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Oukhoo, a village in Kashmir, produces most of India’s pencil slats. But the felling of poplar trees is now threatening wood supply, jobs, and the region’s economy.

Following the attack in Pahalgam, most destinations in Kashmir have been closed to tourists, gravely impacting the livelihoods of locals.

As DD Kashir retreats from local programming, Kashmiri theatre artists face job losses and an uncertain future.

A closer look at India's vocational education system reveals a rising reliance on short-term training, poor employment outcomes, and inflated placement statistics which reflect systemic failures.

Lacking ST status, Rongmei youth in Nagaland struggle to access government jobs. Entrepreneurship offers a way forward, but it comes with challenges.

Ladakh's youth believe that the sixth schedule status and self-governance is the only way to curb the rampant unemployment in the union territory.

A young woman with a master's in social work from Bhopal talks about how her course was ill-equipped to prepare her for the development sector.

Post the Pulwama attacks in 2019, porters at the India-Pakistan border find little to no work because of deteriorating relations between the two countries.

The lack of agency and a fear of failure are preventing Indian youth from pursuing entrepreneurship. This needs to change.

To effectively resolve the widespread issue of dropouts, the draft National Youth Policy 2021 needs to address the structural factors that cause it.