Livelihoods Update: 8 Apr 2025

Surface ozone pollution driven risks could reduce wheat production by an additional 20%, and rice and maize production could fall by additional 7%: Study.

 

South India faced more heatwaves during the El Nino Southern Oscillation, as compared to North and Northeast India: Study.

 

65% of those surveyed in India had fatty liver, 46% have silent heart issues, 77% of women and 82% of men have Vitamin D deficiency, 26% are hypertensive and 23% are diabetic without any visible signs: Study.

 

India had 52 maternal deaths every day in 2023, second highest after Nigeria: Study.

 

India ranks 10th, with 1.4 billion$ of private investment in India: UN Technology and Innovation Report 2025.

Livelihoods Update: 8 Apr 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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