Livelihoods Update 14th Aug 2025

Bibifathima Swa Sahaya Sangha SHG from Karnataka has become one of the 5 global winners of the UNDP Equator Prize 2025, for supporting 5,000 farmers and restoring biodiversity and creating jobs.

 

NABARD, Andhra Pradesh Gramin Bank and Aqua Exchange are working together to launch a pioneering loan model from shrimp farmers using IoT technology.

 

India had 6,548 stillbirths per 1,000 total births in 2020, and the stillbirths were highest in Chandigarh, J&K and Rajasthan. Major causes for it include anemia and pregnant women being underweight: Study.

 

Indians sent Rs 1.76 lakh crore abroad for overseas education over the last decade, which could have funded 62 IITs: RBI Data.

 

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed a land reform bill allowing up to 2 acres of agricultural land for industrial use, primarily for MSMEs, without Deputy Commissioner permission.

Livelihoods Update 14th Aug 2025