Reshu Kumar

India, a nation with an average age of 29 years, one of the youngest populations in the world, holds an edge to use its demographic dividend in favor of the national developmental goals, but it’s only possible when the youth workforce of India is equipped with the right skills across sectors. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) highlights the youth unemployment in India to be around 10.2% in 2023-24 which is on paper lower than the global average which stands at around 13%, but the data itself doesn’t show the entire picture of the issue as the youth unemployment rate for graduates under age 25 remains at staggering 42.5% (State of Working India Report, 2023), and it isn’t the lack of jobs that is solely responsible. According to the India Skills Report, 2025, just 54.81% of Indian graduates are employable, which leaves a huge chunk of the young workforce either unemployed or involved in low-skilled informal jobs. At the same time, another report by the ILO marks the percentage...

Keywords: Kosi, Floods, Bihar, Embankment, Disaster. Kosi or the Sapta-Koshi (named after its seven tributaries: The Sun Kosi, Indravati, Dudh Kosi, Tama Kosi, Likhu Khola, Arun & Bhote Kosi) is a transboundary Himalayan River, which flows through Tibet & Nepal before entering India at Bhimnagar and finally meets the River Ganga at Kursela, Bihar. Along with having a length of about 720 Km and a total catchment area of about 71,500 km, Kosi holds important historical significance too, it had been mentioned in ancient epics like Mahabharata as “Kausiki”, in Valmiki Ramayana, and also in Markandeya Purana as a primal force, due to its violent nature. However, in recent times, it has earned a new name “The Sorrow of Bihar,” primarily because of the devastating annual floods that its constant course changes bring to the region. It is said to have changed its course by about 150 km westwards in the last 200 years alone. There have been several attempts to tame the river and control ...

Writing has always been my go-to way of letting things out. It helps clear my mind and say things I couldn’t speak out loud, mainly because I’m not the best at talking, that’s for sure. But if there’s one thing I’m really good at, it’s overthinking. I think about the past, the present, and even stuff that hasn’t happened yet. I also wonder if things could have gone differently—sometimes better, sometimes worse. It’s been months since I last wrote in my journal, and I wasn’t planning on doing it today either. I was in bed, way past my bedtime, just waiting to fall asleep. But sleep didn’t come. My mind had other plans. Out of the blue, I started thinking about my time on the ship—sailing across the world with 17 people I’d never met before and probably would never see again. Yet, I remember every single one of them. I remember their names, their faces, and how I felt around them. Each of them had their own stories, their dreams, and things they were committed to. Most of the time, we we...

  Introduction: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was established by King Abd Al-Aziz Abdulrahman Al-Saud also known as Ibn-Saud in 1932 after a 30-year campaign for the consolidation of the Arabian Peninsula into four traditional regions- Hejaz, Asir, Najd & Al-Hasa, the empire has since been a monarchy; located in the Middle East (West Asia), Saudi Arabia is surrounded by the Red Sea on the western side & by the Persian Gulf on the eastern side; Jordan, Iraq & Kuwait borders it to the north while Qatar & UAE borders it to the eastern front and Oman & Yemen borders it to the south. It is the 5 th largest country in Asia & 12 th largest in the world with an area of about 21,49,690 sq. km. and an estimated population of 33.1 million. (1) The geographical terrain of Saudi Arabia is mostly comprised of deserts, highlands, and steppe landscapes with no perennial rivers. The local communities (58.4% of the Saudi population) comprise mostly Sunni Muslims ...

The evening felt like a beautiful canvas to me yesterday. I hurried to the top to capture some Insta-worthy pictures, but after snapping just one, I tucked my phone in my pocket and looked at the horizon until the magnificent show of lights ended and the sky dwelled into darkness. That single photo might not make it to my Instagram gallery, but it made me realize something profound about how our behaviour has changed with the deeper integration of technology into our daily lives. I’m not here to criticize technology, As it has brought countless positive advancements to the world but everything has its price, doesn’t it? One of the most noticeable costs is the restlessness we all seem to carry and the diminishing attention spans we experience. In this fast-paced hustle culture, I concluded that I needed to carve out some time for myself to do absolutely nothing. And by nothing, I mean truly nothing. 😄 It may not sound like a big deal, but trust me, it’s not as easy as it seems. Try s...