Why Industry Academia Collaboration Is No Longer Optional in India’s Education System
Every campus placement season, the same conversation plays out between recruiters and university leadership.
Every campus placement season, the same conversation plays out between recruiters and university leadership.
India’s demographic profile has long been presented as an economic advantage.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore.
US-based connectivity cloud company Cloudflare has announced that it plans to cut more than 1,100 jobs globally as the company restructures its operations around the growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to an internal memo sent to employees by the company.
World Bank President Ajay Banga has warned of a deepening global employment crisis, cautioning that a looming jobs gap could leave hundreds of millions without work in the coming decades, exacerbated by the prolonged West Asia crisis.
Amit Kapoor noted in an exclusive conversation with Ananya Dasgupta on The Statesman Talk podcast that while AI brings with it huge opportunities, such tools could make one dependent on them.
To prepare youth for international jobs, the state government has developed specialised training modules.
The Centre strongly contested the narrative presented in an article by Reuters, which questioned the credibility of India’s official unemployment statistics.
Sharing details of the Cabinet meeting, Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna informed that 30 proposals were approved, including this transformative employment initiative.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has hailed India’s start-up movement, which has grown steadily since its launch in 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, broadening the country's employment horizon beyond traditional government jobs.