“We have to bring some changes in the education system of our management institutions for more effective and inclusive development of the country.”
President Droupadi Murmu urging Indian business management institutes to connect their study programmes with Indian corporates, consumers and society (Indian Express, December 7)
“You must be joking about India becoming a developed, rich country by 2047 with 35 percent malnutrition today. Your malnourished children today will be workers in 2047… Our children’s high malnutrition levels should be the country’s shame that we want to eradicate.”
Raghuram Rajan, former RBI governor, interacting with media at the launch of his book Reimagining India’s Economic Future (December 17)
“I don’t think (ChatGPT) has anything to do with education. I think it’s undermining it. ChatGPT is basically high-tech plagiarism… and a way to avoid learning.”
Noam Chomsky, American philosopher and linguist, on artificial intelligence and ChatGPT (Bangalore Times, December 24)
“The obstacle tripping India’s growth is the mismatch between skills, jobs and incomes.”
Arun Maira, former member, Planning Commission, on a new economics for inclusive growth (The Hindu, December 27)
“A record 40 countries including the US and India will be having general elections in 2024. This adds a political element to prevailing uncertainties, especially since many of these countries are populous and economically influential.”
Dharmakirti Joshi, economist, in an essay titled ‘Back to Economy Class’ (Times of India, December 28)
“I am not a person who believes in a wish-list for the coming new year. Rather I am someone who believes in a work-list for myself.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with India Today (January 8)