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Atanu Biswas

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Will AI Reduce Working Hours?
Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

In 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted that by 2030 technology would be so advanced...

Can ChatGPT Really Replace Humans?
Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

AI will continue to grow in capacity, and the newer versions will keep us in a state of...

Playing Moneyball With The IPL?
Rediff.com26 Mar 2022

'Did the Moneyball philosophy get redefined in the domain of the cash-rich IPL, which...

How The Pandemic Affected Puja
Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

The estimated size of the Durga Puja economy could be about Rs 2.75 trillion in 2021...

How the US Lost the Opium War in Afghanistan
Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

The US spent $1.5 million a day since 2001 fighting the opium war in Afghanistan. After...

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money
Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times.

Do we need to take multiple vaccine doses before 2024?
Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

With the virus mutating, can vaccines be assumed safe and effective in the long run?

Why we need to unlock 'intelligently'
Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

R0 values, or the average number of infections expected to be caused by a Covid...

How vulnerable are bank ATMs?
Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

The war between hackers and banks over ATM security will be dynamically redefined,...

India's growing coffee culture
Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per...

Why exit polls go wrong
Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

Exit polls often go wrong in India because pollsters don't sample voters in the poorest...

Should India change Census methods?
Rediff.com6 Jan 2019

'Is it time to think beyond the traditional questionnaire-based approach in India?'...

Durga Puja economy is worth Rs 1 lakh cr!
Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

If the Puja as a brand can be marketed more effectively outside Bengal, even overseas,...