Livelihoods Update 9 July 2024

47.7% of India’s soil cover is vulnerable to floods, and 32.8% to droughts: Study.

 

27 of 1,000 babies and children die in India every year, due to exposure to dirty cooking fuels: Cooking Fuel Choice and Child Mortality in India Study.

 

13 Indian States and 3 UTs, had a fall in the number of workers employed in the informal sector, in the past 7 years: NSSO Report.

 

High salt food and ultra processed and junk foods are a major reason for diabetes and obesity in India: 50 Shades of Food Advertising Report.

 

India’s diversity hiring, had a 33% year on year growth in June 2024, due to BFSI and IT sectors: foundit Report.

Livelihoods Update 9 July 2024

 

 

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