Mexico reduces homicides, India achieves education parity, and more
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Mexico experienced a 51% decrease in daily homicides under President Claudia Sheinbaum, with killings falling to an average of 42.5 in July, the lowest rate in over ten years.
The country is also expanding healthcare access through the Health House by House program, completing 22.8 million home visits between July 2025 and June 2026 to provide vital sign checks, vaccinations, and connections to specialist care. This initiative supports a planned universal health service scheduled for 2027.
In India, women now participate in higher education at the same rate as men for the first time. Increased access to universities and colleges, alongside programs supporting underserved groups, drove a 31.5% increase in overall enrollment over the last decade. Meanwhile, a REWE supermarket in Berlin, Germany, is growing food on its 2,760 square meter rooftop farm using hydroponics, a method that requires very little soil.
The lettuce grown on the roof is harvested after three weeks and sold in the store and throughout the city. Communities in JR Nagar, India, have maintained stable groundwater levels and eliminated the need for water tankers by mandating rainwater harvesting pits for all buildings since 2010.
