India is on its way to becoming the third-largest economy in the world, yet unemployment among young people with graduate degrees is at an all-time high.
Advertisement
India’s fabled young demographics were meant to put the country on the path to power and prosperity in the decades ahead. But some shocking new data shows that COVID-19 has thrown a huge wrench in the works.
According to the latest report on the State of India’s Environment, released by the Centre for Science and Environment, India is all set to usher in a “pandemic generation” that is likely to suffer far beyond the pandemic itself. A whopping 375 million children may suffer long-lasting impacts due to the pandemic, the report said, including being underweight, suffering stunted growth, and copping losses in education and economic productivity. And while over 500 million children were forced out of school worldwide due to COVID-19, the report said that India accounted for more than half of that number.