Livelihoods Update 29 Jan 2026

India’s healthcare crisis is due to systemic design flaws and not capacity shortage. There is a need to create a new healthcare system which is citizen-centric, shifting away from the fragmented, insurance-led, episodic care system: Study.

 

India’s economic growth will reach 6.8%-7.2% of GDP for FY27: Economic Survey 2026.

 

India’s agriculture sector will grow by 4.4% average p.a., in the next 5 years, due to livestock and fisheries: Economic Survey 2026.

 

India ranks amongst the top 5 countries in the world, in 45 of the 64 critical technologies, despite Gross expenditure of only 0.64% of GDP as compared to Global average of 2.71%: Study.

 

Resolving air pollution in India would result in 220 billion$ of economic gain for India by 2030. It would result in reducing PM2.5 levels by 20%, reduce business losses by 85 billion$ and support 1.4 million job transitions and new roles: Study.

 

Livelihoods Update 29 Jan 2026