Livelihoods Update 8th Oct 2025

Only 45% of Indian employees possess job market-demanded skills: India Skills Report 2024.

 

The Union Labour Ministry is working on introducing Shram Shakti Niti 2025, a national employment policy to give universal social security, operational safety which empowers women and youth.

 

Asthma inhalers produce more than 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually, which is equivalent to 5.3 lakh gasoline powered cars: UCLA Health Study.

 

Women have higher genetic risk of depression (16 genetic variants associated with depression as compared to 8 in men): Study.

 

The US Government shutdown has forced 7.5 lakh federal workers into unpaid leave. Thousands of flights have been cancelled, and food assistance programmes have been reduced or shut down.

Livelihoods Update 8th Oct 2025