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GROWTH OF QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION : ROLE OF STATES AND PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

HIGHER EDUCATION SCENARIO   India's future largely depend on how well we equip our students and youth to meet emerging challenges of Viksit Bharat 2047.In this context state public universities have been playing a pivotal role. For the last 7 decades the country witnessed vibrant growth and expansion of State Public Universities (SPU)s.They have been responsible to increase both access to affordable higher education requirements and also addressing the regional imbalances in higher education. Establishment of premier institutions like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Indian Institutes of Management, Central Universities, and other institutions of excellence was the main visionary attempts of the nation  in  India's higher education development. Currently we have 21 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs),23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) 56 Central Universities in addition to good number of engineering and Medical Colleges. Most importantly India's large nu...

IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

 .ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  When American computer scientist John Mc Carthy initially endorsed the term "Artificial Intelligence and further followed by another four scientists including Alan Turming none took it seriously that technologies like  pattern recognition, machine learning, neural networks, big data, self Al etc are all set to shape the future of humanity in terms of security, polity,economy, society and governance. Artificial alogretchc Intelligence (AI) is a branch of study that utilises machines to substitute human intelligence by performing tasks like learning, reasoning  and making decisions. AI provides a set of technologies which enables computers to perform variety of advanced functions including the ability to see,understand and translate spoken and written language, analyse  data, make recommendations and more...whch can revolutionise life across the globe. According to the existing primary classification AI can be classified into four - reac...

THE TROUBLE AND TURMOIL OF TRUMP'S TARIFF POLICY.

 TARRIFS Trade or tariff war refers to an economic conflict  usually emanating from extreme protectionism in which states erect tariff walls and other non tariff barriers against each other in  response to trade barriers created by o8ther country.Theoretically trade policy of any country can be generally classified in to two types -Free Trade and Protection.According to  eminent international economist Professor Jagdish Bhagawati who always advocated free trade charecterised by absence of tarrifs quota,exchange restrictions ,taxes and subsidies on production .The advantages of free trade are listed as maximiation output, technological development  high factor income, optimum utilisation of resources, prevention of monopolies and unfair trade practices etc.In contrast protection refers to the measures taken in order to protect domestic industry from foreign competition. Protective measures varies from imposing tariff on imported goods to  non tariff barriers...