Debarghya Sanyal And Samreen Wani

Stories by Debarghya Sanyal And Samreen Wani

India's inflation is higher than other key developing economies

India's inflation is higher than other key developing economies

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2023

India's prices are rising faster than many of its emerging market peers. The country's inflation print for May at 4.25 per cent is a marked reduction from the levels seen in May 2022 (7.04 per cent). However, even though the inflation rate remains within the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 per cent, with a 2 per cent margin on either side, it continues to be higher than China, Russia, and Brazil.

'If students can learn asking ChatGPT...'

'If students can learn asking ChatGPT...'

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2023

'What can a teacher do that ChatGPT cannot?'

Interested in working with OpenAI? Please feel free to email Sam Altman

Interested in working with OpenAI? Please feel free to email Sam Altman

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2023

If you are interested in working with OpenAI, feel free to email Sam Altman. In a free-wheeling fireside chat with university students on Thursday in Delhi, the CEO of OpenAI and his team seemed eager to welcome bright young IT practitioners of India into the OpenAI work space. Asked about the steep degree requirements for applying to tech giants such as Microsoft and Google, Altman said that his company was open to hiring undergraduates and even college drop-outs.

Gaming Is Not Just For India's Young

Gaming Is Not Just For India's Young

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2023

Meet Nilima Kalra, 79, Manju Roy, 80, Sumita Maan, 79, and Gurpreet Kaur, 75.

The Ban Baaja Baraat

The Ban Baaja Baraat

Rediff.com   29 May 2023

The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship.

Natural Disasters Displaced 2.5 Million Indians in 2022

Natural Disasters Displaced 2.5 Million Indians in 2022

Rediff.com   25 May 2023

Extreme weather events and disasters have been on the rise in the region.

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Rediff.com   22 May 2023

More than 70 per cent of Indian youth aged between 15 and 29 can't!

Why Prompt Engineers Are In Demand

Why Prompt Engineers Are In Demand

Rediff.com   15 May 2023

The job of a prompt engineer does not necessarily require candidates to be trained in "hardcore" computer engineering skills. 'This is one of those rare jobs that opens the sector to the layman.'

Will It Be Normal Monsoon This Year?

Will It Be Normal Monsoon This Year?

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2023

The IMD defines a normal monsoon as one which delivers between 96 and 104 per cent of the 50-year average rainfall for the season.

Know The Economic Cost Of Heat Waves?

Know The Economic Cost Of Heat Waves?

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2023

India stands to lose more working hours to extreme heat than the rest of the world, in addition to the humanitarian cost of extreme heat events.

Disney Hotstar's Succession Problem

Disney Hotstar's Succession Problem

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2023

If you were one of those waiting for the entire fourth season of Succession to drop so that you could binge-watch it over a weekend, you have missed the train.

Why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

Why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2023

If you have seen Zwigato, Param Kumar's story will sound familiar. Laid off from his job as a repairman at a Gurugram-based water purifier provider, he now delivers groceries and food for a mobile-based delivery app, in Delhi. Kumar, who started making deliveries last August, told Business Standard that he is working longer hours than his older salaried job as an RO repairman, and has no paid leaves or health insurance. Kumar is part of India's estimated 7.7 million-strong force of gig workers.

Will a fresh wave of Covid-19 hit India?

Will a fresh wave of Covid-19 hit India?

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2023

According to Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman, national Indian Medical Association Covid Task Force, the current scenario qualifies as a wave.

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2023

La Nina, construction worsen air quality; spike in respiratory ailments.

Covid: Employment Shows Lingering Effects

Covid: Employment Shows Lingering Effects

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2023

The unemployment rate is higher among urban women as was the case before the pandemic.

Foreign Medical Graduates On Tenterhooks

Foreign Medical Graduates On Tenterhooks

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2023

There is confusion around the registration guidelines and the cut-off dates for acquiring the degrees.

SHOCKING! 4 Tiger Deaths A Week In 2023

SHOCKING! 4 Tiger Deaths A Week In 2023

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2023

26 tigers have already died this year.

Big Tech Is Rushing To Train AI In Local Languages

Big Tech Is Rushing To Train AI In Local Languages

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2023

Indian mobile and Web consumers speak in 30 languages and around 1,600 dialects.

India Plans 20 Nuclear Power Plants By 2031

India Plans 20 Nuclear Power Plants By 2031

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2023

Though it still has only a single-digit share in total electricity production, India has been looking to tap nuclear power faster.

In an era of EVS has Auto Expo run out of gas?

In an era of EVS has Auto Expo run out of gas?

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2023

This year's edition, three years lost to the pandemic and scheduling, wore a distinctive shade of green, and, as would befit an era of technology shift from internal combustion engines to electric motors, had a clutch of high-technology exhibits and concepts. But the excitement of the expo's heyday was missing.