50.72% of children in Western India, aged between 9 months – 12 years, had high rates of Vitamin D deficiency, at below 20 ng/mL: Study.
Thousands of glaciers will disappear annually by the mid-21st century, as the world heads towards ‘peak glacier extinction’: Study.
India launched its first AI driven community screening programme for Diabetic Retinopathy.
India’s Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters scheme is expected to create 1.8 lakh jobs and attract investments of Rs. 1.46 lakh crore.
574 National Highway projects worth Rs. 3.9 lakh crore are delayed, and another 200 projects of Rs. 1.6 lakh crore haven’t even begun construction: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
The Indian rupee will decline further, from the current levels of Rs. 91 per dollar, but this is due to speculative positioning rather than fundamental concerns, and there is no need to panic: Axis Bank Chief Economist Neelkanth Mishra.
Livelihoods Update 17 Dec 2025