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Young Indians want dignity, security, growth in blue-collar jobs, says panel at charcha 2026

The panel says skilling system must move beyond certificates and first-job placements to focus on foundational skills, realistic expectations and career progression.

PM Internship Scheme sees stronger response in third pilot round

More candidates have joined 3rd pilot round so far than combined number from first two rounds. Govt expects this round to be the final pilot before full rollout.

AP’s turning a highway stop into India’s 1st govt-led co-working hub, to keep skilled youth close to home

The lakeside hub in Sri Sathya Sai district aims to serve a fast-growing industrial corridor while helping startups, local entrepreneurs and skilled youth find jobs.

India’s women face a double burden at home and at work. It keeps them out of jobs

India’s female labour force participation rate remains among the lowest in the world. The reason is the macroeconomic environment, and unpaid work within the household.

AI is coming for your job & Labour (get your act) Together

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

UK, Wales announce investment for green paper manufacturing

Shotton Mill to become UK's largest paper-manufacturing campus. A new plant to be set up by Turkey based Eren Holding.

Haryana Congress candidates promise ‘1 job for 50 votes, happy relatives’. ‘Parchi-parmeshwar’, says BJP

Haryana CM Nayab Saini, state BJP unit take digs at Congress ahead of 5 October election where unemployment has emerged as key issue. Hooda says candidates' statements twisted by BJP.

Global media on India’s new tech partnerships & how a ‘bolder fiscal plan’ can power its jobs market

Reports also look at the dwindling demand for diesel consumption in India, and how ‘overtourism’ and climate change are impacting India’s hill stations.

Contractualisation of academic jobs has severe consequences for India’s higher education

While administrative work, in general, has increased for teachers in higher educational institutions, this burden is also unfairly put on contractual workers.

Modi government says focus on employment & middle class in first post-poll budget

The government will allocate 2 trillion rupees ($24 billion) for job creation over the next five years, Nirmala Sitharaman said.

On Camera

Role reversal? Congress is adopting BJP’s best practices as the latter learns the worst

The BJP’s drift contrasts sharply with Rahul Gandhi’s organisational push, street politics and growing appeal among young voters.

Bloomberg’s oil columnist got an EV. A bad omen for big petroleum?

For as long as the Mid East & Russia-Ukraine wars continue, the trajectory of future oil consumption will matter little. What’s important today is the flow of barrels, writes Javier Blas.

Drones for IAF are not revolutionary but evolutionary, says IAF chief

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.

India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.