Prasanta Kumar Dutta

1 month ago | medium.com | Prasanta Kumar Dutta

Navigating the non-linear path to your callingPrasanta Kumar Dutta·FollowPublished inDiario da Pacific·10 min read·--Creativity, careers, and life itself rarely follow a straight path. Fresh out of an engineering college in India a decade ago, I struggled to align my passions, ambitions and profession.

Dec 24, 2023 | medium.com | Prasanta Kumar Dutta

The start of the year at work felt more like a continuation of 2022, given the continued coverage of the Ukraine war. One of the first pieces of 2023 was about reflecting on a “year of the conflict”. We had already covered in detail, the war tactics and the humanitarian cost of the conflict. So, we wanted to focus on something that could highlight the spirit of Ukraine’s resilience — the fact that not only did it survive the siege, but also fought back a mighty opponent.

Nov 4, 2023 | ca.marketscreener.com | Stephen Farrell |Aditi Bhandari |Prasanta Kumar Dutta |Claire Trainor

Israel says the attacks successfully targeted Hamas military leaders, their fighters and the tunnel network they dug beneath civilian areas and used for operations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has pledged to destroy Hamas - the Palestinian Islamic militant group that controls the Gaza Strip - in retaliation for its Oct. 7 attacks on Israel that killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians.

Aug 24, 2023 | nuclear-news.net | America Hernandez |Forrest Crellin |Prasanta Kumar Dutta |Christina MacPherson

The ageing nuclear reactors. How to keep them going for decades, (best to forget coming climate extremes) plant-specific climate simulations do not exist for lower river levels, increased wildfires, or extreme weather events like tornadoes and heavy wind and rain. Then there’s the issue of what to do with radioactive spent fuel. Europe’s atomic reactors are getting old. Can they bridge the gap to an emissions-free future?

Jul 26, 2023 | nightingaledvs.com | Prasanta Kumar Dutta

Reuters recently published a five-part special report that dives deep into how human destruction of wild areas is amplifying pandemic risk from bats. For the project, data reporters worked with specialists to develop an epidemiological simulation using disease dynamics, population size and density, regional commuting patterns, and worldwide airline traffic to understand how a contagion spill from the Amazon might prove catastrophic—a scenario scientists say could easily happen.