Livelihoods Update 11th March 2026

A sustained 50$ per barrel increase in oil prices would wipe out more than 2% of India’s GDP: Study.

 

Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister, announced that PM KUSUM 2.0 will be launched soon, which will have a dedicated 10 GW agri-PV component to promote solar energy alongside farming.

 

Rs. 95,692.31 crore has been allotted for the Centre’s share in VB-G RAM G rural employment mission, for 2026-27, bringing total outlay to Rs. 1.51 lakh crore.

 

India will require resetting its primary healthcare system to win its battle against Antimicrobial Resistance. Without urgent intervention, drug-resistant infections could cause 10 million deaths across the globe every year by 2050, a significant portion of which will be Indians: Study.

 

40% of Elderly Indians suffer from Sarcopenia, which greatly increases the risk of falling and risk of fractures. Specific diagnostic thresholds have been issued by the Geriatric Society of India for those with low muscle strength: below 27.5 kg for men and 18 kg for women: Study.

 

Karnataka is entering a new industrial transformation driven by AI, as Karnataka now has more than 800 R&D Centres, more than 18,000 startups and almost 35% of India’s Global Capacity Centres: Karnataka Minister.

Livelihoods Update 11th March 2026

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