to receive a highly functional and sturdy camera with a resilient body.

For slightly rough usage, a camera that is both water resistant and shockproof will be a perfect choice. In effect, it will make an ideal companion on trips to muddy hiking trails, sandy beaches, and even underwater adventures. If you can afford, you can certainly consider gifting a camera that is perfect for those tough moments in life.

Let us check the worth of Canon PowerShot D10 as a gifting option. It pitches itself directly against Olympus’ Tough range. In fact, the PowerShot D10 is Canon’s first native underwater camera. It comes with optional longer straps and a super-strong wrist leash.

Also, the Canon’s tough, funky chassis keeps it safe from water as far as 33 feet deep and even from a four feet fall. It can deliver some great imagery. The issue with many rugged cameras is the picture quality. D10 seems to have all the basic components of a comprehensive camera, as is the feature of other Canon’s PowerShot models.

Basic specs are a 12.1 megapixel CCD imager, a 3x zoom lens with optical image stabilization, and Canon’s latest DIGIC IV processing. The extended battery life, which lasts up to 190 shots at single charge, is another big plus. This definitely makes it a great choice outdoor shoots.

As proclaimed, it is waterproof, freezeproof as well as shockproof. It carries an accurate autofocus. However, its 3x zoom along with a 2.5” display is not really high-end for cameras. But if you want to gift just a point-and-shoot device, its comprehensive range of different scene modes make Canon D10 at a price tag of Rs 20,995 a good choice.

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In one of our recent blogs, we took a look at an amazing variety of educational products and accessories made available by leading brands. You can pick any of them to gift them to students for appreciating their good performance.
Among them, we checked Blue Bird that has on offer quality educational content and a myriad collection of stationery.

ITC has also been into the stationery business.  Just to elaborate, ITC has other wide range of gifting products under its brand ‘Expressions’. The gifting portfolio comprises autograph books, slam books, pop up books, party invitations, gift-wraps and mini books. ‘Expressions Regalia’ is a compelling collection of greeting cards.  ITC has also been organizing the ‘Classmate Young Authors Contest’ in thousands of schools across the country. You can check ITC gifting products for school and college going students at http://www.itcportal.com

With an increased workload of education and extra activities for children in an increasingly competitive world, it has become difficult for them to keep a track of engagements of these activities in daily life.

‘Navneet’, a premier brand in educational publication, has an excellent product on offer, ‘Paint-O-Fun’. It’s a useful monthly planner for children. It helps them in jotting down their daily engagements and activities like drawing, dance, elocution, etc. apart from studies. It will also act as an alert for birthdates of their friends.

‘Paint-O-Fun’ is packed with useful information on every page, covering various topics and themes. It provides an amazing insight into astonishing GK facts, stats, figures etc on that topic. The pages also educate the children about being responsible members of society.  ‘Paint -O- Fun’, as the name itself suggests, brings a bagful of goodies for the children.

The Mastermind Contest has exciting prizes and the monthly coloring contests! Children can get so much out of just one product. With ‘Paint -O- Fun’, the company continues their tradition of bringing out enriching educational products that enlighten the young minds! You can get more information on Navneet products here http://www.navneet.com/

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If you are looking to gift something interesting to a successful student, who has come out with the flying colors in the SSC examinations, a computer mouse would just be perfect! The tech savvy youth sure would love to do away with his/ her old mouse. Here, we suggest some good picks.

Microsoft has come up with a portable mouse. The Arc Mouse is an industrial design innovation, so to say, as it folds up like your flip phone. This feature makes it a perfect accessory to stow away in a laptop bag. It wirelessly connects to PC or laptop via a USB micro-transceiver.

The Arc Mouse can efficiently work even from as far as 30 feet. You will be better off going with a Bluetooth-connected mouse, if empty USB ports are scarce on notebook, something that you need to check with the person whom you wish to gift it. Thankfully, there is no complicated installation involved.

In case the recipient would like to customize the left and right buttons on it, the free software known as Intellipoint available on Microsoft’s website, can be of help. Or one can simply tweak some Mouse properties from Window’s PC options menu too. The mouse motion is decent with Arc - no jiggling cursor or those jumping around movements.

The Arc Mouse has a laser sensor, which smoothly tracks along across many surfaces like cloth and hard paper. Just to mention, it has a slight design flaw. The back button on its left side could have been a potentially useful one. However, it becomes difficult to reach owing to its positioning on the left side.

A battery status indicator is present between the left and right click buttons. Microsoft claims that the Mouse will work for over six months on just two AAA batteries, so the battery life is good. The Arc Mouse is available at around at Rs 3,000.

It truly fits the definition of a versatile and reliable pointing device for both laptop and desktop users. Other features that make it attractive are functional design and glossy paint finish with rubberized sides and underside. On the flip side, wireless transceiver consumes a precious USB port.

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HSC, ICSE and SSC (Maharashtra board) results have just been declared,. Successful students from your neighborhood, or in your family who have passed with flying colors deserve a pat on the back and also a gift in appreciation of their achievement. One of your office colleague or key client’s son or daughter may have done exceedingly well. Take this opportunity to appreciate their efforts with knowledge based books gifts ill help them in their further studies and personality development will be a perfect choice.

Macmillan’s Knowledge books
Macmillan India publishes a wide range of research based books and academic books for purpose of reference and research. Their publications are recommended for schools, colleges, individual and corporate buyers. Macmillan has on offer topical and general encyclopedias that feature the most reliable and updated information with attractive illustrations, photos, maps, charts, lists and tables.

‘Essential Encyclopedia’, ‘Philip’s Millennium Encyclopedia’, ‘Nature Encyclopedia’ and ‘Science and Technology Encyclopedia’ are some of the knowledge and information based offerings from the reputed publishing house.

The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia
‘15,003 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia’ (Random House Reference Publishing), a revised, new version of the popular title‘10,000 Answers’, is an enchanting trivia encyclopedia that comprises ultimate entertaining and engaging facts. It offers umpteen little-known facts that students will simply love savoring!

Interesting and off-beat titles
‘Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body’ by Neil Shubin (Pantheon Books) is a lively, thoroughly engrossing chronicle of evolutionary history, which unearths the startling secrets behind why we look or behave the way we tend to.

‘Maps: Finding Our Place in the World’ by author James Akerman is a must-have volume for inquisitive minds that challenges them to stretch conventional thought about what exactly constitutes a map. It discusses many different ways for understanding graphically the environment in which we exist.

‘Lonely Planet Gap Year Book’ is a one-stop guide for 18- to 25-year-olds who wish to take time off from studies and career only to travel. It comprises handy regional maps and continent overviews that reveal the best routes as well as must-see attractions. It also imparts essential information on pre-trip planning.

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There is an amazing variety of educational products and accessories from leading brands that you can choose to gift to students either to encourage them to do well or to appreciate their good performance. In the backdrop of SSC results, these products will make a memorable gesture.

Blue Bird is one of the leading brands, which boasts of considerable insight and expertise into the educational content for students thanks to its close interaction with educational fraternity and students for more than three decades. Blue Bird has also forayed into publishing academic textbooks and self study books for children.

The company also has on offer a myriad collection of all types of stationery, such as the finest quality notebooks apart from premium office and lifestyle stationery. You can also get premium quality ready made stationery from school and office notebooks and diaries; stationery. Go ahead and choose the one that will make a timely and valuable gift. You can check Blue Bird products at http://www.bluebirdpune.com

Another reputed brand ITC made a foray into the stationery business five years ago with their premium range of notebooks. In the last five years, they have augmented the popular range. The company continues to blend its core capabilities to market a wide range of education and stationery products.

Their popular stationery Brands are ‘Classmate’ and ‘Paperkraft’. The former addresses the needs of schoolchildren whereas Paperkraft is targeted towards college students and executives.

ITC Paperkraft range comprises premium stationery in hard, soft covers and multiple binding formats. On the other hand, Classmate, one among India’s leading brands, has over 300 variants, which consists of notebooks, long books, drawing books, scrap books, practical books, reminder pads etc. Another notable addition to the Classmate oeuvre has been the Classmate Fun n Learn range.

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At a delicate stage of their life as well as their career, successful SSC students sure need a few words of advice as well as some highly useful practical and general knowledge. It will stand them in good stead as they are getting ready for the challenges ahead.

Books and publications that greatly help and guide them in the whole process will make the most Inspirational gift. Sean Covey has written several inspirational and resourceful books that will impart them with a new way of thinking.

‘The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens’ and ‘Daily Reflections for Highly Effective Teens’  is a must read for ambitious children. In the bestselling tradition of ‘Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul’, this useful guide talks loudly and convincingly to teenaged audiences and informs them about universal principles that are certain to enhance their effectiveness and help them in their future decision making process.

‘The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll ever Make: A Guide for Teens’ by the same author provides in-depth guidance and practical solutions to six major challenges every teenager faces.

Mention must also be made of The Competition Success Review (CSR), a publication that has promoted and stuck to the concept of positive thinking. It mentions: “The idea of success is so deeply embedded with the ethos of CSR that the reader is motivated to focus on the goal and put in his best. You dream success; you live success and ultimately achieve it.”

Staying tuned to the changing times CSR offers an outlet to the changing world. CSR yearbook and other General Knowledge (GK) books – a rich database of general knowledge - make a thoughtful gift for the career-minded students who are on the verge of entering a new challenging world. On the other hand, each edition of Manorama Yearbook, invariably more than a 1000-page volume, is also designed and projected as a special general knowledge resource.

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In our recent blog, we discussed a unique initiative by Hindustan Unilever for all its employees. The company has set certain parameters that are meticulously measured, and a score is given to each employee on a vitality index score card.

The lower is the score, the better is an employee’s vitality;  a score of 0 to 4 puts the employee concerned in the green zone, a score of 5 to 6 slots one in the amber zone and a 7 plus score puts one in the red zone. Each employee is informed about his/her personal vitality score/color zone in a confidential manner.

Such relation building programs are a big boost to the employees’ morale and far more gainful than mere monetary rewards and incentives.  Of course, these measures succeed only if there’s a buy-in at the top! The top management committee ensured this. Another challenge was to create a buzz around the initiative. Mailers and posters like ‘Do you see red every time you see a staircase?’, or ‘Cool as a cucumber about your health? Don’t wait till it becomes red-hot’ were circulated.

In the next stage, employees were prompted to improve their vitality scores by conducting workshops  across the company’s different locations, through events such as Family Day, Walkathons, Vitality Exhibitions, nutritional menu counseling etc. Interactive sessions were held to teach the employees about the concept of BMI, ways of improving lifestyle, healthy diet to avoid/reduce weight gain as well as proper exercises for weight management.

The focus has been on scientific exercise methods, correct practical nutritional advice, and stress management techniques. The aim is to create health awareness so as to attain better fitness levels and enhanced lifestyle patterns. Workshops are conducted on post-retirement health planning for managers. At a basic level, the vitality index project reflects common sense: The healthier your employees, the more likely they’re to be (efficient) at work.

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The recession has left quite a many people without jobs, leaving behind many more insecure about their futures. The smarter ones though, are always thinking long-term going beyond such slumps. They are not worried about ups and downs in life. They want to ensure that they become indispensable in the organizational set-up.

This can be made possible by persistently enhancing your work skills. You constantly need to reinvent yourself. This again is a skill in itself that can be learnt and passed on.

In case you want to offer one of your despondent friends or colleagues a helping hand, you can do so through a host of inspirational and self-help books. Those looking to move on having lost a job will find solace in spiritual and philosophical readings. And the more adventurous ones already thinking beyond jobs, to turn entrepreneurs in their own right, will get the motivation from your timely gift.

Of course, not every one has the confidence and drive to take that radical step, and few indeed can afford going back to B-school. So to feel the breach many advice-providers and authors of how-to business books step in. They tell you how to remain unruffled by the downturn.

We have already checked some titled that might make good gifts in today’s tough times in our recent blog. Here are some more ideas. ‘The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari’, a self-help fable about an individual who had everything and simply gave it up for the sake of his soul, is right on top of the heap. But what is the current trend? “Now it’s more human-oriented,” Sugata Ghosh, head of commissioning, Sage Publications stated in a recent interview, summed up the business-books market orientation.

So even while Robin Sharma’s boom-time hit retains its popularity, many new and upcoming releases tell a different tale. Jaico has on offer a series of affordable business books. ‘The 60 Second Self-Starter’ is a simple, effective, hands-on guide, which one can use to dismantle obstacles acting as barriers to productivity.

The crucial tip offered: “Keep your frustration level low and your energy level high.” Here’s another one: “Theory of Constraints sermonizes that the goal is making money at present, and for the future! Here, ‘future’ is as important as ‘present’.”

Such words of wisdom sound optimistic as well as practically useful. “People want a feel-good factor, a hope for better times” points out Krishan Chopra, chief editor-publisher of HarperCollins. You can impart that hope by gifting something like this Hachette title: ‘I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program that Works’ by Ramit Sethi.

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Have you been striving for long to discover the secret to wealth creation? Have you been unable to do so, and have started believing you will never be able to fulfill your dreams? How can you turn around your constant struggle into a lasting success? What really is the secret of wealth building?

To start with, you need to grasp a few basic theories that act as a stepping stone to become wealthy.

Change your beliefs and thought process 
To become wealthy, your habits, thoughts, self-image, emotions and motivation must all be aligned towards fulfilling that single goal. Remember, success hinges invariably on your frame of mind. All riches begin as a state of mind. The key is not the mindless pursuit of wealth, but changing your attitudes and beliefs.

Success is a matter of mental attitude
The author of ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’, Stephen Covey, has rightly mentioned:” Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns constantly express our character and (thus) produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness. If your self-instructions are negative, your achievements will always be negative. Conversely, when your self-instructions are positive, you will achieve much more.

Ability to choose a money-making vehicle
Apart from developing a positive mindset, other keys to wealth creation are ability to choose a money-making vehicle and to learn how it works, and then to actually make it work. Wealth creation is not about mere luck; it is the byproduct of implementing an appropriate strategy. Remember, applied knowledge is power.

Information without action is of no worth
Information without action is of no worth. We are great at giving excuses like lack of time and lack of money to invest. The real reason is we fail to turn knowledge into action. We do not really utilize what we have learned. 

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Now that we have talked of books that make good gifts in today’s challenging times, why not help you further by chalking out a smart wealth building strategy. All of us wish to be rich, and aspire to tread on the path of the rich & famous. But what really makes them financial wizards even as most of us survive from paycheck to paycheck and ultimately retire with little in hands?

Here are some key wealth building steps, which can help you build your own winning strategy.
Step 1: Harbor a strong desire and reason to get wealthy
You need a stronger motivation than just earning money. Try to find out the real benefit you will receive from getting wealthy? In what way your life course will change for the better? You are least unlikely to do what it really takes unless you’ve an emotionally strong desire and reason to get wealthy. Remember that mediocrity will not take you too far.
Step 2: Create a strong business base and market
Your wealth has to be generated from somewhere, employing your skill and intelligence. You need to build a strong business base for reaching out to your potential market. Know what marketplace you want to target.
It’s important to choose a marketplace strong enough to offer you the optimum opportunity in order to attain your financial goals.

Step 3: Have a strong media, link or vehicle
How are you planning to tap the power of marketplace? You need to possess a link or vehicle with the potential to provide the results. It needs to be strong enough to do the job for you, regardless of the competition.

Step 4: Develop strong knowledge
If you’re keen on taking your wealth-generating vehicle to new peaks, you must drive it with the knowledge backed by practical skills. Know what knowledge you need and where you are going to get it. Get your act together, stay focused, remain in control of your finances, have a positive attitude, have faith in your abilities and just do it!

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