The Indian economy has shown remarkable rates of growth, and yet, unemployment is rising and a major share of the country’s population remains underemployed. This contradiction points towards the complexity and changing dynamics of the job market. Sustainable development requires narrowing the current employment gap and meeting the aspirations and …
Skill is considered as an instrument to improve productivity and address the imbalances that exist in the labour market. Combined with knowledge, skill can prove to be a driving force of economic growth and social development in any country. According to a professional consultancy, Earnest and Young, 64 per cent …
It is not rare in this country that one hears of meetings, seminars, and consultations on various development themes. And when one stays in the capital city, Delhi, this is almost a daily affair, with designated centres – Indian Habitat Centre, Indian International Centre, Press Club of India – where …
India’s community radio sector boasts of nearly 200 community radio stations. Most of these serve vibrant communities and help them emerge from the shadows of the digital divide. These community radio stations are also the source of important information for these communities. Much of the information that these radio stations …
Burgeoning consumption and the corresponding exploitation of our planet’s finite natural resources have largely contributed to the sustainability problems the 21st century faces. The creation of such an ‘accumulation economy’1 has not only put ecological services at risk but also poverty alleviation and development gains, undermining present and future human and planetary …