Shark Tank India’s Namita Thapar and Anupam Mittal clash over work-life balance debate: ‘70-hour work week…’

Should employees work longer hours? In a recent interview Shark Tank India’s Namita Thapar and Anupam Mittal expressed their contrasting views.

Creating the right work-life balance isn’t easy, and if you work for yourself, it can be almost impossible, as per entrepreneurs Namita Thapar and Anupam Mittal, who were both seen together in various seasons of the popular reality show Shark Tank India. Also read | Tips for maintaining a healthy work-life balance

During a recent interview with Humans of Bombay, Namita Thapar expressed her view on work-life balance, saying people who own businesses must work long hours, but ‘common’ salaried employees don’t need to. However, Anupam Mittal had a different viewpoint.

Anupam Mittal on work-life balance
When asked if he believed work-life balance was achievable and his view on the debate around it, Anupam, who is the founder-CEO of Shaadi.com, said, “I think it is a big lie that’s being told to this generation, and I think it stinks because you are not ever going to… okay this is for people who want to achieve something extraordinary in life… you are not going to achieve anything extraordinary in life by counting the hours that you are putting in. Work-life harmony and flexibility, all that I understand.”

He then spoke about how the productivity in his company has gone up by 30 percent due to a hybrid work model as people get to take care of their personal life while also being available for work from home.

He added, “But simply clocking hours as a means of defining work-life balance is destroying a whole generation. We work 16 hours a day because we believe so much in what we are trying to build; and we never looked at our clocks and watches, although we were on salaries. I think that really builds character, right? When you struggle… success builds ego, but struggle builds character. I think people need to really go all in as far as (possible), if they want to achieve (something) in the early part of their career, when they still have the energy and the clarity in terms of what they want.”

Chiming in, Namita, the CEO of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, said, “This is a crock of bull****. Pardon my language. I completely disagree. I apologise for interrupting you (Anupam).”

Namita Thapar on work-life balance
Namita then explained her position, saying, “Basically this whole discussion and argument that is going on, pardon my language, is a crock of bull****. I will give you three data points, very specific data points. No. 1, when Emcure went public, it was $3 billion, my family owns 80 percent, so imagine the kind of wealth I am making. The founders, set of co-founders and top management, look at the kind of money they are making. Obviously, we could work 20 hours a day, which is what we all do. But the employee? Today, my accountant, he is making a salary, he does not have the upside of putting in that kind of hours. If he is going to put in that kind of hours, my second data point is, he is going to have serious, serious, serious physical and mental health issues.”

She added, “So, I think for founders and high stakeholders, who make tons of money — go for it. Work 24 hours a day forever! But I think for the common man and woman… (there needs to be) a certain number of hours that they are supposed to work, and of course when there are deliverables… people work longer hours, but it is not on a non-stop, standard number basis.”

Namita also said, “Third thing: For God’s sake, don’t get married and have children because the next generation is suffering because of non-existent parents… just spare them the misery and mental health issues due to having an absentee parent. So, I think for people with high stakes, yes (work long hours), but for common employees, have a reasonable work limit, knowing that there will be some blips during deliverable time, but it cannot be a constant 70-hour work week, which is what a lot of people are proposing.”

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Centre approves PAN 2.0 project: What’s new, top benefits and all you need to know

The PAN 2.0 Project is for digitizing the taxpayer registration system, upgrading the current system, and making PAN as a common identifier

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced its approval of the PAN 2.0 Project of the Income Tax Department on Monday, November 25, 2024.

The PAN 2.0 Project is an e-Governance project for digitizing the taxpayer registration system (Digital PAN/TAN services).

The government will be spending a total of ₹1,435 crore for the project, according to its official press statement.

The project also aims to upgrade the current PAN/TAN 1.0 eco-system by consolidating the core and non-core PAN/TAN activities as well as the PAN validation service.

The government also aims to enable the use of PAN as a common identifier for all digital systems of specified government agencies.

“PAN card is part of our life which is important for the middle class and small business, it has been highly upgraded and PAN 2.0 has been approved today,” said Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, talking about the details of the Pan 2.0 project. “The existing system will be upgraded and the digital backbone will be brought in a new way.”

He also highlighted that the government aims to focus on the grievance redressal system, to cater to the queries and the needs of citizens.

Top 4 benefits of the PAN 2.0 Project

i) Ease of access and speedy service delivery with improved quality

ii) Single Source of Truth and data consistency

iii) Eco-friendly processes and cost optimization

iv) Security and optimization of infrastructure for greater agility

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High risk’ for Apple iPhone, iPad, Mac users, government warns
The government warned Apple users, citing two software vulnerabilities that could result in unauthorized access, data theft, or control by hackers

The government has issued a warning to certain Apple users, citing two software vulnerabilities that could result in a “high risk of unauthorized access, data theft, or gain control (by hackers) of the affected system”.

This ‘high’ severity issue affects Intel-based Mac systems, which includes macOS, iOS, and iPadOS devices, according to the advisory issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) which comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

“Two vulnerabilities were reported in Apple products, which could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code or perform XSS attacks on the affected device,” CERT-In wrote in the advisory.

Which Apple users specifically are under threat?
The vulnerabilities which can lead to “potential for unauthorized access to sensitive user information, denial of service and data manipulation,” affect the following software versions:

Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 18.1.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 17.7.2
Apple macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.1.1
Apple visionOS versions prior to 2.1.1
Apple Safari versions prior to 18.1.1
What can vulnerable Apple users do?
CERT-In advises Apple users for whom the advisory applies, to update their devices to the latest software versions as mentioned in Apple Security Updates to mitigate the risks.

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More precisely, iPhone and iPad users have to update to iOS 18.1.1 or iOS 17.7.2, Mac users have to install macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, Apple visionOS users have to update to version 2.1.1, and Safari users should update it to version 18.1.1.

What are the technical details of the vulnerabilities in the Apple products?
CERT-In says the vulnerability for the Safari browser exists in JavaScriptCore which is used by it to process JavaScript.

“An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code execution by sending maliciously crafted web content to the affected device,” the advisory read.

CERT-In also mentioned a cross-site scripting vulnerability in WebKit, the engine that powers Safari and web content on Apple devices.

“An attacker could exploit this issue by sending maliciously crafted web content to trigger cross-site scripting (XSS) on the affected device,” CERT-In wrote.

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