Unemployment
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
With dismal basic education and a bleak job market, private tuition offer aspirational youngsters the best shot at clearing government recruitment tests.
Santosh Mehrotra & Rakesh Ranjan Kumar
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Wrong to assume government can solve unemployment, says chief economic advisor
Former Union finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram described V Anantha Nageswaran’s comments as the ‘most startling confession’.
Scroll Staff
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Why has the Congress promised a law against paper leak in its election manifesto?
Cancellation of recruitment exams due to paper leaks have hampered job prospects of crores of aspirants over the years and across several states.
Abhik Deb
Trending
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Indians are desperate for jobs despite a fast-growing economy – what is the solution?
What the country needs is a manufacturing strategy akin to China’s that focuses on labour-intensive manufacturing.
Santosh Mehrotra, The Conversation
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The young and jobless in Ladakh wait for Delhi to keep its 2019 promise
Not only has the Centre not been able to generate new opportunities for Ladakh’s youth, separation from Jammu and Kashmir has also shrunk older pool of jobs.
Safwat Zargar
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India’s unemployment rose to two-year high of 10.05% in October, says think tank CMIE
Rural unemployment increased to 10.82% while urban joblessness rose to 8.44% last month, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy said.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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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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42.3% graduates under 25 years were unemployed in 2021-’22, says study
The State of Working India 2023 report found that the unemployment rate fell to less than 5% for graduates who are 35 years and above.
Scroll Staff
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India’s unemployment rate rose to 3-month high of 7.8% in March, says think tank CMIE
The development is compounded by a simultaneous fall in the labour force participation rate, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s managing director said.
Scroll Staff
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As job opportunities decline in India’s coal hubs, young workers are migrating to far-away cities
The country’s shift from coal to clean energy risks leaving 13 million people without a living.
Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Unable to find good jobs, youth in India are turning to scam call centres and online microwork
The pace of economic growth in the country is not enough to accommodate 12 million people joining the workforce each year.
Sumit Khanna, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Global unemployment expected to rise by 30 lakh in 2023, says International Labour Organization
New jobs will increase by only 1% this year, a significant deceleration from the 2.3% growth rate in 2022, the United Nations agency said.
Scroll Staff
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Unemployment rate rises to 16-month high of 8.3% in December, says think tank
The joblessness rate was the highest in Haryana at 37.4% and lowest in Odisha at 0.9%, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing