“NEET-based selection process favours urban students and those who can afford costly coaching classes and hence is inherently against the poor and underprivileged.”
M.K. Stalin, chief minister, Tamil Nadu, on why the state government is opposed to the NEET medical exam (The Hindu, August 14)
“NEP speaks about learning in the mother tongue, experiential learning, flexibility in education and making global citizens. Doesn’t the state government want this for its students? This decision is anti-Kannada and anti-Karnataka… Let’s put students first and stop the petty politics.”
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union education minister, on the Karnataka Congress government scrapping NEP 2020 implementation in the state (August 23)
“For people wanting to make a career in space or aerospace, the United States or Europe was the place to go to. But that is changing. It began with Chandrayaan-1 itself, and has been gaining momentum in the last few years. The moon landing and Aditya mission will accelerate this process. Youngsters in the aerospace industry now see India as a place where they can do all kinds of high-end work and thrive.”
Mylswamy Annadurai, project director of Chandrayaan-1 on the successful launch of Chandrayaan 3 (Indian Express, September 2)
“Fighting spirit is extremely important in a game or any sport. If at any point I realise that I am on the backfoot, I try to fight back because I think that is the only way to navigate the situation.”
R. Praggnanandhaa, chess champion and runner-up at the recently concluded World Chess Cup (Times of India, September 5)
“The Delhi Declaration is undoubtedly a diplomatic triumph for India. It’s a good achievement because right until the G20 summit was being convened, the widespread expectation was there would be no agreement…”
Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP, on the Delhi Declaration released at the recently concluded G20 Conference in New Delhi (ANI, September 11)
