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 Ashish Dhawan, educationist and co-founder of Ashoka University, believes that while India’s internship and apprenticeship programs have taught the government important lessons, there’s still plenty of room for improvement. In an interview with Moneycontrol , Dhawan pointed out that India holds a strong position as a global talent pool but faces what he calls “regulatory cholesterol” when it comes to training and skilling its workforce. “That’s why the government has shifted more attention towards apprenticeships and internships. There’s been progress, but we still have work to do. Both the central and state governments are aware of this,” Dhawan said. In July 2024, the Union government launched the PM-Internship Scheme (PMIS) , which aims to offer internships to around 10 million young people over the next five years, partnering with India’s top 500 companies. In its initial round, the scheme saw 28,141 candidates accept internship offers. Manish Sabharwal, vice-chairman of Tea...

 India and the UK are expected to finalise the text of their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) within the next three months, following a joint legal review, government officials said. This will pave the way for the formal signing of the much-anticipated trade pact. Regarding whisky imports, Indian officials clarified that no concession involving Minimum Import Pricing (MIP) has been offered under the FTA. They added that tariff reductions on alcohol and automobiles were pragmatic decisions made in India’s interest. Once finalised, the agreement text will be submitted to the British Parliament for ratification. However, due to the procedural requirements in the UK, officials believe the agreement may take over a year to come into full effect. “We’ve concluded negotiations and jointly released the broad framework of the deal. Detailed information will be shared after further coordination with the UK,” one official noted. Officials expressed confidence that the India-UK FTA will serve as...

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