Livelihoods Update 21st Nov 2025

1India’s agriculture sector has given a bumper harvest in FY25, with foodgrain production rising by 8% to 357.73 MT in 2024-25: Government data.

 

Over 400 million children (20% of the world’s children) are deprived in at least 2 critical areas essential for their health, development and wellbeing: Study.

 

39 million people are expected to die due to Antimicrobial resistance by 2050, and to fix the issue, the world needs to become more decentralised, and involve technology-enabled stewardship: Study.

 

India’s GDP growth is expected to be 7% in 2025 and 6.4% in 2026 due to strong domestic demand amidst global uncertainty: Study.

 

More than 80 countries are pushing for a clear roadmap to phase out coal and fossil fuels in the COP30 climate summit, while the Like Minded Developing countries block resists a binding roadmap to meet national realities.

Livelihoods Update 21st Nov 2025