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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicAzim Premji University

Topic: Azim Premji University

Azim Premji University report details climate crisis impact in India. ‘Hotter Ladakh, floods in Gujarat’

The data on how extreme weather events could affect communities, agriculture, and natural resources in the country is meant to support climate resilience and adaptation efforts.

Unemployment rate highest among graduates under 25 yrs, finds report on ‘State of Working India’

The Report by Azim Premji University finds that upward mobility has increased & caste-based differences have shrunk, as has gender disparity across labour markets.

‘Accentuate’ vaccination for students & teachers to reopen schools, panel of MPs suggests

Panel notes that confinement of children in the house, being unable to attend school, has altered relationship between parent & children adversely. It has disturbed country's social fabric, resulting in early child marriages.

School closure has made a dent in language & math skills among children — study

On average, 92% children have lost at least one specific language ability and 82% have lost at least one specific mathematical ability from the previous year across junior classes.

Parents want schools reopened as online classes not working out — Azim Premji University study

Study by Bengaluru-based Azim Premji University finds that issues of access as well as learning difficulties with online mode is hampering the education of many students.

India’s jobless rate doubled while it’s growth was world-beating since 2011, says study

After remaining at about 2-3% during the decade to 2011, the jobless rate increased to more than 6% in 2018, a report by the Azim Premji University shows.

Intelligence Bureau red-flags pvt universities seeking eminence tag for anti-Modi patrons

IB brands 9 private universities, including Ashoka, Krea, Azim Premji, OP Jindal, as being critical of PM Narendra Modi and his government.

Being highly educated doesn’t guarantee you jobs in India anymore

Study by Azim Premji University finds that graduates currently make up over one-third of India’s unemployed population.

Sit for SAT: India’s private universities open new doors

Criteria so far used by American universities; Ashoka University and Azim Premji University among eight to adopt method so far. 

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.