Devangshu Datta
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Devangshu Datta
Devangshu Datta, an internationally rated chess and bridge player, is a seasoned writer and columnist with extensive experience covering diverse topics such as finance, technology, science, and sports. Known for his analytical approach and clear writing style, Datta has contributed to several leading publications, including Business Standard, The Economic Times, The Telegraph, and Outlook. He also serves on the editorial board of Business Standard.
Devangshu Datta, an internationally rated chess and bridge player, is a seasoned writer and columnist with extensive experience covering diverse topics such as finance, technology, science, and sports. Known for his analytical approach and clear writing style, Datta has contributed to several leading publications, including Business Standard, The Economic Times, The Telegraph, and Outlook. He also serves on the editorial board of Business Standard.
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The flawed idea of eugenics
Eugenics was put on a pedestal by scientists in the colonial era
Chess #1390
There's controversy brewing around Regium Chess, a new "chess-tech" company
 "Chess #1390")
Manipulating individual atoms
The results of a new experiment by a team from the University of Otago can have huge applications in nanotechnology in the future
 "Manipulating individual atoms")
The telecom mess
If the sector turns into a duopoly (ignoring the struggling BSNL-MTNL combine for the moment), Airtel and Jio will find it hard to absorb the 300-million-plus VIL customers who will have to be ported.
 "The telecom mess")
Threat... and opportunity
One positive outcome of the coronavirus crisis may be a review of vaccine research and development processes
 "Threat... and opportunity")
CHESS #1389
The Madras High Court has set aside the election process to the All India Chess Federation
 "CHESS #1389")
Are food and political preferences correlated?
We need more granular, hyper-locational data to see if there is a strong overlap in votes and diet, of course
 "Are food and political preferences correlated?")
CHESS #1386
Fabiano Caruana produced a standout performance to take the Tata Steel with a round to spare
 "CHESS #1386")
The good side of bad
How well-prepared is the world to contain and hopefully, cure, a new disease? NCoV will be a test case
 "The good side of bad")
CHESS #1385
The Women's Title match went down to the wire and it was consistently exciting
 "CHESS #1385")
Gold could be a good hedge
If the economy enters a period of stagflation, its returns will outpace other assets
 "Gold could be a good hedge")
Moral considerations and profit maximisation
There are countless examples of corporates supporting horrible regimes. United Fruit, Shell, Rio Tinto are some of the better known cases
 "Moral considerations and profit maximisation")
CHESS #1384
The Women's title match moved to Vladivostok for the second half
 "CHESS #1384")
CHESS #1383
Ju Wenjun drew first blood in game 4 of the World Title match, winning a scrappy endgame against Aleksandra Goryachkina
 "CHESS #1383")
An agenda for the Budget
Even persons with savings are wary due to low growth in per capita income
 "An agenda for the Budget")
The price of proving citizenship
The Assam NRC excludes almost 2 million persons in a state which has a population of 35 million. The vast majority of the excluded are Hindus. Many are former government servants
CHESS #1383
The King Salman World Blitz and Rapids in Moscow turned into yet another unqualified success for Magnus Carlsen
 "CHESS #1383")
Mass surveillance
Face recognition technology and its use in surveillance by sundry governments is deeply contentious
 "Mass surveillance")
All rests on policy outcomes
As an investor, stay positive and believe eventually things will turn around
 "All rests on policy outcomes")
In a big year for science, we learnt a lot more about the universe
Enough for us to hope that 2020 will bring more in the way of advances in our understanding of the universe around us
 "In a big year for science, we learnt a lot more about the universe")
