The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Tuesday staged a protest against the Centre at Jantar Mantar over the issues of rising unemployment, drug abuse among youths, and the Agniveer scheme.
The first economic survey tabled after a gap of seven years in the Assembly on Thursday by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Jammu and Kashmir has shown significant progress in the employment sector, with the unemployment rate declining to 6.1 per cent in 2023-24 from 6.7 per cent in 2019-20.
India's biggest challenge is not just unemployment, but the unemployability of over 60 crore youth.
In Jharkhand, the issue of unemployment has once again become the center of a political debate. While the government is celebrating the handing over of appointment letters to 289 candidates under the Urban Development and Housing Department by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, BJP state president and former chief minister Babulal Marandi called it a "PR stunt".
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary demanded that the Centre should publish a white paper on the mounting unemployment in the country.
India has set itself a bold target of $100 billion of exports in textiles and apparel by 2030. This is the right move.
The latest remarks from the US Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, mark a significant turning point in America’s monetary policy landscape.
According to the latest figures released by the Labor Department, the list of US citizens seeking unemployment benefits went up by 4,000 to 232,000 for the week ended August 17.
The latest data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday revealed that the urban unemployment rate declined to 6.6% in Q1 (April-June) of FY25, from a four-quarter high of 6.7% in the preceding quarter.
In discussions about India’s economic landscape, a provocative idea has emerged: that well intentioned welfare schemes might inadvertently dissuade the youth from actively seeking employment.
