West Bengal's proposed Yuva Shakti Bharosa Card scheme for unemployed youth may be rolled out in October, with registration expected to begin before Durga Puja. Eligible graduates could receive Rs 3,000 per…
The Indian Youth Congress launched a nationwide campaign 'Meri Degree Ka Kya' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday, demanding the government fill over 50 lakh vacant sanctioned posts within a year.…
India's unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above fell to 5.1% in July 2026, down from 5.5% in June, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin released by…
India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) reveals that unemployment among people aged 15-29 is on the rise. NDTV reports that young women and urban job seekers are facing the highest joblessness rates,…
The Hindu reports that among the 5 crore pilgrims who visited Haridwar this Kanwar season, many are young, jobless men walking hundreds of kilometres barefoot while documenting the journey on social media.…
The Telangana government on August 14 added two more years of age relaxation for direct recruitment to uniformed services, extending the upper age limit by a total of seven years. The move…
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'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,…
Student groups in Uttar Pradesh have launched the ‘Justice Morcha’ and a 50-day campaign starting August 12, with a cycle march from Gorakhpur to Lucknow and meetings at 800 colleges. They demand…
Prime Minister's economic advisory council member Sanjeev Sanyal has said India's bigger challenge is employability, not a shortage of jobs. In an interview with Mint, he argued there is no evidence the…
