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NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Recommends Revamping India's Higher Education System
India needs to revamp and improve its higher education system to take advantage of the declining working age population in developed countries like the US and European nations, former NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Wednesday.
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Study Programmes in Metaverse to Be Part of Tokyo University’s Curriculum
The University of Tokyo, or Todai, has decided to offer a list of tech-related study programs for students enrolled in high school as well as university level courses. The project will be set and monitored by Todai’s engineering vertical. The university is looking to make education accessible to everyone regardless of their genders, age, or resid...
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Robot Built for Japan's Ageing Workforce Finds Coronavirus Role
Mira Robotics developed its "Ugo" robot to reinforce greying Japan's shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak, the company's CEO said.
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Robot Built For Japan's Ageing Workforce Finds Coronavirus Role
Mira Robotics developed its "ugo" robot to reinforce greying Japan's shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak, the company's CEO said.
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China Birth Rate Hits Lowest Level Since 1949
China's birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to concerns that an ageing society and shrinking workforce will pile pressure on a slowing economy.x
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Indian Students Lag In Skills Needed For 21st Century: UNICEF
With almost half of its population of 1.8 billion below the age of 24, led by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, South Asia will have the largest youth labour force in the world until 2040.
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Learn Artificial Intelligence: This Course By An IIT Madras Startup Is Open For All
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras faculty have launched a startup to prepare the Indian workforce for the advent of Artificial Intelligence age by training students at nominal costs.
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IBM Is Being Sued For Age Discrimination After Firing Thousands
Shannon Liss-Riordan on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on behalf of three former IBM employees who say the tech giant discriminated against them based on their age when it fired them.
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Age Limit To Join National Pension Scheme Raised To 65 Years
Currently only 15-16 per cent of employees in India are covered by pensions as an overwhelming 85 per cent of the workforce is in the "informal" sector.
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Indian Techies Can't Be Trained On New Tech? Not True, Says Mohandas Pai
Comments from Mr Pai come at a time when the IT industry is staring at job losses due to increasing use of artificial intelligence by clients, rendering many engineers jobless.
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No Jobs, Rising Workforce: Government Confronts Its Worst Nightmare
Lakhanpal, a 41-year-old visually impaired post-graduate in Bhopal, has just one more year to reach the cut-off age for a government job. His efforts to get a private sector job have failed.
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61 Per Cent Indians Aged 45-Plus Want To Retire Within 5 Years: Survey
Nearly 61 per cent working population in India aged 45 plus want to retire in the next five years, with the majority saying work-related pressure is affecting their mental and physical health.
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China's New 2 Child Policy Law Takes Effect
Married couples in China will from today be allowed to have two children, after concerns over an ageing population and shrinking workforce ushered in an end to the country's controversial one-child policy.
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China Officially Ends One Child Policy: Reports
China officially ended its one child policy today with the signing into law of a bill allowing all married couples to have a second child as it attempts to cope with an ageing population and shrinking workforce.
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China Ends One-Child Policy, All Couples to be Allowed Two Children
China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy today, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an ageing population and shrinking workforce, heightening the challenges of slowing growth.
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NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Recommends Revamping India's Higher Education System
India needs to revamp and improve its higher education system to take advantage of the declining working age population in developed countries like the US and European nations, former NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Wednesday.
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Study Programmes in Metaverse to Be Part of Tokyo University’s Curriculum
The University of Tokyo, or Todai, has decided to offer a list of tech-related study programs for students enrolled in high school as well as university level courses. The project will be set and monitored by Todai’s engineering vertical. The university is looking to make education accessible to everyone regardless of their genders, age, or resid...
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Robot Built for Japan's Ageing Workforce Finds Coronavirus Role
Mira Robotics developed its "Ugo" robot to reinforce greying Japan's shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak, the company's CEO said.
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Robot Built For Japan's Ageing Workforce Finds Coronavirus Role
Mira Robotics developed its "ugo" robot to reinforce greying Japan's shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak, the company's CEO said.
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China Birth Rate Hits Lowest Level Since 1949
China's birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to concerns that an ageing society and shrinking workforce will pile pressure on a slowing economy.x
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Indian Students Lag In Skills Needed For 21st Century: UNICEF
With almost half of its population of 1.8 billion below the age of 24, led by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, South Asia will have the largest youth labour force in the world until 2040.
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Learn Artificial Intelligence: This Course By An IIT Madras Startup Is Open For All
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras faculty have launched a startup to prepare the Indian workforce for the advent of Artificial Intelligence age by training students at nominal costs.
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IBM Is Being Sued For Age Discrimination After Firing Thousands
Shannon Liss-Riordan on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on behalf of three former IBM employees who say the tech giant discriminated against them based on their age when it fired them.
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Age Limit To Join National Pension Scheme Raised To 65 Years
Currently only 15-16 per cent of employees in India are covered by pensions as an overwhelming 85 per cent of the workforce is in the "informal" sector.
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Indian Techies Can't Be Trained On New Tech? Not True, Says Mohandas Pai
Comments from Mr Pai come at a time when the IT industry is staring at job losses due to increasing use of artificial intelligence by clients, rendering many engineers jobless.
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No Jobs, Rising Workforce: Government Confronts Its Worst Nightmare
Lakhanpal, a 41-year-old visually impaired post-graduate in Bhopal, has just one more year to reach the cut-off age for a government job. His efforts to get a private sector job have failed.
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61 Per Cent Indians Aged 45-Plus Want To Retire Within 5 Years: Survey
Nearly 61 per cent working population in India aged 45 plus want to retire in the next five years, with the majority saying work-related pressure is affecting their mental and physical health.
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China's New 2 Child Policy Law Takes Effect
Married couples in China will from today be allowed to have two children, after concerns over an ageing population and shrinking workforce ushered in an end to the country's controversial one-child policy.
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China Officially Ends One Child Policy: Reports
China officially ended its one child policy today with the signing into law of a bill allowing all married couples to have a second child as it attempts to cope with an ageing population and shrinking workforce.
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China Ends One-Child Policy, All Couples to be Allowed Two Children
China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy today, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an ageing population and shrinking workforce, heightening the challenges of slowing growth.
