Livelihoods Update 04 March 2024

India is free from extreme poverty, by way of reducing poverty ratio and increasing household consumption: Brookings Report.

 

44 million women and 26 million men were obese in India in 2022: Lancet Journal Study.

 

Expenditure on Paan, Tobacco and Intoxicants has risen as a % of total household spending: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23.

 

India had a total of 329 heatwave days in 2022 and 2023, but only 14% of English articles on heat waves made any reference to climate change: CSE Report.

 

5,000 of the 8,000 FPOs registered under the Central Government scheme, have been onboarded onto the ONDC portal: Agriculture Ministry.

 

Livelihoods Update 04 March 2024

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