FIFA World Cup’s hidden scorecard: What fans don’t see, economics doesFIFA World Cup 2026 is a fascinating economic case study, revealing how football markets mirror financial ones. Dynamic ticket pricing, dri...
05 Jul, 2026, 06.16 AM IST
Psychology says the real reason doctors' handwriting is often hard to read has nothing to do with laziness, it is more about the pressure they deal withPsychology says many doctors develop less legible handwriting because of time pressure, cognitive load, automaticity, motor learning, and y...
04 Jul, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Word of wisdom by Werner Heisenberg: "Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can..."Word of wisdom by the quantum physics pioneer continues to inspire scientists, thinkers, and curious minds decades later. The quote is ofte...
27 Jun, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Word of Wisdom by Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman: "Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to..." - One of the most valuable lessons from Thinking, Fast and Slow shows why remembering the right experience can matter more than acquiring new knowledge every dayThe global understanding of human capability changed when Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman introduced his groundbreaking framework on cogniti...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Quote of the day by Paul Krugman: 'Debt is one person's liability, but another person's...' - financial lessons and insights on role of debt in the economy, flow of money and growth of wealth by Nobel Prize-winning economist and pioneer of New Trade TheoryQuote of the day by Paul Krugman: Nobel laureate Paul Krugman sheds light on debt, emphasizing it's a two-sided coin. While a borrower's li...
03 Jun, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
Can money buy happiness? Bill Gates, once the world's richest man, reveals the real reason that made him happierBill Gates revealed that financial security, not extreme wealth, significantly boosts happiness by eliminating worries about healthcare and...
26 May, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
A Nobel economist knew 60 years ago that people learn best on the job, and now the Atlanta Fed says companies automating lower payroll costs may be sawing off the branch they’re sitting onEntry-level jobs in the U.S. are becoming scarce, with AI automating tasks previously handled by new graduates. This trend, driven by short...
25 May, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Quote of the day by American Economist Milton Friedman: ‘If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years…’ Witty take on inefficiency, corruption, and control as world faces oil and gas crisisQuote of the day: The “Sahara Desert” quote continues to resonate because it combines humor with sharp criticism. It may make people laugh,...
19 May, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. RobinsonThe Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Daron Acemoglu from Turkey, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson from the US for their sig...
14 Oct, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
Bags from Ghana, books from India gifted by Banerjee and Duflo to Nobel museumEconomist couple Banerjee and Duflo, who on Tuesday received Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel from Ki...
11 Dec, 2019, 03.49 PM IST
Nobel Prize ceremony: Abhijit Banerjee sticks to Bengali roots in a dhoti, Esther Duflow stuns in sareeThe duo added a desi twist to their choice of attire.
11 Dec, 2019, 11.50 AM IST
‘A Bengali has done the nation proud’: Mamata Banerjee and Amartya Sen celebrate Abhijit Banerjee’s Nobel victoryThe Bengal CM was one of the first ones to fete the half-Bengali, half-Konkani economist.
17 Oct, 2019, 01.48 PM IST
Abhijit Banerjee joins list of Indian, Indian-origin Nobel LaureatesIndian-American Abhijit Banerjee on Monday won the Nobel Prize for Economics, joining the list of Indians and people of Indian origin to gr...
14 Oct, 2019, 06.48 PM IST
Climate, development tipped for Nobel economics prizeAs with the other Nobels, nominations and deliberations are kept secret for 50 years, so it's nearly impossible to know which way the prize...
08 Oct, 2018, 09.19 AM IST
RBI economist predicted Nobel winnerThe Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics', authored by Saibal Ghosh, an assistant adviser in its department of economic and policy research.
13 Oct, 2015, 11.26 AM IST
Nobel Economics Prize to wrap up 2015 awards seasonThe economics prize -- the only one of the six awards not created in Swedish philanthropist and scientist Alfred Nobel's 1895 will.
12 Oct, 2015, 12.14 PM IST