Drugs. Narcotics, plus alcohol, tobacco. Trafficking. ~1% of global trade. Some USD 1000B. These include: cannabis-marijuana-opium-hashish-bhang,…
Year: 2025
Livelihoods Update 26th Aug 2025
The Indian government, amid confusion over a WHO report claiming that areca nuts are carcinogenic, has…
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Summer Solstice, 21 June. Longest day of the year. We observe International Yoga Day on this…
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The Israel-Iran war escalates further. The US joins hands with Israel and strikes Iran’s three nuclear…
Livelihoods Update 22nd Aug 2025
1% rise in light-based inequality in Indian cities led to 0.5% increase in crime in 49…
Livelihoods Update 20th Aug 2025
Only 1 in 5 women and 1 in 4 men in WHO South-East Asia Region have…
Livelihoods Update 19th Aug 2025
Indian Courts denied 11.28% of abortion pleas despite clear legal provisions; 82% of denials aligned with…