Gyms are the new hangout spots in rural and small-town India, where young men and women can mingle without social stigma. But it’s beginning to trigger a backlash.
With a youth unemployment rate of 15.3%, India wastes more young talent than entire countries possess. Yet paradoxically, industries desperately need workers.
The willingness to spend money to meet strangers highlights the extent of loneliness in society and the growing desperation to break free from the confines of the online world.
From creation of 75k new medical seats to bringing 1L youth into 'political life as public representatives', PM's speech was centred on youth, their skilling & new opportunities for them.
Sceptics might argue that popping pills is a simpler solution for mental health issues, but there’s growing evidence that the 'opium of the masses' is worth a serious shot.
The parliamentary system of democracy with limited political space for younger aspirants cedes the leadership to undeserving dynasts, writes Nipul Seervi
Amid the scrubby farmlands of Thalpos village in Nawada, dozens of youth used their smartphones to run a cybercrime enterprise until the police swooped in. What went wrong here?
Experts say that herd immunity, a controversial strategy discarded by the UK, is the solution for developing & young countries like India to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
It was Siddhartha Shankar Ray who had first taken notice of an adolescent Mamata Banerjee during a youth congress rally. Ray stopped his car and got out to hear her speak.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
good to see fitness coming up everywhere and youngsters taking it up
Sagrika Kissu’s reportage leaves a lot to be desired. She does not seem to have matured as a professional even after so many years with ThePrint.