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Is a college education still worth it in India?India must confront the impact of AI on jobs due to its large youth population, reliance on software services, and an oversupply of graduat...
Karnataka plans Rohith Vemula Bill to tackle caste discrimination on campuses: CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka will soon enact the Rohith Vemula Bill to protect students from caste-based discrimination in all universities. Chief Minister Si...
NEP a Saffron policy, delimitation exercise for BJP's benefit, alleges TN CM M K StalinTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin criticized the NEP as a Saffron policy promoting Hindi and compromising Tamil Nadu's educational growt...
Tamil Nadu won't implement PM Vishwakarma Scheme: CM Stalin informs Union Minister Jitan Ram ManjhiTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin rejected the central government's PM Vishwakarma scheme, citing caste-based discrimination. He announce...
Are new reservation policies becoming jagirs?Today's kings are politicians. They need votes. The vote bank, made of castes and communities and religions, are seeking such material reci...
Child labour, caste-based discrimination, poverty closely interlinked in India: UN Special RapporteurIn Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, the Americas and Europe, between 4 and 6 per cent of children are said to be in child labour, and...
Corporate India is increasingly vocal about Pride Month and gender diversity but less so about caste equityEmployees have no way of escalating incidents of caste discrimination as most private firms don’t have a redressal process in place. Their ...
View: Understanding economies and their role in rendering old models of caste irrelevantWhere do we locate contemporary service providers? By traditional classifications they are the shudras? Does the old varna system still hol...
BJP government to be based on absolute tenets of democratic secularism, says CM SonowalTerming the BJP led government to be based on the absolute tenets of democratic secularism, Sonowal said that the government has exemplifie...
OBC quota subcategorisation - the next political gamble ahead of UP pollsHighly placed sources indicated that the proposal for a sub categorization of the 27% OBC quota is back on the table and could be a strong ...
Nitish Kumar's other Manjhi Mahadalit scheme too comes a cropper in BiharThe report on DMKVY was prepared by consultancy firm Datamation Consultants after it was engaged by Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission (BMVM) to...
Congress should apologize for Priyanka Gandhi's 'neech rajniti' barb: BJPHitting out at Priyanka for her "neech rajniti" remarks against Modi, BJP today said Congress should tender an apology for this to the whol...
Dump job quotas; educate, empowerIt makes an exception for job reservations in government, true, but to extend this to the private sector is dubious.
UAE group KEF Holdings to invest Rs 1,600 crore in IndiaThe UAE-based KEF Holdings, a manufacturer of steel castings and valves, is planning to invest Rs 1,600 crore pan-India in the next five ye...
- Ficci cautions on job reservations; adopts code for inclusion
Ficci has said that India Inc on its own is taking affirmative action to improve skills and education levels of the deprived sections of th...
The real stunt in India's growth story is the education deficitAgainst a working-age population of over 550 million in 2011, the total (annual) skills development capacity stood at less than 4.3 million.
- Connectivity and skills should be the twin aims of the 12th Five-year plan
Inclusive growth requires every village to have a pukka road, telecom, electricity, a functioning school and health centre and access to vo...
- Tata Steel, SBI join hands to produce skilled manpower
Tata Steel has joined hands with the State Bank of India, Orissa government & CAP Foundation to produce skilled manpower to meet its growin...
- Ranganath recommends 15% quota for ‘Dalit minorities’
THE Ranganath Commission has recommended Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Hindu converts to Christianity and Islam. It has also suggested a ...
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