Lack of access to the cosmonaut training programmes would be a hindrance for ISRO's planned manned missions, explains Devangshu Datta. The Ukraine war could lead to breakdowns in space......
India remains a young nation, but it will not get younger in future.India has not managed to noticeably improve education.Nor has it managed to create employment opportunities, observes Devangshu......
Adversarial Harmful Networks -- India Case Study, cited in Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's SEC complaints, revealed, among other things, that Facebook was a preferred platform for......
The OF saga has led to sex-workers looking at cryptocurrency as an alternative, notes Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Sex-workers are early adopters of new......
The pandemic has changed the way people see the government.It has eroded trust in the administration's ability to tackle a crisis, any crisis, observes Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: A beach in Goa,......
Budget envisages that Rs 84,600 crore of defence goods will be sourced domestically this fiscal. This is around 68 per cent of the total defence capital outlay. Devangshu Datta reports.......
Figuring out the nuances in the NFT market will mean opening and examining multiple new cans of worms, warns Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last month, the artist Liam R......
The laggards include FMCG (16 per cent), Energy (37 per cent) and Media (34 per cent).Devangshu Datta reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The bull-run is still going strong......
Non-Fungible Tokens are unique crypto codes driving collectors of art and music. Devangshu Datta traces the history of NFTs. IMAGE: Non-fungible token is a new type of digital asset that has......
Given the dimensions, it is bound to have at least ripple effects across markets. Could ripple turn into cascade? asks Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Can an......
Devangshu Datta enjoyed the Netflix series thoroughly! IMAGE: Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon. The Netflix series Altered Carbon features a hero, Takeshi Kovacs, who is both 40 years old and 290......
'It is no accident that politicians strive to control sports bodies, and get their names associated with popular sports, sometimes by renaming stadiums after themselves,' observes Devangshu Datta.......
'This World Cup is likely to be much more a clash of plans than of talent,' says Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Head Coach Ravi Shastri and Captain Virat Kohli confer after rain stopped play during the......
At 12 years, seven months and 17 days, Dommaraju Gukesh is the second youngest Grandmaster of all time.Devangshu Datta meets the ace. IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh, Grandmaster! Photograph: Kind......
'Perhaps the biggest change is in terms of mindset when it comes to the art of the possible when chasing.''A modern team knows that knocking off 120 runs in 10 overs is eminently possible.''When......
'It was a big relief to get it out of the way. Now he can concentrate on future progress.'Devangshu Datta reports from Chennai. IMAGE: Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali. Photograph: A Ganesh......