Livelihoods Update 4th May 2026

India has Rs. 51,000 crore worth of recoverable materials in the e-waste system, but most of it slips through the system due to weak formal recycling: Study.

 

Unadressed parental conflict can permanently change a child’s emotional world, and harm children: Study.

 

Storage in water reservoirs in 8 states of India has fallen below 40%, with South Indian reservoirs at 33.63%, Northern at 43.87%, Eastern at 42.2% and Western at 53.65%: Study.

 

Microplastics move from coasts to human bodies via food and water systems, creating ecological and health threats: Study.

 

A developing Super El Nino effect could weaken India’s 2026 Southwest Monsoon to 800mm from the Long Term Average of 870mm, affecting 60% of monsoon kharif crop farmers: Study.

Livelihoods Update 4th May 2026