I refer to two articles on space debris  that have appeared in last couple of days  which I use to highlight my principle concerns about all explorations, whether of new technology and materials or  Outer Space activities. My earlier pieces on Space explorations wanted to highlight precisely this and other impact concerns. (links at the […]

A job in finance would mean a steady, settled, reliable and dependable professional lifestyle. The on-going pandemic (threat of third wave looms large) has snatched so many jobs.  Just like in other industries, AI and machine learning are entering the scene and causing great disruption in what used to be one of the most stable […]

The words of Sir Richard Branson on this occasion… “I was once a child with a dream looking up to the stars. Now I’m an adult in a spaceship looking down to our beautiful Earth. To the next generation of dreamers: if we can do this, just imagine what you can do.” “I have dreamt […]

The Second in the series of travel to edge of space…overview effect and issues still remain… Most of us might have watched Jeff Bezos Blue Origin’s New Shepherd Flight (on Amazon Prime video). Though it was a trite shrill, more about the thrill than the (immense) skills that have gone into it, and then realized […]

There are  interesting and comprehensive studies on Impact of Covid 19 on education such as OECD’s, Dr. Pravat Kumar Jena of IGNOU’s research paper on India impacts available on Researchgate to name a few , ranging from student debt to issues around digital learning and teaching  . Distance learning had already gone digital (such as […]

There are  interesting and comprehensive studies on Impact of Covid 19 on education such as OECD’s, Dr. Pravat Kumar Jena of IGNOU’s research paper on India impacts available on Researchgate to name a few , ranging from student debt to issues around digital learning and teaching  . Distance learning had already gone digital (such as […]

The COVID 19 pandemic has only reinforced the merits of the triad model of engagement  for economic and social development  and in dealing with the Covid19 crisis threatening  life itself. The triad involves the participation of the Government, Private and  the Third sector- including a motley of civil society organisations , philanthrophys, ngos  etc . […]

Both digital and physical infrastructure creation are the needs of the current times. The financial impacts  on  various segments in the economy is one of a disruption  brought about  by the Covid19 pandemic  and its erratic behavior . Liquidity is the first casualty . Financing really involves now not only risk assessments but financing in […]

Both digital and physical infrastructure creation are the needs of the current times. The financial impacts  on  various segments in the economy is one of a disruption  brought about  by the Covid19 pandemic  and its erratic behavior . Liquidity is the first casualty . Financing really involves now not only risk assessments but financing in […]