Livelihoods Update 08 August 2024

Only 16% of companies believe that fresh graduates are industry ready, while 70% of academic institutions believe that their graduates are readyL Study.

 

The PM KUSUM scheme needs to be recalibrated, if it has to meet its 2026 deadline, and only 30% of its targets have been achieved till date: Study.

 

Vinesh Phogat has declared her retirement from wrestling, after the Paris Olympics disqualified her for being 100 grams overweight.

 

Farmers are paying Rs. 32,440 crore in premiums under PM Fasal Bima Yojana, and the scheme has paid insurance claims of Rs. 1.64 lakh crore: Agriculture Minister.

 

Hyderabad was the 2nd most expensive residential market in India, after Mumbai, in the first 6 months of 2024: Affordability Index Report.

Livelihoods Update 08 August 2024

 

 

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