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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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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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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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record