Livelihoods Update 12 February 2024

India has 561 prisoners who are living on death row in 2023, the highest in almost 20 years, and a 45.61% rise since 2015.

 

15,000-20,000 farmers will march on Delhi on 13th Feb 2024, to demand a law guaranteeing MSP on crops amongst others.

 

Due to Climate change, extreme rainfall event frequency has risen to more than 4 times in Meghalaya and Assam, between 1950 – 2021.

 

In Telangana Budget 2024-25, Rs. 29,669 crore is for Capex, Rs. 53196 crore for 6 poll guarantees and Rs. 40,080 crore for Panchayati Raj Department.

 

The NITI Aayog has planned economically transforming Mumbai, Surat, Varanasi and Vizag, to make India a developed country with a 30 trillion$ economy by 2047.

 

Livelihoods Update 12 February 2024