Livelihoods Update 10th Oct 2025

1 in every 8 children in South Asia have experienced rape or sexual assault during childhood. India has the highest volume but lowest rate of Child Sexual Abuse Materials in the region: Study.

 

NITI Aayog has proposed reforms in India’s Income Tax Act, 2025, which include decriminalizing minor infractions, removing excessive mandatory minimum sentences and reducing imprisonment terms.

 

India’s House Price Index rose by 3.6% year-on-year in Q1 2025-26, which is lower than the 7.6% increase in the same quarter last year, which indicates an improvement and stability of income.

 

The child health indicators improved by 75% in key areas in Jhabua district, MP, due to the Health & Hygiene Programme between Times Employ India Foundation, BPCL and Tribal Affairs Department (Jhabua).

 

47,000 foreign students marked non compliant in Canada, of which nearly 20,000 are from India. 67% decline in study permits issued to Indians in 2025.

Livelihoods Update 10th Oct 2025