In a move to empower the educated youths and facilitate their way to employment, the Bihar government headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has rolled out a new scheme of allowances to the unemployed graduates in the year 2025. The step, that precedes the Assembly elections, is indicative of the long-term state interests in the welfare of youth, development of their skills and creation of jobs.

On 22 September 2025, during Sharadiya Navratri, the Uttar Pradesh government rolled out Mission Shakti 5.0 to renew the message on the importance of women safety, dignity, and empowerment. The campaign, to be spearheaded by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will be based on an improved policing program, legal assistance, and community awareness at a high interdepartmental coordination level.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) 2025 World Trade Report, points out the revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the redesign of the global economy by 2040. The report found that when countries implement an inclusive policy to bridge the digital divide it would raise the global trade by almost 40 per cent and increase the world GDP by 12-13 per cent with the utilization of AI.

The Government of India and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on developing International Reference Classification of Occupations in a big step towards increasing the employment opportunities around the world. This collaboration will help address skill gaps due to digital transformation and demographic changes, as well as meet the G20 pledge of designing skills-based migration pathways to the youth.

The hamlet of Fulwariya of the Koderma district of Jharkhand received electricity after nearly 80 years and this changed the lives of the approximately 550 people living there most of whom are the Birhor tribe. The laying of a 63 KVA transformer under the Ujjwala Yojana signified the end of decades of darkness and marked a new dawn of prospects in education and healthcare and livelihood.