Livelihoods Portal

04/09/2026

UN Warns Historic Super El Niño Could Push 2027 Global Temperatures to Record Highs, Threatening 50 Million With Acute Hunger

Accelerated EV Adoption Could Cut India’s Annual Import Bill by $125 Billion by 2050: ICCT Study

FAO Highlights Standardization Barriers in Herbal Livestock Medicine as India's NDDB Project Demonstrates 80% Success Rate Across 1.1 Million Interventions

Tea Board, ISRO, and NIT Rourkela Launch CHAAYANKAN Project to Drive AI and Satellite-Based Monitoring Across India's Tea Sector

Wood Mackenzie Report Warns Weakening Carbon Sinks Threaten Global Net-Zero Goals as Net Emissions Surge 80% Since 1990

Arunachal Pradesh Glacial Lake Surface Area Expands to 125 Hectares Since 1988 as Rising Temperatures Drive Outburst Flood Risks

04/09/2026

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Three two one

Ramasamy is in. Himanta Biswa Sharma is in.

Keralam – Congress, therefore, UDF - finally opts for Satheesan, 61. Notwithstanding the challenge from KC Venugopal, and Ramesh Chennitala. The need for bye-elections is obviated.

Joseph Vijay confirmed as TN CM by winning the trust vote in the Assembly, 144-22, with DMK walk out. Vijay’s 144 include: 105 TVK, 14 allies including 5 Congress, 24 AIADMK. 5 abstained. AIADMK appears to have split now.

In the hundredth year of the National song Vande Maataram, Government mandates singing all five stanzas, rather than the one. The full song –

Vande Maaataram! Sujalaam suphalaam malayaja seethalaam sasyasyaamalaam maataram, VM!

Subhrajyotsnaa pulakitayaamineem pullakusumita dhrumadala sobhineem suhaasineem sumadhura bhashineem sukhadaam varadaam maataram, VM!

Kotikoti kantha Kalakala ninaada karaale kotokoti bhijairdhrta karakaravaale abalaakeno maa etho bale? Bahubala dhaarineem namaami taarineem ripudala vaarineem maataram, VM!

Tumin vidyaa tumi dharma tumi hrdi tumi marma twamhi praanah sareere! Baahute tumi maa sakthi hrdaye tumi maa bhakthi tomaarayee pratimaa gadi mandire mandire, VM!

Twamhi durgaa dasapraharana dhaarinee kamala kamaladala vihaarinee vaani vidyaadaayinee namaami twaam! Namaami kamalaam amalaam atulaam, sujalaam suphalaam maataram, VM!

Syamalaam saralaam susmitaam bhuushotaam dharaneem bharaneem maataram, VM!

New Labour Code. 48-hour cap work week. Optional 4-6 day work week? Mandatory minimum wages. Safe work, workplace. Food place, with 100+ workers.

Can we reduce physical office workdays? Can we increase field days, online days, work-from-home days? Can we reduce dependence on fossil fuels? Can we increase alternate energy use? Produced fuels – farm, solar, water, nuclear et al. Can we farm producer-consumer-animal-plant health, soil health, planet health? Food, fuel, fibre, shelter. Locally, sufficiently, resiliently, coolly. Consuming locally. With no wastage. Now, immediately, in the next 20 years?

Can we let more comprehensive field stations with 2/3 villages each, if not more? Poverty-free village prosperity; self-reliant/sufficient village; NFFS village; R&L landscapes; school; health centre; anganwadi; library; IT-AI centre; Youth club; Cooperatives; Cultural centre; Home stay; Tuition centre; NF input-output-value-addition Enterprises; Services collective; watershed; tank; water; eldercare; creche; support to GP et al. Can we work with/partner with local NGOs, state NGOs, multi-state/National NGOs? Can we experiment and showcase various forms of organizations for development, livelihoods, and for PVM? Firm; Partnership firm; Company; LLP; Coop; Multi-state coop; Society; Trust; Section 8 company; Public Limited company; Union/Federation; Enterprise; Processing Enterprise; start-up; school; institute; alumni group, professionals’ collective; networks and so on. Can we vision, structure, plan, handhold, troubleshoot for them? Can we showcase, write, converse, journey, facilitate learning, astart consulting? Frameworks, models, notes, conversations, cohorts, mentors – for seeding, scaling, deepening; learning, handholding, trouble shooting.

Can we get ready, get going? Teams, communities, modules, forums, platforms, partners, resources. Orientations, immersions, master classes, interning, apprenticeship, certificates, recognitions.

Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. N-ready, N-go. In N? satatasiddhayoga for 7L.

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Can we reduce physical office workdays? Can we increase field days, online days, work-from-home days? Can we reduce dependence on fossil fuels? Can we increase alternate energy use? Produced fuels – farm, solar, water, nuclear et al.

03/09/2026

All India Kisan Sabha Alleges Illegal Eviction Threats Against 25,000 Forest Dwellers in Tamil Nadu Reserve, Demanding State Implementation of Forest Rights Act

UNCCD COP17 Summit in Ulaanbaatar Stalls After USA Objects to Gender and Rio Convention Synergies, Delaying Indigenous Caucuses and Global Drought Framework to COP18

Central Electricity Authority Mandates Annual Water Audits for Thermal Power Stations as 48% of Coal Fleet Faces Water Scarcity Risks

Global Illicit Financial Flows Hit $4.4 Trillion as India Struggles With Under 1% Conviction Rate Across 4,622 Anti-Money Laundering Cases

Big Six Metros Drive Income and Savings as Urban Households Save 25% Annually Compared to 42% In Metro Areas: Tata Study

India Leads Global AI Adoption With 32% Frontier Professionals and 34% AI-Agent Workflow Integration: Microsoft Work Trend Index 2026

02/09/2026

BOBP-IGO Diagnostic Report Warns India’s Small-Scale Fishers Face Severe Climate Risks Threatening Livelihoods and Coastal Ecosystems

National Highways Authority of India and Vertis Foundation Trained Over 6,000 Youth and Secured 4,000 Job Placements Through Project Saksham in which Over 80% Beneficiaries are Women

Down To Earth Analysis Reveals 47% of El Niño-Vulnerable Districts Experience Deficient Rainfall as Drought Conditions Affect 39.8% of India's Area

Down To Earth Report Highlights Severe Environmental and Groundwater Impacts of Indian Landfills and Urges Modern Engineering, AI Monitoring, and Circular Economy Integration

Fifth Indian Relief Flight Arrives in Flood-Ravaged Nepal Transporting Specialized Rescue Team With Advanced Tools and 5.5 Tonnes of Essential Medicines

ESC Congress 2026 Research Links Higher Blood Levels of Sugar Substitute Xylitol With Increased Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events

01/09/2026

Andhra Pradesh Government Launched Divyang Shakti Scheme Providing Free Bus Travel for 12.76 Lakh Persons With Disabilities With Rs 207 Crore Annual Allocation

India's EV Charging Stations Surge 6-Fold to 29,151 While Low Utilisation and Regional Concentration Persist: Rubix Data Sciences Report

Early Statin Initiation Within 1st Year of Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis Correlates With 15% Reduction in Dementia Risk: Lancet Regional Health Study

Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections In Southeast Asia Show 61.1% Carbapenem Resistance With Mortality Rates Up to 37.9 % : ICMR Study

Mizoram Government Launched a Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme Offering Up to 90% Premium Subsidies

NCB and UltraTech Technical Services Sign MoU to Train and Certify Construction Professionals and Workers in Material Quality and Sustainable Practices Under Skill India Mission

31/08/2026

UN-Led ICIMOD Study Reveals India Recorded Highest Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Death Toll in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region With 3,446 Fatalities

Science Advances Study Reveals Climate Change Exposes 145 Million Indian Children to Additional Dangerous Heat Stress Annually as Severe Exposure Doubles

Nepal Flash Flood Death Toll Surpasses 900 With Over 4,000 Missing as Rescue Operations Face Severe Equipment Shortages

National Green Tribunal Issues Notices to the Centre For Amendment Removing Construction-Free Zone Safeguard From Ganga Floodplain Definition

JAMA Pediatrics Study Reveals Rising Antimicrobial Resistance Associated With 840,000 Child Deaths in 2021 as ICU Resistance Surges

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Reaches 59 Crore Accounts With Women Holding 56 Percent and Over Rs 53 Lakh Crore Transferred via DBT in 12 Years

27/08/2026

Catastrophic Flash Flood in Northern Nepal Leaves 165 Dead and Over 1,300 Missing After Debris Surge Rushes Down Bhote Koshi River

Only 8.25% of Indian Graduates Work in Aligned Jobs While Additional Skilling Boosts Starting Salaries: NITI Aayog Report

Global Study Links PM2.5 Air Pollution to 8.8 Million Cancer Cases Worldwide as India Records High Lung Cancer Mortality Amid Severe Concentrations

80% of Gen Z Professionals Inclined to Leave Jobs Amid Rising Turnover and Low AI Literacy: Great Place to Work Report

West Bengal Health Department Seeks Report From Malda Medical College Following 60 Child Deaths Recorded in First Three Weeks of August

Global Drought Framework Negotiations Deadlock at UNCCD COP17 Summit as US Opposes International Instrument

26/08/2026

Task Meaninglessness and Workplace Loneliness Significantly Diminish Employee Creativity Across Banking and Public Sectors: Study

India Diverts 350,000 Tons of Export Sugar to Local Market and Permits Duty-Free Imports to Stabilize Prices Ahead of Festival Season

Corporate Profits Outpace Fixed Asset Investments Across Post-Pandemic Period as FY24 Profits Rise 21.4%: EAC-PM Working Paper

Devastating Flash Flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa District Sweeps Away Villages and Disrupts 430 MW of Hydropower Generation Following Tibet Avalanche

Severe Public Bus Shortages and Heavy Diesel Dominance In Gujarat Despite Electric Vehicle Initiatives: Gujarat Clean Transport Analysis

122 Fossil Fuel and Cement Companies’ Operations Helped to Push Half of Western US to Water Crisis and Severe Snowpack Losses Since 1950: Study

25/08/2026

More Screen Time in Early Childhood Leads to Weaker Working Memory and Reduced Academic Performance: Inserm and NUS Study

Stricter US Immigration Rules Trigger 15% Drop in Indian Student Common App Applications and Threaten Fall 2026 Enrollment Declines

Structural Barriers and Low Pay Limit Female Participation in India's Expanding Gig Economy: Study

India Q1 FY27 Service Producer Price Index Shows Air Passenger Services Surge 31.94% While Banking Services Decline

Sugar Prices Surge Nearly 30% in One Month to Rs 63.05 per kg as Government Imposes Stock Limits and Permits Duty-Free Imports Amid Supply Deficits

India Solar PV Module Capacity Surges to 100 GW Amid Heavy Upstream Import Dependence: NITI Aayog-Crisil Report

24/08/2026

India Data Centre Capacity Quadruples to 1,500 MW Driving Annual Cooling Water Consumption to 150 Billion Litres Amid Lack of Centralised Reporting

NITI Aayog Report Reveals 8.7 Crore Youth Not in Education, Employment, or Training Amid Deep Gender Disparities

Government Departments Flag Nearly 3 Lakh URLs for Social Media Takedowns Driven by State Authorities and Cyber Crime Coordination Center

NSDC and Cultus Education Launch Nationwide Cloud and AI Skilling Initiative in Collaboration with Amazon Web Services Targeting 1.5 Lakh Learners

India Today Ground Report Exposes Severe Infrastructure Failures and Overcrowding Across Punjab Government Primary Schools Contrasting State Claims

NITI Aayog Report Highlights 18.1% Youth Unemployment in Telangana Driven by Urban Joblessness and Severe Gender Disparities