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The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
The Hindu Huddle 2025: 'Change will be a constant at work'
The evolution of work in a fast changing globe was discussed at length during a lively session at The Hindu Huddle on Saturday. Aptly titled 'Let's Talk Work' and moderated by L.V. Navaneeth, CEO, The Hindu Group, the freewheeling chat dealt with the multifaceted challenges that modern offices and employees face. First up, the elephant in the room, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), was discussed, and K. Ganesh, serial entrepreneur and partner, GrowthStory, said: 'AI was transformative as creation became possible. Then you had autonomous agents in AI doing work without human prompting.' Adding heft to the conversation, Suparna Mitra, CEO of the Watches and Wearables Division of Titan Company Limited, said: 'We are all on the cusp of a very big change. People joining in their early twenties are not looking at staying long in a company. And then you have machines doing work but it needs human intervention. For a lot of people, AI may be ChatGPT but surely it can play a bigger role in manufacturing.' Striking a blow for gender equity, she added: 'Women have a lot of other things going on in their life, which is not accounted for in workplace design. And at home care-work is not paid, house-work is not paid. Women do dual roles of being at the workplace and also working at home.' The concept of customer delight was analysed too when Hemant Malik, Wholetime Director, Divisional Chief Executive - Foods, ITC, said: 'All of us do work from the customer perspective; can you make it cheaper and faster? There is also the personalisation aspect. Are you being transparent, are you giving the customer new experiences' Who thought 10-minute delivery was so important till it started?' Also Read | The Hindu Huddle 2025 Day 2 live updates The transparency angle was also reiterated by Dr. Shravan Subramanyam, CEO, BPL Medical Technologies. 'How we sell matters as much as how much we sell. To me transparency is our best tool and if breeds accountability. Employee requirements are changing, let's just listen and learn. As for AI, it is used in radiology, surgeries and many facets of medical care,' he said. The tussle between traditional businesses and modern offshoots, climate change and the way it impacts production, storage and employee productivity, were all looked into at a granular level. The gig economy driven by food and grocery delivery firms and the way they have changed, was also spoken about. And as the session drew to a close, the final summary was that change will be a constant at work and both employers and employees have to learn constantly while also harnessing technology. The Hindu Huddle 2025 is presented by Sami-Sabinsa Group Co-powered by: Government of Karnataka, Government of Telangana; Associate Partners: ONGC, Presidency University, TAFE, Akshayakalpa Organic; Energy Partner: Indian Oil Corporation Limited; Realty partner: Casagrand; Knowledge partner: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham; State partner: Meghalaya tourism and Haryana government; Luxury car partner: Toyota; Radio partner: Radio City; Gift partner: Anand Prakash; Broadcast partner: Times Now; Outdoor media partner: Signpost India
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
The Hindu Huddle 2025: 'AI will amplify, not replace, human capacity'
Paranoia around rapid advancements in AI is misplaced and technology would only amplify, and not replace human capacity, experts at a panel discussion said. The discussion titled AI for All: Dream of Democratised and Ethical AI was moderated by author Manu Joseph and had Astha Kapoor, Co-founder, Aapti Institute, Kalika Bali, Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research, India and Tanvi Lall, Strategy, People + AI as experts. To think of AI as an instrument of absolute and malicious power was wrong, said Ms. Bali. 'Technology can amplify human efforts both good and bad. There are questions that we need to manage right now - such as whether the data that is used to train AI is representative of the global majority, how do we ensure that models are aware of the context, how to reduce the risk of biases etc.' Also Read | The Hindu Huddle 2025 Day 2 live updates The nature of jobs will change and new jobs will be created, but the new ones also will be redundant soon as technology advances, pointed out Ms. Kapoor. 'The most vulnerable jobs right now are those in the BPO industry. There will new jobs in managing the data is being generated. There will be chaos and is need for regulation, social security, skill development and preparedness,' she said. Ms. Lall said AI has opened up the opportunity for learning for the curious people. AI and technology can take care of a range of routine work, and humans can turn their attention to creative and critical areas. The experts were of the opinion that in this phase of rapid changes, the human capacity to think critically and make sense of the cognitive overload will be of value. The Hindu Huddle 2025 is presented by Sami-Sabinsa Group Co-powered by: Government of Karnataka, Government of Telangana; Associate Partners: ONGC, Presidency University, TAFE, Akshayakalpa Organic; Energy Partner : Indian Oil Corporation Limited; Realty partner: Casagrand; Knowledge partner: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham; State partner: Meghalaya tourism and Haryana government; Luxury car partner: Toyota; Radio partner: Radio City; Gift partner: Anand Prakash; Broadcast partner: Times Now; Outdoor media partner: Signpost India.
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
The Hindu Huddle 2025: ‘Multilateral regime remains relevant in fight against climate change'
From the impact of Donald Trump's election as U.S. President on the climate change discourse to the relevance of a multilateral regime for climate change, the evolution of climate science over the decades, and the need for India to develop its own climate models, experts on Friday offered multi-layered perspectives on one of the most pressing issues of our time. Arunabha Ghosh, Founder-CEO, Council on Energy, Environment, and Water, said the role of a multilateral regime dealing with climate remained relevant, despite the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. 'The science is unequivocal. The planet is warming because of human activities, and it is warming much faster than our models have anticipated. If we do not have a common platform to discuss the science and understand how this is impacting us, we are living in a fool's paradise,' Mr. Ghosh said in a session titled 'Climate Calling: Is technology the panacea for a warming planet?', moderated by Jacob Koshy, Deputy Science Editor, The Hindu. The Hindu Huddle 2025 Day 1 LIVE updates Drawing from her experience in the field, Suruchi Bhadwal, Director, Climate Change and Air Quality, TERI, said the progress of climate science meant that 'there is far more confidence and evidence out there'. When she started 25-odd years ago, people were not very convinced about what was being shared about climate change, Ms. Bhadwal said, adding, 'Today, we do not have to make the same case to people because they are experiencing those changes.' While the science is 'strong and solid', there continues to be 'the need for the right kind of technologies, finance to be put in place to help countries cope with the situation that may arise,' she said. The other aspects of climate change that were discussed at the session included the economic feasibility of clean energy, why climate action needs to be part of a country's industrial policy, the repercussions of ocean warming on marine ecosystems, whether enhanced rock weathering (ERW) can be a climate solution, why a climate change market is needed, the problematic nature of some technologies such as Colossal Bioscience's reconstruction of the genome of the long-extinct Dire wolf, and whether India could play a significant role in contributing to climate change research. 'In terms of India, what I think will matter the most is if we can stop the export of really bright Ph.D. students to the U.S. … because research is student-driven,' Sambuddha Misra, Chemical Oceanographer and Professor, IISC, said.
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
From corridor of uncertainty to stability: tracing the growth of women's cricket in India
Stars from three generations — Shantha Rangaswamy, Mithali Raj, and Shreyanka Patil — engaged in a lively discussion at The Hindu Huddle on Friday on the growth of women's cricket in India. Shantha, the first Indian women's team captain, spoke about her pioneering role. 'We laid the foundation. We may not have seen the likes of Mithali and Shreyanka if we had faltered in the initial stages. What drove us was the passion for the game,' Shantha said in a session titled 'No Boundaries: Growth of Women's Cricket in India', moderated by K.C. Vijaya Kumar, Sports Editor, The Hindu. In a glittering international career, which spanned over two decades, Mithali moved the needle in terms of popularising women's cricket. Mithali said the turning point for the sport came in 2006, when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took control of women's cricket. 'In my early days, when the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) ran the sport, the financial aspect was not great. It was a struggle to get investors and endorsements for us to have an international series. Coming under the BCCI was huge, because that opened access to better infrastructure, resources, equipment, and domestic structure,' Mithali said. Coming under the BCCI umbrella gave Mithali and others access to top-class facilities like the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. At the NCA, interactions between women cricketers and stalwarts like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid proved to be invaluable. 'When you have a dialogue with the likes of Sachin and Dravid, you learn a lot,' Mithali said. The 42-year-old recalled a time when she sought the help of Tendulkar. 'When I was a bit older, I had trouble picking fast bowlers. I asked Tendulkar for advice, and he told me to practice on 18-yard pitches instead of 22-yard strips. This helped me a great deal, as I went on to win the T20 'Player of the series' award in South Africa,' Mithali said. Shreyanka, the modern-day star, paid tribute to her predecessors. 'Shantha madam laid the foundation. They had to face challenges initially because not all families allowed girls to play. And then came Mithali. People talked about Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar as the big names. But in women's cricket, Mithali was the biggest name for us. Our generation cannot thank our seniors enough for what they have done for women's cricket. We are now in a stage where we get everything — infrastructure, facilities, exposure and much more,' Shreyanka said. The Hindu Huddle 2025 is presented by Sami-Sabinsa Group Co-powered by: Government of Karnataka, Government of Telangana; Associate Partners: ONGC, Presidency University, TAFE, Akshayakalpa Organic; Energy Partner : Indian Oil Corporation Limited; Realty partner: Casagrand; Knowledge partner: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham; State partner: Meghalaya tourism and Haryana government; Luxury car partner: Toyota; Radio partner: Radio City; Gift partner: Anand Prakash; Broadcast partner: Times Now; Outdoor media partner: Signpost India
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Decoding Trump: Disintegrating World Order
'For the first time, the attack is coming from within. The U.S. is breaking from within. The destruction of the world order did not start from the Trump administration. It started when China came to the WTO as a non-market economy,' opined T.S. Tirumurti. 'U.S. President Donald Trump is actually taking geo-political actions, and not transactional actions. Mr. Trump has been very consistent and is doing what he said he would in the first term,' he said while speaking with Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor for The Hindu. The Hindu Huddle 2025 Day 1 LIVE updates Dr. Srinath Raghavan says that United States is losing out on soft power, noting that Donald Trump is going after universities. He is responding to a question about students no longer being as interested in studying in American universities. Mr. Tirumurti said, 'In trying to make Make America Great Again, Trump shouldn't make China great again.'
