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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Indo Eco (India) reports standalone net profit of Rs 0.01 crore in the March 2025 quarter
Sales reported at Rs 0.03 crore Net profit of Indo Eco (India) reported to Rs 0.01 crore in the quarter ended March 2025. There were no net profit/loss reported during the previous quarter ended March 2024. Sales remain constant at Rs 0.03 crore in the quarter ended March 2025 and also during the previous quarter ended March 2024. For the full year,net profit reported to Rs 0.01 crore in the year ended March 2025 as against net loss of Rs 0.01 crore during the previous year ended March 2024. Sales remain constant at Rs 0.12 crore in the year ended March 2025 and also during the previous year ended March 2024. Particulars Quarter Ended Year Ended Mar. 2025 Mar. 2024 % Var. Mar. 2025 Mar. 2024 % Var. Sales 0.030.03 0 0.120.12 0 OPM % 33.330 - 8.33-8.33 - PBDT 0.010 0 0.01-0.01 LP PBT 0.010 0 0.01-0.01 LP NP 0.010 0 0.01-0.01 LP
Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
The OPM Mirage: How Online Program Managers Are Eroding Higher Education From Within
Close-up of a mortarboard and degree certificate put on the table. Education stock photo As an educator, I am inundated with daily ads for Georgetown's Professional Masters Programs. They are extensive and they are expensive. They are designed for mid-career professionals looking for training either in their present field or beginning a new one. There are four areas of study. 'Business and Management' has the most degree options, including 'Higher Ed Administration', 'Project Management', and 'Supply Change Management' among others. Technology and Security' has degree offerings in 'Cybersecurity Risk Management' and 'Emergency and Disaster Management' Other areas include Marketing and Communications and Real Estate. Students at Georgetown can access the courses on-line, on-campus or through something called 'executive format.' They all cost around $50,000 and take 2-5 years to complete. I don't know if I could have put together a more thorough and comprehensive list of offerings of training to address the needs of administrative and management professionals in the 21st century. Yet, as Georgetown University aggressively expands its professional master's degrees through OPM giants like 2U, it's worth asking: Are students get what they pay for for on-line programs managed by OPM's OPMs are often presented as mutual collaborators, sharing risk with universities to launch online programs. But this ignores their extractive financial models. OPMs typically take 50–60% of tuition revenue in exchange for upfront marketing and tech investments—a deal that siphons resources away from educational quality. As Ryan Craig notes in Forbe's article "Mastercrash", this revenue-sharing creates perverse incentives: OPMs prioritize enrollment growth over student outcomes. Many of the degrees are in lower paying non-profit professions where the ROI is limited. As reported by Lisa Bannon and Andrea Fuller in a 2021 WSJ article , universities like USC face lawsuits alleging their $115,000 online social work master's—bankrolled by 2U—misled students about career prospects. When OPMs control recruitment, curriculum, and delivery, universities abdicate their educational mission. As I wrote in "The Master's Degree Ripoff", many programs—especially in emerging fields like data science—are designed by OPMs to maximize enrollments. Some OPMs may be expanding access to non-traditional learners, but not without significant cost. These companies target precisely the students most susceptible to debt traps: working adults seeking career advancement. As Marc Bousquet argues in "The Great Master's Degree Swindle", OPMs exploit the "credential arms race," pushing degrees with dubious ROI. In Kevin Carey's article in the Huff Post, The Capitalist Takeover of College, institutions like Walden University (run by OPM Adtalem), graduate from low-value programs and face loan default rates up to 20% . As Lauren Coffey notes in Inside Higher Ed, on-line college enrollment continues to decline to pre-pandemic levels. Universities have begun to reclaim their on-line course as Arizona State and Southern New Hampshire have done. Regulatory enforcement of the 50% rule and prosecuting deceptive marketing—are essential. It is hard to hold the OPM's accountable, for they are providing what the colleges are seeking: Using their brand to extract as much tuition revenue as possible at the lowest cost without a high focus on the expected ROI. Universities are trading their academic reputation for short-term revenue. These on-line masters programs are clearly quite distinct from their traditional masters degrees. Colleges with strong name recognition use this to be able to charge similar tuition and fees for on-line programs as traditional brick-and-mortar courses, at a fraction of the cost. Until schools break this Faustian bargain, the higher education 'ripoff' will continue.
Extra.ie
3 days ago
- Politics
- Extra.ie
Policing model ‘an unmitigated disaster and unfit for purpose'
The Operational Policing Model (OPM), in place since 2019, has been an 'unmitigated disaster and is not fit for purpose', the Oireachtas Justice Committee will be told today. The OPM was introduced as part of the Government's reform programme, titled 'A Policing Service for Our Future', which emerged from the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. Both the Garda Representative Association (GRA) and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) will today outline their ongoing opposition to the new model. The general secretary of the GRA, Ronan Slevin, will say: 'The aim of this model was to modernise AGS [An Garda Síochána], by decentralising decision-making, enhancing community engagement, and improving frontline visibility. This has proved to be an unmitigated disaster and is not fit for purpose.' Ronan Slevin, General Secretary. Pic Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos Mr Slevin will add: 'This has created super-sized divisions that span across many counties and has starved communities of local stations and policing. In many ways, division is the key word here, as that is exactly what this model has caused between our trusted, dedicated members and the public and communities that they serve. 'Prior to the implementation of the OPM, Ireland possessed the most desired model of community policing in the policing world. As a result of the OPM, the local garda has been stripped from the community. 'Where previously the majority of incidents in country areas were investigated by the local garda, which resulted in increased local knowledge, now, under the OPM, most incidents, while investigated, are done so by gardaí stationed miles away with little or no knowledge of the community, and no real reason to expand that knowledge.' Pic: Collins Photos The AGSI, will say it is the 'resounding view' of its membership that the OPM has had a 'profoundly negative' effect on policing, and warn that it is 'well known' there is significant public dissatisfaction with the service delivery provided by the gardaí following its introduction. They will say it has been adapted from similar models utilised internationally, but will add that a 'fundamental and fatal flaw' is the architects of the Irish version 'failed to take account' of the unique policing and geographical requirements in this jurisdiction. It will say: 'The AGSI are now of the view the current operating model has negatively affected interactive community policing in this country. 'It is no surprise international police forces have recognised the fundamental flaws with the operating model and are withdrawing from this and returning to more traditional policing models.' The AGSI will acknowledge that there have been some 'positive developments' that have arisen out of the operating model, such as business services hubs, which transfer administration tasks to Garda staff. The association will say: 'The creation of Divisional Protective Service Units has been a very positive development for the organisation. However, this is an initiative that was not reliant on the introduction of the operating model and could have been established under the previous traditional policing model.' On retention, the AGSI will warn 'excessive' oversight and social media are some of the 'causes' affecting Garda morale. The GRA, meanwhile, will say there remains a 'massive issue with morale' with little action taken to address it. It will say that the continuous issuing of policies and procedures that members must comply with, and the excessive use of discipline and suspension, have resulted in members being in fear of receiving any form of complaint, as there is little trust in the discipline process.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- USA Today
Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? See 2025 holiday calendar
Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? See 2025 holiday calendar Show Caption Hide Caption What is Juneteenth, America's newest federal holiday? Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. It became a federal holiday in 2021. Juneteenth is this Thursday, which means many government offices around the U.S. will be impacted by America's youngest federal holiday. Many departments at the local, state and federal levels will shutter their offices on Thursday, June 19 in observance of the holiday. Juneteenth, known as American's Second Independence Day, has been commemorated as a federally-recognized holiday since 2021, providing millions of Americans with a paid day off and the opportunity to commemorate the end of slavery. The holiday honors the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas in 1865 with 2,000 Union troops to proclaim that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free – two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. Here's what you need to know about government offices and buildings and whether or not they'll be open on Juneteenth. When is Juneteenth 2025? Juneteenth is always celebrated on June 19. This year, the date falls on a Thursday. Will government offices be closed on Juneteenth? According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Thursday, June 19 is designated as a federal holiday and non-essential government offices will be closed on the day. Many public institutions at the local and state levels will follow suit, but it's best to check with your local government on closures in your area. 2025 federal holiday calendar Here's the federal holiday calendar for the remainder of 2025, according to the OPM: Juneteenth: Thursday, June 19 Thursday, June 19 Independence Day: Friday, July 4 Friday, July 4 Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 1 Monday, Sept. 1 Columbus Day: Monday, Oct. 13 Monday, Oct. 13 Veterans Day: Tuesday, Nov. 11 Tuesday, Nov. 11 Thanksgiving: Thursday, Nov. 27 Thursday, Nov. 27 Christmas: Thursday, Dec. 25 Is the post office open on Juneteenth? Will mail be delivered? All post offices will be closed for retail transactions and there will be no regular residential or business mail deliveries on Thursday, June 19, according to the U.S. Postal Service's website. Priority Mail Express is available 365 days a year, including federal holidays. Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@
Filipino Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Filipino Times
Enrique Gil, Carmela Lorzano celebrate Philippine Independence Day with Filipinos in Dubai
Filipino celebrities Enrique Gil and Carmela Lorzano joined thousands of Filipinos in Dubai to mark the 127th Philippine Independence Day. The two stars brought joy and a sense of home to the overseas community as they took the stage and thrilled the crowd with lively performances. Carmela, the Grand Winner of Sing-Galing Season 2, captivated the audience with her powerful renditions of 'Ang Huling El Bimbo,' 'A Million Dreams,' and a medley of well-loved OPM songs. Meanwhile, Enrique delighted fans with his song numbers, including 'I Like You (A Happier Song)' and 'Akin Ka Na Lang.' Their much-anticipated appearance served as the grand finale of the whole-day celebration, capping off the event on a high note as attendees eagerly waited to see them perform live. The celebration, organized by the Filipino Social Club – Dubai, was held on June 14 at the Dubai World Trade Centre Exhibition Halls 1 and 2, bringing together Filipinos from across the UAE for a day of cultural performances, a unity parade, and community activities celebrating Filipino pride and heritage.
