Livelihoods Update 28 Nov 2025

Children in India’s climate‑vulnerable districts are 25 % more likely to be underweight, and women are 38 % more likely of non‑institutional deliveries: Study.

 

Delhi’s Air Quality has worsened to the ‘severe’ category, reaching 384 as of 7 AM on Friday, after the Stage III GRAP restrictions were removed 2 days earlier.

 

The UP Government will distribute 40,521 subsidised solar pumps to farmers in 2025-26, under the PM KUSUM scheme. Farmers have to apply online by 25th Dec, and deposit Rs. 5,000 as token money.

 

Western India ranked first in the 2025 India Retirement Index Study, with Financial Preparedness Index jumping to 55 from 48 in 2022, and Health Preparedness rising to 47 from 42, while Emotional Preparedness stayed flat at 59: Study.

 

62.5% of groundwater samples from Punjab, have uranium levels exceeding the safe limit of 30 µg/L, and needs immediate remediation: Study.

 

Employer sponsored health plans are expected to become 9.9% more expensive in 2026, due to costly therapies and occupational risks: Study.

 

Livelihoods Update 28 Nov 2025