BRICS member states agreed to work towards youth employability to bring down NEET ratesA consensus to this effect was arrived at the 2nd BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting under India’s presidency in Kerala with dele...
06 May, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
India’s demographic dividend at risk as jobs, skills gap persistIndia’s demographic advantage—with over 65% of its population under 35—faces growing pressure due to weak job creation, skill gaps and risi...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
India plans global diplomatic push across Europe, Africa, BRICS and Quad in MayIndia is set to ramp up its global diplomacy in May, with multiple high-level engagements across Europe, Africa and key groupings such as B...
26 Apr, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
‘Iranians now blame US-Israel, not Tehran, for their economic woes’Iran's economy, known as the 'resistance economy', is facing severe impacts from the ongoing US-Israel war. Economic pressures are mounting...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
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...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
China says it can keep jobs stable over next 5 years despite AI, labour challengesChina will expand employment opportunities for young people, college graduates and migrant workers, Wang Xiaoping, minister of Human Resou...
07 Mar, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi launches scathing attack on Modi govt's failure to give jobs, China issue and election foulplayRahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, admitted that both UPA and NDA governments have failed to address youth unemployment. He c...
03 Feb, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
Is the Chinese economy going bust? Unemployment rate soars; graduates resorting to working as waiters, cleaners and movie extrasChina's youth unemployment rate has hit a record high, with more and more recent graduates finding themselves in low-paying jobs like waite...
04 Jan, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
The biggest economic problem China is facing now - youth unemploymentYouth unemployment in China has ended up becoming a major issue for the nation, even amid its rising economy, as well as its rise in emergi...
03 Sep, 2024, 07.22 AM IST
China's economy of 'great concern' at annual political meetings: spokesmanChina's annual legislative meetings, the "Two Sessions," begin with a focus on economic concerns, particularly youth employment. The Chines...
03 Mar, 2024, 03.12 PM IST
China adds 12.44 million urban jobs in 2023,says more effort needed this yearChina created 12.44 million new urban jobs in 2023, meeting its target, but more efforts are needed in 2024 to stabilize employment amid un...
24 Jan, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
China's youth unemployment rate as high as nearly 20%The youth unemployment rate in China reached 19.9 per cent in July, according to the latest data released by the countrys National Bureau o...
25 Aug, 2022, 08.05 PM IST
More apprenticeships critical in bridging skill gap, says Teamlease studyAn increasing number of employers are focusing on hiring candidates who have some prior work experience and apprenticeships is playing a cr...
24 Aug, 2022, 10.52 PM IST
Xi Jinping promotes Communist Party youth wing ahead of key congressWhile relying heavily on traditional political formulas, Xi's speech skirted controversial issues, including expectations he will seek a th...
10 May, 2022, 01.42 PM IST
Some PSUs positive on creating jobs for sports persons: Sarbananda SonowalUnion Minister of State for Sports Sarbananda Sonowal said some PSUs have responded positively to the Centre's appeal for creating special ...
11 Sep, 2015, 07.03 PM IST
India's Vocational Training Act to provide legal framework for Skill India programmeAs a large no. of youths enter the workforce every year, India needs to improve quality of training so it matches int'l standards, an offic...
13 Aug, 2014, 04.05 AM IST
China has taken big step in 'capturing' world job market: Narendra ModiThe BJP Prime Ministerial candidate had waded into a foreign policy issue on Saturday when he asked China to shed its "expansionist mindset...
24 Feb, 2014, 05.53 PM IST