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What NOT To Do as a Student (or Teacher) Blogger

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Loknath Das(or, a, As, Do, Not, Student, Teacher), to, What

Knowing What NOT to is as Important as Knowing What TO do Blogging may sound like something that is easy to do. Taking your thoughts and putting pen to paper (or should that be fingers to keyboard?) The truth is, blogging can be quite tricky to get the hang of. Much like social media, blogging can be open to plenty of issues and mistakes. Things that can make you come across in the wrong way, or not even interest your possible readers at all. So, how do you make sure…

What to ask yourself before making any investment moves as the market falls

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Loknath DasAny, As, ask, Before, investment, Making, Market, Moves, The, to, What, yourself

As the stock market sinks, you’ve probably already heard not to check your 401(k). Yet when it comes to steering your personal financial plan in a turbulent time, it’s still wise to take a proactive approach, according to Michael Liersch, a behavioral finance expert and global head of wealth planning and advice at JPMorgan Chase. Generally, people tend to take one of two strategies to uncertain markets, Liersch said. Either they decide on action no matter what or stick to a do-nothing approach. Those extreme approaches tend to happen when individual…

Infosys writes off investment in Waterline as third startup bet turns sour

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Loknath DasAs, bet, In, Infosys, investment, Off, Startup, Third, Turns, Waterline, writes

India-based multinational information technology services provider Infosys Ltd. has written off its investment in a United States startup that offers data discovery and governance software. The California-based startup called Waterline Data Inc., founded in 2013, will be acquired by a subsidiary of Japan’s Hitachi by the end of this month. This is the third startup bet that has turned sour for Infosys. The IT major had invested in Waterline through its $500 million Innovation Fund, launched in 2015. It first invested $4 million in January 2016. In March 2018, it bet a further…

As markets take Covid-19 hit, is it time to invest?

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Loknath DasAs, Covid-19, Hit, Is, It, Markets, Take, Time, to

The fear of Covid-19, more commonly referred to as novel coronavirus, spreading outside China at an alarming pace has spooked global equity markets, including the Indian equity market. The benchmark S&P 500 index which measures the stock performance of the top 500 US companies, corrected around 13% between 19 and 28 February. Taking cues from global peers, S&P BSE Sensex lost 1,448 points on 28 February alone, wiping out close to ₹5.5 trillion of investors’ wealth. Till 28 February, it had corrected 9% from its peak on 14 January 2020. On…

Panic in Kashmir as case filed against social media users

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Loknath DasAgainst, As, Case, filed, In, Kashmir, Media, Panic, Social

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have filed a police case against social media users under “anti-terror” laws for defying a social media ban using proxy servers. The move has triggered panic among the people of Kashmir, which has been under a security and communication lockdown since August 5, when the Muslim-majority region was stripped of its limited autonomy. A first information report (FIR or police complaint) has been filed against unnamed users under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). A person booked under the UAPA can be jailed for…

Americans now spend twice as much on health care as they did in the 1980s

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Loknath DasAmericans, As, Care, Did, Health, In, much, Now, On, Spend, The, they, Twice

The average American household spent almost $5,000 per person on health care last year. That’s a 101% increase from the roughly $2,500 per person that Americans spent about 34 years ago in 1984, according to an analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditures Survey by data company Clever. To make accurate comparisons, Clever adjusted all dollar amounts for inflation. It’s perhaps not surprising that health care expenses have risen over the past three decades. But the main driver of the increase is not drug costs or medical services. In…