Turn human resources among young into human capital, urges Naidu
Kolkata, June 29 : Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called for turning the "potential asset" of the country's vast young population into an "actual asset", otherwise it would be a "missed opportunity".
He made the remarks while addressing a gathering here on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
Describing the importance of Mahalanobis' application-driven research in the field of statistics, the Vice President also said that statistics is truly the backbone of good governance and it is absolutely essential for planning and indispensible for monitoring and evaluation.
"We need to harness the power of computing, communication and robotics to improve the quality of life...and to make informed choices, we need data, we need statistics, we need tools to analyse and synthesise," Naidu said.
The Vice President added: "Over 65 per cent of our population is under 35 years of age. This demographic statistics is significant if we can turn this potential asset into and actual asset.
"If we fail to tap into this reservoir of human resources and turn it into human capital, it will be a missed opportunity and the country would have to cope with a number of socio-economic consequences including poverty, inequality, social unrest and unsustainable growth."
According to Naidu, people now live in a world in which knowledge explosion, information overload and data-driven lives have become common place.
Naidu said statistics and big data management along with artificial intelligence would play an even more significant role in the years to come.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
