Livelihoods Update 19 Dec 2025

India disposed off 87,754 POCSO cases in 2025, as compared to the 80,320 cases registered, making a record 109% disposal rate: Study.

 

The number of schools covered by the PM POSHAN scheme, by 7.5%, from 1.11 million in 2020-21 to 1.03 million in 2024-25: Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary.

 

India suffered from extreme weather events on 331 of the 334 days of Jan-Nov of 2025, a major rise from the 295 days of the same period in 2024 and 292 days in 2022: Study.

 

Women are twice as likely as compared to men, to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome: Study.

 

Guwahati burns 61 tons of municipal waste daily, which emits 122 tons of PM2.5 pollution 22 tons of black carbon every year: Study.

 

Livelihoods Update 19 Dec 2025