May 14, 2026

human capital

From classrooms to careers, human capital takes centre stage in India’s AI push | India News – The Times of India

From classrooms to careers, human capital takes centre stage in India’s AI push | India News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: From retooling classrooms to future-proofing jobs, India’s artificial intelligence strategy is decisively shifting towards people-first reform. Senior policymakers, academic leaders and industry experts on Monday flagged lifelong learning, human augmentation and inclusive skilling as central to India’s AI journey at a high-level Human Capital Working Group meeting hosted at IIT Guwahati.The two-day meeting…

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The end of labour hoarding: How corporate America’s new ruthlessness signals a turning point – The Times of India

The end of labour hoarding: How corporate America’s new ruthlessness signals a turning point – The Times of India

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For years, the post-pandemic corporate playbook was simple: Hold on to your workers at all costs. In boardrooms across America, the phrase “labour hoarding” became shorthand for survival. After the chaos of 2020, executives learned a bitter truth: When workers walk out, they rarely walk back in. That mindset shaped a rare era of corporate…

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Fiscal reform: J-PAL’s Dhaliwal urges states to fix finances for faster poverty reduction; calls for scheme rationalisation and focus on human capital – The Times of India

Fiscal reform: J-PAL’s Dhaliwal urges states to fix finances for faster poverty reduction; calls for scheme rationalisation and focus on human capital – The Times of India

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States must strengthen their financial position to accelerate poverty reduction and ensure sustained development, Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, Global Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has said.“The central government’s fiscal deficit is fine, but the state governments are facing considerable challenges in terms…

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