Rabindranath Tagore’s work profoundly shaped modern Indian literature and music. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, test your knowledge of the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize.
The Nobel Prize in Economics generates an implied hierarchy of knowledge, and rewards particular ways of thinking. This has great consequence for what ideas are spread and adopted.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Monday the economists had been feted ‘for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity’. The economics prize was the final one to be given out this year.
Crunch the numbers in any direction. Cherry-pick the years. The answer will always be the same: if the Nobel Committee has to snub somebody, it will be a woman.
Han Kang, first South Korean author to be awarded Nobel Prize in Literature, previously won International Booker for her novel The Vegetarian, which was key to opening global doors for her.
American scientist John Hopfield’s network can save info & reconstruct it. British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton’s Boltzmann machine was an early example of a generative model.
The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
Niti Aayog’s chief has pointed out that what the Editor calls the Hindutva rate of growth will not take India to the First World by 2047. While basking in the glow of being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, we should also consider the low base of $ 3,000 per capita income.
Niti Aayog’s chief has pointed out that what the Editor calls the Hindutva rate of growth will not take India to the First World by 2047. While basking in the glow of being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, we should also consider the low base of $ 3,000 per capita income.