#demographic-dividend
Some app-based services seem like a blast from the past—will we ever leave feudal servitude behind?
A shopping porter service launched in Delhi highlights the risk of India’s demographic dividend delivering an army of attendants in brand uniforms. Most such jobs offer no upskilling prospects. Isn’t this a throwback to the colonial era of serfdom?
'Government economists claimed India added 80 million new jobs — but they were in agriculture'
A new book challenges India's growth narrative, highlighting a 'lost decade' of jobless growth. With millions of young Indians unemployed and a significant return to agriculture, the country faces a narrowing demographic dividend window. Experts warn of poten…