Livelihoods Update 1st Aug 2025

The construction sector is responsible for 25% of India’s emissions, and will emit 90 billion metric tonnes of CO2 by 2070 if it does not switch to Green Building Materials: Study.

 

USA’s 25% tariff on Indian jewellery imports could impact more than 1 lakh jobs in the sector: Study.

 

The air in homes has 528 microplastic particles per cubic meter (pcm), cars have 2,238 particles pcm, and the average adult inhales 68,000 tiny plastic particles and 3,200 medium sized particles, daily: Study.

 

The Maharashtra government has granted animal husbandry the same status as agriculture, ensuring it gets benefits like power tariff concessions, solar subsidies and loan interest rebates.

 

ISRO and NASA have worked together and launched the ‘NISAR’ satellite, which can detect even minute changes on Earth’s surface like ground deformation and ice sheet movement.

 

Livelihoods Update 1st Aug 2025