Opinions & Blogs / The Economic Times
India's youth population is set to reach 420 million in 2024, comprising 29% of the total population, with 20 million being first-time voters. These young individuals hold significant power to influence India's future. The People Research on India's Consumer Economy (PRICE) survey identifies six national priorities for the next five years, including education, healthcare, infrastructure, job creation, and inclusive economic growth.
As soon as the sound goes into the brain, it changes its waves and assumes various geometrical patterns. These patterns are the archetypes. Now, in science, the principle is that perception and cognition take place inside through the intermediary archetypes, and what we perceive is not exactly as it was outside.
Influencers like Dolly Chaiwala have the power to influence opinions. His fame as a tea-concocter made a random White senior citizen famous. Bill Gates' visit to Dolly Ki Tapri increased his popularity. The impact on followers and admirers is uncertain.
Goldman Sachs has coined monikers for stocks driving stock market rallies in Europe and Japan. Investors globally are betting on a small clutch of sectors. The market is becoming more volatile due to fancy valuations and the rise of generative AI. China's equity markets point towards a reordering of the global economy.
Former Intel India chief, Avtar Saini, died in a speeding car accident while cycling in Navi Mumbai. The tragedy highlights the safety concerns that prevent affluent Indians from choosing cycling as an environment-friendly option. Urban authorities must prioritize improved roads management, promote helmet and lights usage. Investment in cycle-only lanes and education for motorized vehicle-users is essential.
In her interim budget last month, Nirmala Sitharaman proposed establishing a panel to deliberate on challenges arising from population growth and demographic changes so that India can attain developed country status by 2047. To this effect, it becomes critical to decipher the intricacies of these challenges and delineate a clear path forward.
The McDonald's outlet in Maharashtra used cheap vegetable oil instead of cheese, leading to license cancellation. Some products contain only 2% real cheese. AI tools and QR codes may help in the future for label declarations and ingredient claims. The McDonald's saga reminds us of another case. Some years ago, Amul initiated action against Unilever's Wall's range of frozen products because they were not pure milk-based and were partly made from vegetable oil fats.
Promoters of AI sell hope and assurance like previous revolutions. AI may make labor functions redundant, lead to reduced work hours, and render developers/champions unnecessary. Investments in human-like robots and hiring freezes indicate a possible future of RHRP.
Google's AI image generation tool Gemini was pulled last week due to its ability to generate surreal images of Black vikings, Black and East Asian 1930s German soldiers, and an African-American founding father of America. These images are surreal and have no bearing in real life, making them seem strange and unfunny. Gemini and other Learning Machines (LLMs) don't think up these images themselves, but they create them from what they are told by their human overlords and their vast training datas
Feminism has affected her perception of movies. 'Premalu' tells the story of Sachin and Reenu, but the film's portrayal of Reenu's character is formulaic and lacks depth. The archetype of the unaware woman, along with the trope of a woman who remains unaware of her feelings of love (whatever that entails), are both common conventions found in the romance genre.