Livelihoods Update 17th March 2026

Adopting Super-Efficient Air Conditioners could reduce India’s energy consumption for cooling needs by 60% by 2050: Study.

 

75% of heart failure patients in India pay for treatment out-of-pocket, often leading to debt or asset liquidation. Only 40% of patients have some insurance, but most of them are under-covered: Study.

 

India is one of the top 4 countries in terms of global pesticide toxicity, along with Brazil, China and USA, and these 4 together account for 40% of the pesticide used in the world: Study.

 

40% of Indian graduates are unemployed. Only 5.8 million formal jobs are added every year, despite a requirement of 12 million: Study.

 

20-25% of diabetic patients in India are not overweight, and this indicates that there is a growing trend of ‘lean-diabetes’ in India, which affects people with low BMI: Study.

 

Livelihoods Update 17th March 2026

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