Livelihoods Update: 7 October 2022

World Bank lowers expectations of GDP growth for India in 2022-23, from 7.5% to 6.5% considering the Ukraine-Russia war and tighter global monetary policies.

Heavy rains in the Marathwada region, see farmer suicide rates double, resulting in a total of 661 suicides in March-August 2022 period.

Global food demand will rise by 50% by 2050, and 165 million to 600 million hectares of land will be needed to produce it, risking severe deforestation, wildfires and harm to the environment: UN Report. 

LawSikho announces 100% scholarships for 500 PwDs, covering law graduates, law students, and those non-law students who want remote freelance work connected to US, UK & Canada.

Ghaziabad became India’s most polluted city as per CPCB data, and in response, district officials have teamed up to limit stubble burning in Muradnagar, Rajapur, Loni & Bhojpur.

World Bank lowers expectations of GDP growth for India in 2022-23, from 7.5% to 6.5% considering the Ukraine-Russia war and tighter global monetary policies.  Heavy rains in the Marathwada region, see farmer suicide rates double, resulting in a total of 661 suicides in March-August 2022 period.  Global food demand will rise by 50% by 2050, and 165 million to 600 million hectares of land will be needed to produce it, risking severe deforestation, wildfires and harm to the environment: UN Report.   LawSikho announces 100% scholarships for 500 PwDs, covering law graduates, law students, and those non-law students who want remote freelance work connected to US, UK & Canada.  Ghaziabad became India's most polluted city as per CPCB data, and in response, district officials have teamed up to limit stubble burning in Muradnagar, Rajapur, Loni & Bhojpur.      #LivelihoodsUpdate #WorldBank #India #GDP #Maharshttra  #farmers #suicides #UnitedNations #foodproduction #deforestation #agriculture #LawSikho #PersonswithDisabilities #PwDs #Ghaziabad #airpollution #stubbleburning
Livelihoods Update: 7 October 2022

 

 

 

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