Loknath Das, Author at cruisewhat

Pets dogged by sluggish lifestyle, diseases

November 19, 2019

Hisar: Inbreeding and sluggish lifestyle is resulting in diseases like cancer, diabetes, obesity, joint pain and cardiac ailments among pet dogs, said veterinary experts at the three-day conference in Lala Laj...

Google’s Totally Creepy, Totally Legal Health-Data Harvesting

Loknath Das

November 15, 2019

Health

The summer after college, I moved back home to take care of my widower grandfather. Part of my job was to manage his medications; at 80, he was becoming a fall risk and often complained that his prescripti...

Hong Kong protest violence hits universities, business district

Loknath Das

November 13, 2019

Business

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters clashed with riot police in the city's upmarket business district and on university campuses Tuesday, extending one of the most violent stretches of unrest seen in more than ...

Google’s healthcare partnership sparks fears for privacy of millions

Loknath Das

November 12, 2019

Health

The announcement comes after Google revealed its acquisition of Fitbit. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters Google’s announcement of a partnership with a major healthcare provider raises fresh privacy concerns...

In Defence of Oversharing on Social Media

Loknath Das

November 11, 2019

News

You don’t need to probe too deeply to find evidence of our culture’s inclination towards online oversharing. Take the recent TikTok craze that saw teenage girls dancing to voicemail messages left by their unfai...

AIF fund a positive step for real estate sector

Loknath Das

November 10, 2019

Real Estate

The recent Rs 25,000 crore funds infusion in the real estate sector to revive stalled projects is a welcome move for realtors and homebuyers alike. The fund will see an infusion of Rs 10,000 crore from the gov...

How do you transition to a career in giving?

Loknath Das

November 8, 2019

Career

Vineet Nayar shares pro tips on preparing for what he calls the third stage in life – entering the social sector You are in your fifties and, after having put 30 years in your chosen profession, wondering ab...

Virat Kohli birthday: Indian skipper’s glorious career in numbers

Loknath Das

November 6, 2019

Career

India batsman Virat Kohli celebrates his century during day two of the First Specsavers Test Match between England and India at Edgbaston on August 2, 2018 in Birmingham, England A modern-era great, a ru...

Three CFOs, Three Different Career Paths, Same Goal

Loknath Das

November 5, 2019

Career

Ten years ago, Tim Zue might have been viewed as a C-suite party crasher—the type of senior executive known to have defied the conventional career path. However, when Zue landed the CFO office of the Boston Red...

Demystifying Data Science and its career opportunities: Takeaways from the Great Learning Masterclass

Loknath Das

November 3, 2019

Career

Much has been said about the great Indian tech skill gap and the urgent need to bridge it, with India being on course towards becoming an IT superpower. When it comes to the tech skilling landscape, data analys...

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