Livelihoods Update 30 July 2025

2.6 billion people, nearly one-third of the global population, cannot afford a healthy diet: Study.

 

India’s out-of-pocket healthcare expenses have fallen from 60% of total healthcare expenditure in 2014 to 35% in 2024, but the perceived stress score has risen above 1.2 points: Study.

 

OpenAI has launched a “study mode” in 11 Indian languages for ChatGPT, which will be a learning companion that guides students instead of providing quick answers.

 

An earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude hit Russia’s Far East, triggering a 50 cm tsunami in Ishinomaki Port, Japan, and forced evacuation warnings in Russia, Japan, Hawaii and Oregon.

 

UIDAI will launch a QR-code enabled e-Aadhar system by end of 2025, that will remove the need for physical photocopies of Aadhar for ID verification.

Livelihoods Update 30 July 2025

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