Livelihoods Update 21 Jan 2026

38% of Indian cattle-rearing households numbering 30 million people, do not sell milk, and focus on dung, draught power and selling animals. There is a need for region-specific policies and veterinary services to cover their needs: Study.

 

South India’s share in India’s population will fall from 20% to 17%, Kerala’s workforce will fall from 22.74 million in 2021 to 20.1 million by 2051, while Bihar’s workforce will grow from 75.8 million to 111.4 million, indicating growing north-south demographic divide: Study.

 

India will become an upper-middle-income country by 2030, with per capita income reaching 4000$: Study.

 

Air pollution harms almost every major human organ and system. Reduction of PM 2.5 pollution by 37% has resulted in 54% decline in deaths from major diseases in the USA since 1990: Study.

 

Maharashtra signed 19 MOUs worth Rs. 14.5 lakh crore in the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, which is expected to create more than 15 lakh jobs.

 

Livelihoods Update 21 Jan 2026