“Asking five questions on ChatGPT will use up half a litre of water… However, new technologies are being used to reduce the high water demand. This includes using treated water and liquid cooling, among others. So we will have a relook into our existing data centre policy and come up with a sustainable data centre policy.”

Priyank Kharge, Karnataka’s information technology and biotechnology minister, on the state government’s plans to frame a new sustainable AI data centre policy (March 11)

“While the conventional university affiliation model once provided centralized control and administrative stability, it now seems to hinder the growth, autonomy, and quality of colleges. The university affiliation system is riddled with systemic inefficiencies, archaic academic rigidity and administrative challenges that impede the progress of colleges.”

Milind Kumar Sharma, professor at MBM University, Joshpur in an essay titled ‘Why the affiliation system is outdated’ (The Hindu, March 18)

“India has always advocated for the welfare of humanity and peace. I reiterate that dialogue and diplomacy are the only solutions to this problem.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the US/Israel-Iran war (Times of India, March 23)

“By becoming a deemed university, National Council of Educational Research and Training undergoes a significant structural transformation… being brought under the regulatory ambit of the University Grants Commission, a shift that introduces new compliance requirements, alignment with national accreditation and ranking frameworks, and restrictions on commercial activity, even as it raises persistent concerns that closer oversight could dilute NCERT’s academic autonomy and fundamentally redefine its long-standing role in shaping the country’s school education system.”

Vidheesha Kuntamalla (The Indian Express, April 3)