More than 20% of the world’s deaths due to heat waves annually, happened in India: PLOS…
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Livelihoods Update 16 May 2024
Startups in Agriculture and allied sectors, have risen more than 300% in the past 9 years,…
Livelihoods Update 15 May 2024
6 lakh people were displaced internally in India in 2023, of which 67,000 (more than 11%)…
Livelihoods Update 8 May 2024
If 25% of India’s 8.8 million diesel irrigation pumps were replaced by solar pumps, agrifood emissions…
Livelihoods Update 29 April 2024
155 Indian Meteorology Stations have reported maximum temperatures of above 40°C. Activists have called out…
Livelihoods Update 23 April 2024
More than 70% of the world’s workers face excessive heat due to increasing temperatures and a…
Livelihoods Update 15 April 2024
India lost 2.3 million hectares of tree cover between 2001 to 2023, which is a 6%…
Livelihoods Update 1 April 2024
The real earnings of regular salaried and self employed people has been steady or declining for…
Livelihoods Update 06 March 2024
Extreme weather events affect rural women, poor people and senior citizens more than others: UN Food…
Livelihoods Update: 16 November 2023
India has 5 times as many schools as China has for the same number of…