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History has shown us time and again that the fates of regimes do not always take decades to change.
01 September 2024
Where Are The Jobs?
Goldman Sachs lowered its growth forecast for India, Adani sold partial stakes in Ambuja Cements and Sebi banned Anil Ambani from the securities market
India is staring at a crisis: the cohort of unemployed is growing. But the problem is deeper than mere lack of jobs. So Sitharaman’s solutions in Budget 2024 will not be the silver bullet for the crisis
Sumita Dawra, secretary, Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, speaks to Parth Singh about how the government will pursue the employment-related schemes announced in the Budget. Edited excerpts
Former RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan, tells Parth Singh and Neeraj Thakur his views on jobless growth, PLIs and promoting MSMEs. Edited excerpts
The former chief economic adviser, Krishnamurthy Subramanian tells Abdul Haleem Sherif that lakhs of jobs have been created in the past 10 years and the education budget must be better used. Edited excerpts
Sanjeev Sanyal, member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister tells Parth Singh that there is hope as many young people are moving away from the beaten track when it comes to jobs
Neelkanth Mishra, Axis Bank’s chief economist and part-time member of the EAC-PM, discusses the impact of new ELI schemes with Parth Singh. Edited excerpts
The country’s formal workforce faces a significant skills gap
There is some evidence in recent years that the attraction of government jobs has only increased
Goldman Sachs lowered its growth forecast for India, Adani sold partial stakes in Ambuja Cements and Sebi banned Anil Ambani from the securities market
India is staring at a crisis: the cohort of unemployed is growing. But the problem is deeper than mere lack of jobs. So Sitharaman’s solutions in Budget 2024 will not be the silver bullet for the crisis
Sumita Dawra, secretary, Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, speaks to Parth Singh about how the government will pursue the employment-related schemes announced in the Budget. Edited excerpts
Former RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan, tells Parth Singh and Neeraj Thakur his views on jobless growth, PLIs and promoting MSMEs. Edited excerpts
The former chief economic adviser, Krishnamurthy Subramanian tells Abdul Haleem Sherif that lakhs of jobs have been created in the past 10 years and the education budget must be better used. Edited excerpts
Sanjeev Sanyal, member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister tells Parth Singh that there is hope as many young people are moving away from the beaten track when it comes to jobs
Neelkanth Mishra, Axis Bank’s chief economist and part-time member of the EAC-PM, discusses the impact of new ELI schemes with Parth Singh. Edited excerpts
The country’s formal workforce faces a significant skills gap
There is some evidence in recent years that the attraction of government jobs has only increased
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