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ARISE, FICCI host two-day Annual School Education Conference 2024, discussions held on future of K-12 education in India
1 week ago

ARISE, FICCI host two-day Annual School Education Conference 2024, discussions held on future of K-12 education in India

Hindustan Times  

A two-day ARISE Annual School Education Conference 2024 was conducted in partnership with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry on December 13 and 14, 2024. The ARISE Annual School Education Conference 2024 was attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and host of other guests including government officials, educators, industry leaders, and innovators. Notably, the conference was …

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IIM Mumbai's 'Avartan 2024' promises insights, networking, and collaboration
2 weeks ago

IIM Mumbai's 'Avartan 2024' promises insights, networking, and collaboration

India Today  

The Indian Institute of Management, IIM Mumbai is set to host the 30th edition of its annual business festival, AVARTAN 2024. AVARTAN provides students with unparalleled opportunities to engage with industry leaders and gain insights that will shape their careers, empowering them to navigate the ever-changing business landscape with confidence and competence." The event encompasses a variety of multi-faceted sessions, …

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IIM Mumbai set to host 30th edition of annual business fest ‘AVARTAN 2024’, 4-day event begins on December 9
2 weeks, 1 day ago

IIM Mumbai set to host 30th edition of annual business fest ‘AVARTAN 2024’, 4-day event begins on December 9

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Institute of Management Mumbai Mumbai will be hosting the 30th edition of its annual business festival, AVARTAN 2024 from Monday, December 9, 2024. About the event December 9: Prerana Business Meet that will feature industry stalwarts such as Sashi Mukundan, Ex-Country Head, India - BP Group; Rishi Pardal, Co-Founder Biopeak & Ex-MD & CEO - United Breweries Ltd., …

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IIM Mumbai set to host 30th edition of annual business fest ‘AVARTAN 2024’, 4-day event begins on December 9
2 weeks, 1 day ago

IIM Mumbai set to host 30th edition of annual business fest ‘AVARTAN 2024’, 4-day event begins on December 9

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Institute of Management Mumbai Mumbai will be hosting the 30th edition of its annual business festival, AVARTAN 2024 from Monday, December 9, 2024. About the event December 9: Prerana Business Meet that will feature industry stalwarts such as Sashi Mukundan, Ex-Country Head, India - BP Group; Rishi Pardal, Co-Founder Biopeak & Ex-MD & CEO - United Breweries Ltd., …

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Could Trump’s deportation plan spike your grocery bill?
1 month ago

Could Trump’s deportation plan spike your grocery bill?

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could lead to soaring grocery prices by creating severe labour shortages in agriculture and food production. With 1.7 million undocumented workers supporting the food supply chain, experts warn that deportations could slash supply and drive up costs for staples like fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat United States President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to implement …

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IIM Bangalore’s PGPEM batch hosts silver jubilee of annual leadership summit Drishti 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

IIM Bangalore’s PGPEM batch hosts silver jubilee of annual leadership summit Drishti 2024

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore’s Postgraduate Programme in Enterprise Management batch hosted a two-day flagship Annual Leadership Summit ‘Drishti’ at the institution’s campus on November 9 and 10, 2024. The silver jubilee edition of the summit gave a platform to industry leaders, visionaries, professionals, and business school students who came together for a collaborative deliberation on innovations for a …

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Rachel Reeves is warned that women could be 'driven out of work' if nurseries hike their fees as a consequence of the Budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves is warned that women could be 'driven out of work' if nurseries hike their fees as a consequence of the Budget

Daily Mail  

Women could be driven out of the workforce or have fewer children if nurseries hike their fees as a result of the Budget, the Chancellor has been warned. Industry leaders have warned Rachel Reeves that women could be forced out of the workforce by rising nursery fees Joeli Brearley, CEO and founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, said that the increase …

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He’s training the world’s next microchip leaders. Here’s why he worries
3 months, 1 week ago

He’s training the world’s next microchip leaders. Here’s why he worries

LA Times  

Burn Lin knows the ins and outs of the tiny chips that power your phones, cars and gaming consoles, and he knows there aren’t enough workers to keep up with skyrocketing demand. He led technological breakthroughs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., today the crown jewel of Taiwan’s tech industry. His school — created with government support three years ago to …

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Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week’s debate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week’s debate

Associated Press  

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first time next Tuesday as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics. ▶ Trump suggests that tariffs on imported goods can help with high child care costs in US Former President Donald Trump has suggested that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports …

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Union leader gets behind Starmer’s Brexit deal in bid save the UK’s car industry
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Union leader gets behind Starmer’s Brexit deal in bid save the UK’s car industry

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please …

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'Industry Leaders Need Not Panic': After Backlash, Karnataka Pauses Bill Backing Quota For Locals In Private Jobs
5 months ago

'Industry Leaders Need Not Panic': After Backlash, Karnataka Pauses Bill Backing Quota For Locals In Private Jobs

News 18  

The Karnataka government has put on hold a bill mandating reservation for locals in the private sector. ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಖಾಸಗಿ ವಲಯದ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು, ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೆಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಉದ್ದಿಮೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೀಸಲಾತಿ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಸಂಪುಟ ಅನುಮೋದನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ವಿಧೇಯಕವನ್ನು ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ತಡೆಹಿಡಿಯಲಾಗಿದೆ.ಮುಂದಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು. — Siddaramaiah July 17, 2024 Karnataka Minister MP Patil also assured that “industry leaders need not panic” and the government is …

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Karnataka halts jobs-for-locals Bill after uproar
5 months ago

Karnataka halts jobs-for-locals Bill after uproar

The Hindu  

As a draft Bill cleared by the Karnataka Cabinet mandating reservation for locals garnered adverse reactions from industry heads and trade bodies in the State, the government late on Wednesday announced that it had been “temporarily withheld” and a decision would be taken later after a review. Mr. Patil contended that the content in the draft Bill regarding providing reservations …

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Assam to soon have a 25,000 crore semiconductor packaging plant by TATA Group: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
10 months, 1 week ago

Assam to soon have a 25,000 crore semiconductor packaging plant by TATA Group: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Op India  

Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Thursday that Assam will soon have its first-ever semiconductor packaging plant worth nearly Rs 25,000 crore. The Digital India futureSKILLS Summit, hosted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology through the National Institute of Electronics and IT, witnessed the convergence of esteemed dignitaries, …

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AI industry leaders create forum to build powerful tech safely
1 year, 4 months ago

AI industry leaders create forum to build powerful tech safely

The Hindu  

OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet's Google and Anthropic are launching a forum to support safe and responsible development of large machine-learning models, top industry leaders in artificial intelligence said on Wednesday. They are highly capable foundation models that could have dangerous capabilities sufficient to pose severe risks to public safety, industry leaders have warned. While the use cases for such models are …

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'What's your p(doom)?': How AI could be learning a deceptive trick with apocalyptic potential
1 year, 5 months ago

'What's your p(doom)?': How AI could be learning a deceptive trick with apocalyptic potential

ABC  

Artificial intelligence experts have been asking each other a question lately: "What's your p?" Instead, there's an emerging group of machine learning experts and industry leaders who are worried we're building "misaligned" and potentially deceptive AI, thanks to the current training techniques. "These AI systems could eventually come to understand way more about the world than humans do," Ms Cotra …

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Confusion over nodal ministries flagged at consultations on draft AVGC policy
1 year, 8 months ago

Confusion over nodal ministries flagged at consultations on draft AVGC policy

Hindustan Times  

The confusion surrounding nodal ministries at the state level was among the issues flagged at the first stakeholders’ consultation on the draft policy for the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics sector on Tuesday. Information & broadcasting ministry secretary Apurva Chandra said the AVGC sector has experienced unprecedented growth and is expected to grow exponentially in the coming decade. Skill …

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Indian pharma industry must focus on innovation, say industry leaders
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian pharma industry must focus on innovation, say industry leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Indian pharma industry — also known as the world’s pharmacy — needs to focus on innovation to stay relevant, industry leaders opined at the CEO Conclave of BioAsia here on Friday. Hari S. Bhartia, co-chairman and managing director of Jubilant Pharmova, said the Indian pharma industry could get a huge market if it could offer highly innovative drugs …

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Lt Governor Manoj Sinha interacts with industry leaders in Kolkata, invites them to invest in J&K
3 years ago

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha interacts with industry leaders in Kolkata, invites them to invest in J&K

India Today  

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha held interactions with the industry leaders in Kolkata and invited them to invest in Jammu and Kashmir. The Lt Governor announced that the UT government is coming up with the rules governing change of land use shortly to facilitate the setting up of business enterprises on private land. "Under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister and …

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Qingdao Multinationals Summit to open on July 15
3 years, 5 months ago

Qingdao Multinationals Summit to open on July 15

China Daily  

The second edition of the Qingdao Multinationals Summit will kick off on July 15 in the eastern coastal hub of Qingdao, Shandong province. In 2019, the first Qingdao Multinationals Summit attracted more than 5,100 guests, including top executives of 115 Fortune Global 500 companies and 284 industry leaders. There will be 24 guests at the global vice president level or …

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Industry captains seek ease of Karnataka curbs on iron ore export and sale
3 years, 9 months ago

Industry captains seek ease of Karnataka curbs on iron ore export and sale

Hindustan Times  

The southern chapter of the Federation of Indian Minerals Industries on Wednesday made a representation to the Karnataka government expressing the distress on the sector due to restrictions on sale and exports of iron ore. FIMI said restrictions on sale and expor of iron ore had led to ‘artificial oversupply’ of iron ore in Karnataka) “There is a peculiar disparity …

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