Livelihoods Update: 23 June 2025

Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar, has raised Bihar’s Social Security Scheme pension amount from Rs. 400 p.m.…

Livelihoods Update: 13 Jun 2025

India has fallen 2 ranks to the 131st position of 148 countries covered, in terms of…

Livelihoods Update: 11 Jun 2025

Smaller Indian cities have seen a 42% surge in hiring, more than double the 19% growth…

Livelihoods Update: 09 Jun 2025

India has lifted 269 million people from extreme poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, bringing the extreme…

Livelihoods Update: 02 Jun 2025

Specially cultivated microbes can nullify pesticide residues by 75 – 90%: Study.   If the current…

Livelihoods Update: 23 May 2025

There is a need for Government support for community seed banks, to ensure India’s food security…

Livelihoods Update: 20 May 2025

8.6% more households have registered under the MGNREGS scheme, but the persondays of employment have dropped…

Livelihoods Update: 12 May 2025

100 million of the 120 million children born in 2020 (83%) will face extreme heat throughout…

Livelihoods Update: 09 May 2025

The Union Cabinet approved a new Industrial Training Institute upgrading scheme, costing Rs. 60,000 crore, which…

Livelihoods Update: 28 Apr 2025

Leaves of many tropical forest and agroforestry species in the Western Ghats are reaching temperatures which…