Livelihoods Update 04 Dec 2025

45% of India’s farmers still depend on informal credit sources, despite various Government initiatives, as many low income households lack dependable access to formal credit: Study.

 

1 million children under the age of 5 years, died across the world in 2023, due to impaired growth conditions, of which more than 1 lakh deaths happened in India: Study.

 

Only 40.6% of senior citizens in India are familiar with the term dementia, 70% scored low in verbal fluency and delayed recall tasks, due to difficulties in word retrieval and semantic memory: Study.

 

Nearly 50GW of renewable power is still unsold in India, but the State Governments are continuing to proceed with clean energy projects due to high costs and transmission delays: Study.

 

India’s GDP growth rate expectations for FY26 have been raised from 6.9% to 7.4%, due to strong consumer spending and GST reforms: Fitch Ratings.

 

Livelihoods Update 04 Dec 2025