India needs 9% annual growth to avoid ageing before getting rich
India must grow at 9% annually for the next decade and at 8% for the decade after that to become a high-income country before its population ages, according to a new book…
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India’s education-job mismatch threatens demographic dividend
India has rapidly expanded school and higher education, now enrolling 24.72 crore students in schools and 4.50 crore in higher education, but faces a severe employability crisis. Graduate unemployment stands at nearly…
Half of women farm workers are unpaid family helpers
A new report by agri-tech firm Arya.ag finds that 50.5 per cent of women working in Indian agriculture are classified as unpaid helpers on family farms, against 21.7 per cent of men.…
India’s economy transitions from farm to services over 80 years
India's economy has undergone a profound structural change since Independence in 1947, shifting from an agriculture-driven base to one dominated by services. The Economic Survey 2025-26 shows services now contribute 51.1% of…
India’s unemployment rate falls to 5.1% in July 2026
India's unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above declined to 5.1% in July 2026 from 5.5% in June, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's latest Periodic Labour…
Shiv Sena (UBT) says stagnant job market undermines govt claims
Shiv Sena (UBT) has attacked the central government’s economic claims, citing official data that shows the unemployment rate at 5.5 per cent in the latest quarter, barely changed from 5.6 per cent…
India urban joblessness ticks up, labour participation hits five-quarter low
India's urban unemployment rate inched up to 6.7 per cent in April-June from 6.6 per cent in the previous quarter, while rural unemployment rose to 4.8 per cent from 4.3 per cent,…
Labour participation dips to 54.6%, rural jobs shift from farms
India's labour force participation rate (LFPR) for people aged 15 and above fell to 54.6% in April-June 2026, down from 55.5% in the previous quarter, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force…
Youth unemployment falls to 9.9%, but overall rate rises to 5.4%
Youth unemployment in India (ages 15, 29) fell to 9.9% in 2025 from 10.9% in 2022, the government told the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Worker Population Ratio for that group rose…
Women form 60% of farm workforce, Centre tells Lok Sabha
Women made up nearly 60 per cent of India’s agricultural workforce in 2025, the government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur, citing the Periodic…
