Seeking Employment
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Why ex-servicemen in India don’t get many job offers after retiring from the armed forces
Despite reservations in central public sector banks and Public Sector Undertakings, veterans fail to find jobs.
Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com & Sat Singh, IndiaSpend.com
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Though real incomes have improved, farmers’ children are abandoning agriculture for other jobs
Young people acquiring an education have greater expectations.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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In charts: High-growth states like Gujarat are not creating high-quality jobs, finds a new study
Some states are better than others at creating jobs. But every state does badly at providing basic benefits to workers.
Nithya Subramanian
Trending
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Why are Indian women increasingly dropping out of work?
Even as the country is making massive strides in the education of the girl child, women are going missing from the workplace.
Namita Bhandare, IndiaSpend.com
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A new wave of tech talent is emerging, not from India’s urban classrooms but its hinterland
A growing number of organisations are training unskilled people from small-town India for tech roles.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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A small software firm focused on inclusivity and flexibility to become India’s best employer
Intuit, headquartered in California, dethroned Google to reach the top of the list.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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India’s plummeting exports killed 70,000 jobs in just one quarter
For Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which came into power riding on mega promises, including job creation, these numbers are worrying.
Madhura Karnik, qz.com
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One chart shows how the skill development mission has provided jobs to less than 5% of those trained
The government blames "incomplete data".
Scroll Staff
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Sample the edits bored Indian government employees make on Wikipedia
A Twitter handle is tracking anonymous Wikipedia edits made from official IP addresses.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative