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Time of India
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
NGT: Better river flow mgmt required to prevent fish kills
Kochi: The (NGT) has stated that preventing future fish kills requires better management of river flow, strict industrial waste regulation and control of any kind of pollution from industrial sources. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Disposing of a batch of petitions, including three suo motu cases filed by the principal bench and the southern bench on the mass fish kill that occurred downstream of the Periyar River on May 21-22, 2024, it directed the Kerala state pollution control board (KSPCB) to submit all the detailed reports filed before the bench to the Kerala High Court. "Since the High Court of Kerala is already seized of the matter, which addresses the same issues involved in the Original Applications (OA) pending before us, it would be appropriate to leave it to the decision of the HC to pass appropriate orders," the bench said. The PCB, in its report to the NGT, stated that a HC-appointed committee of officials, comprising (i) the secretary, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, (ii) the regional director, Central Pollution Control Board, Bangalore, and (iii) the chairman, PCB, along with the amicus curiae, visited all the affected places and the petitioners and submitted a report. The committee's report before the NGT recommended curbing the Periyar pollution in two folds. One set of recommendations was directed to the departments concerned, namely the industries department, irrigation department and PCB. Remediation of Kuzhikandam Thodu has to be initiated as per the detailed project report (DPR) prepared and recommended for administrative sanction, the bench said. The NGT noted that the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos), which is a party respondent in all the above petitions, constituted an expert committee to prepare a report on the fish kill incident in the Periyar River and downstream of Pathalam regulator bridge. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The expert committee also provided a report with recommendations, including an AI-assisted system for displaying and alerting stakeholders downstream before opening the shutters. These are also to be submitted before the HC along with all the other reports filed in the case. The tribunal stated that since the HC is already seized of the matter and further orders are awaited, based on the recommendations given by the committee to the industries situated in the Eloor–Edayar Industrial area and the various departments, the bench was disposing of the petitions.
The Hindu
02-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
MITE hosts State Hub round of SAP Hackfest 2025
The Department of Master of Computer Applications at Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE), Moodbidri, in association with SAP and execution partner NextGrids, conducted the 'State Hub' round of 'SAP Hackfest 2025' on June 28. The national-level hackathon brought together young minds to pitch their innovative ideas, aligned with real-world business challenges, under the themes of Sustainable Business, Preventing Digital Fraud, and Ethics in AI Models for Business. A total of 50 teams from different colleges participated. Inaugurating the event, N.S. Pavan Thanai, founder of Last Link, an event production and management services provider, appreciated the participants for their participation in the Hackfest. He commended the students for the pitch of ideas in the innovative domains of Ethical Sustainable Business, Preventing Digital Fraud and Ethics in AI Models for Business. Mr. Thanai emphasised that hackathons offer real exposure to industry expectations, and students get an opportunity for industry mentorship. Presiding over the inaugural event, MITE principal C.M. Prashanth congratulated the teams selected for the State Hub round and appreciated the thoughtful themes set by SAP. He highlighted the institution's emphasis on learning beyond the classroom, industry collaboration, and the establishment of the Global Innovation Centre at MITE. He urged students to treat the hackathon as a reality check, to refine their skills and to transform their ideas into impactful products.
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Business Standard
12-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
EY, Deloitte step up tech, business consulting hiring: Amrop study
A study into two of the leadership and hiring trends at the largest Big Four advisory firms has shown technology, business consulting and tax among the top growth practices for EY India and Deloitte India. 'There is a huge consistency in this report in terms of focus areas for the Big Four firms. It is also indicative of where the good opportunity lies for those who want to move to Big Four firms,' said Prashant Yadav, Partner, Digital & Technology, Amrop India. The study, conducted by Amrop, a leadership search and executive advisory services company, said: 'The Big 4 consulting firms have been growing Advisory practices – business consulting, technology consulting, deals and risk – at over 2x of historical growth rates. Tax practices have also grown significantly.' The Amrop report shows that hiring and promotions for technology consulting saw the highest growth of 40 per cent at Deloitte, while business consulting was the highest growing vertical with 24 per cent growth at EY India between February 2023 and January 2025. The study found that Deloitte has invested aggressively in acquiring deals and capabilities and continues to invest more selectively. 'Deloitte has had higher attrition, largely involuntary, since Jan '25. The attrition numbers in 2025 are expected to be much higher than in previous years,' the Amrop report said. It reported annual attrition below 1 per cent for both firms. While gender diversity for new hires was in the lower range for both EY – 3 per cent – and Deloitte – 8 per cent – in terms of promotion it was higher at 20 and 23 per cent respectively, according to the study. At EY, the technology sector across services and products accounted for 29 per cent of overall hiring, with other Big Four firms the second largest source for talent. For Deloitte, almost half of the hiring – 47 per cent – has been from the Big Four, followed by technology sectors – 34 per cent – while rapidly scaling practices. Within technology practice constituents, both firms have seen higher growth in Oracle compared to Microsoft. For Deloitte, Oracle growth has been thrice that of Microsoft. The highest growing area within tech for both Deloitte and EY has been SAP – Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing. Digital transformation and data & analytics are the other tech constituents seeing high growth in terms of hiring and promotion. In terms of location, Mumbai and Bengaluru have seen the highest growth for Deloitte, while Mumbai and NCR are on top of the location heatmap for EY. Deloitte and EY together have over 2,000 partners and drive over 60 per cent of Big Four revenues, according to the report. The study states that EY is the market leader with the maximum number of partners and revenue of over ₹13,000 crore. Deloitte, Amrop said, was the second-largest firm by number of partners, with revenue of over ₹9,000 crore, and has been investing heavily in people at leadership levels.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI Hires Instacart CEO Fidji Simo as Head of Applications
Instacart's CEO and chair Fidji Simo is jumping ship to join Sam Altman's inner circle at OpenAI, where she'll be the AI firm's head of applications, the company announced in its blog post. Simo, who's expected to depart Instacart in the coming months, will report directly to Altman, who will continue to serve as OpenAI's CEO. "Applications brings together a group of existing business and operational teams responsible for how our research reaches and benefits the world, and Fidji is uniquely qualified to lead this group," Altman writes in the blog post. The move comes just a few days after OpenAI scrapped plans for a major governance overhaul, dialing back its plan to transition to a for-profit structure, which will likely put a ceiling on Altman's power. Meanwhile, OpenAI is reportedly building its own X-like social network, according to The Verge. OpenAI Finds Its First CMO In Ex-Coinbase Marketing Chief Kate Rouch Simo is not new to OpenAI. She joined the AI firm's board last year as part of the trio of directors appointed after Altman's dramatic reinstatement as CEO, (he was ousted in late 2023). Simo took the top job at Instacart in 2021 after a decade at Meta, where she played a key role in growing Facebook's app. "In her new role, Fidji will focus on enabling our 'traditional' company functions to scale as we enter a next phase of growth," the blog reads. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time Business News
31-05-2025
- Business
- Time Business News
How AI is Revolutionizing SAP Architecture in Modern Manufacturing
In the quickly advancing scene of advanced fabricating, counterfeit insights (AI) is no longer a cutting edge concept but a present-day reality changing businesses around the world. One of the most critical recipients of this mechanical insurgency is SAP engineering, where AI integration is reclassifying how fabricating endeavors work, enhance, and compete on a worldwide scale. This article investigates how AI is revolutionizing SAP design in cutting edge fabricating, driving SAP-driven fabricating development and clearing the way for brilliantly, proficient, and responsive generation frameworks. SAP (Frameworks, Applications, and Items) has long been the spine of endeavor asset arranging (ERP) frameworks over businesses, counting fabricating. It gives comprehensive arrangements for overseeing supply chains, generation forms, stock, and financials. In any case, the conventional SAP frameworks, whereas vigorous, frequently confront challenges in dealing with the expanding complexity and real-time requests of today's fabricating environments. Enter AI — a game-changer that improves SAP engineering by presenting capabilities such as machine learning, prescient analytics, characteristic dialect preparing, and robotization. AI engages SAP frameworks to go past inactive information preparing for energetic decision-making, empowering producers to optimize operations with phenomenal exactness. In addition, AI improves request determination by processingOne of the center focal points of coordination AI into SAP design is the noteworthy boost in generation proficiency. AI calculations analyze tremendous sums of information produced by fabricating hardware, supply chains, and client requests to recognize designs and peculiarities that human administrators might miss. For case, AI-powered prescient upkeep inside SAP frameworks makes a difference expect gear disappointments some time recently they happen, minimizing downtime and upkeep costs. By estimating when machines require overhauling, producers can plan support proactively, hence dodging exorbitant interruptions. chronicled deals information, advertisement patterns, and outside components like financial markers or regular vacillations. This empowers producers to adjust generation plans with genuine showcase needs, lessening overproduction and stock holding costs. AI moreover optimizes asset allotment by analyzing vitality utilization designs, crude fabric utilization, and workforce efficiency. Through cleverly planning, SAP frameworks guarantee that assets are utilized productively, diminishing squander and operational costs. The concept of Industry 4.0 centers around smart factories where interconnected systems communicate and make decisions independently. AI-powered SAP architecture is crucial to realizing this vision. Intelligent manufacturing systems rely on real-time data integration and AI analytics embedded within SAP platforms to coordinate complex processes seamlessly. A key advantage is AI-driven supply chain optimization, which allows SAP systems to dynamically adjust logistics, forecast disruptions, and ensure timely delivery of components and finished goods. This visibility enables manufacturers to respond rapidly to supply issues such as vendor delays or transportation breakdowns, thus maintaining consistent production flows and customer satisfaction. Additionally, AI improves supply chain straightforwardness by empowering SAP frameworks to track materials, components, and wrapped up items all through the fabricating lifecycle. This perceivability makes a difference producers respond rapidly to disturbances such as provider delays or coordination issues, guaranteeing steady item delivery. Furthermore, AI-powered quality control frameworks coordinated with SAP design utilize computer vision and sensor information to distinguish absconds early in the generation line, minimizing squander and progressing item unwavering quality. Cutting edge shoppers request customized items and speedier conveyance times, pushing producers to embrace dexterous generation methodologies. AI in SAP engineering bolsters this move by empowering adaptable fabricating workflows and personalized item configurations. Through AI-driven information examination, producers can get client inclinations and advertise patterns, joining this information into item plan and generation arranging inside SAP frameworks. This permits mass customization without relinquishing efficiency. Moreover, AI-powered request detecting capabilities offer assistance producers rapidly adjust to changing client needs, guaranteeing that generation adjusts closely with current advertised demands. Furthermore, AI chatbots and virtual collaborators coordinated into SAP stages make strides collaboration over fabricating groups by giving moment get to information, workflows, and choice bolster, quickening problem-solving and development. Whereas the benefits of AI integration in SAP design are compelling, producers must explore a few challenges to realize its full potential. Information quality and accessibility are fundamental; AI calculations require clean, comprehensive datasets to provide exact insights. Security is another basic thought, as AI-powered SAP frameworks handle delicate commerce data and mental property. Vigorous cybersecurity measures and compliance with information security directions are basic to protect fabricating operations. Moreover, organizations must contribute in upskilling their workforce to work successfully with AI-enhanced SAP apparatuses, cultivating a culture of ceaseless learning and adaptation. Integration complexity too postures challenges; adjusting bequest SAP frameworks with advanced AI advances requires cautious arranging, testing, and staged execution to minimize disturbances. As fabrication proceeds to grasp advanced change, AI-driven SAP engineering stands out as a key enabler of development, flexibility, and development. Companies that embrace these clever frameworks can anticipate improved operational effectiveness, strides item quality, and more prominent responsiveness to advertise demands. The collaboration of AI and SAP engineering is set to encourage progress in innovations such as edge computing, 5G network, and expanded reality, opening unused conceivable outcomes for savvy fabricating. Comparison Between Traditional and AI-Integrated SAP Architectures
