Livelihoods Update 4th June 2026

New renewable sources account for 42% of India’s installed power but only 17% of actual electricity…

Livelihoods Update 22nd April 2026

Amazon has signed a 30 million$ deal to purchase carbon credits from Indian rice farmers, involving…

Livelihoods Update 13th April 2026

Extreme climate weather events in India have pushed 5 million people into poverty in the past…

Livelihoods Update 30th March 2026

10% of maternal deaths in the world happen in India: The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s…

Livelihoods Update 24th March 2026

India’s under-5 mortality rate has fallen from 127 per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 26.6…

Livelihoods Update 6th Feb 2026

Indian cities are warming up faster than India’s rural areas, with temperatures expected to rise by…

Livelihoods Update 4th Feb 2026

84.5% of the 1.52 lakh profiled waste-pickers in India, belong to SC (60.3%), ST (13.7%) and…

Livelihoods Update 28 Jan 2026

Stillbirths in India rose by 44% after the COVID 19 pandemic, from the 12.7 per 1,000…

Livelihoods Update 30 Dec 2025

India’s rice exports have nearly doubled to 20 Million Metric Tons in the current FY, but…

Livelihoods Update 21st Nov 2025

1India’s agriculture sector has given a bumper harvest in FY25, with foodgrain production rising by 8%…