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Friday, May 1, 2026
TopicAzim Premji University

Topic: Azim Premji University

India’s paradox—rise in educational enrolment & steady decline in employment

Azim Premji University’s State of Working India 2026 report expanded on the factors that will determine whether India’s demographic dividend translates into an economic dividend.

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

India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.