Consider the following statements about HCES 2023-24 (cereal-only series): 1. The rural food share of MPCE fell from 52.90% in 2011-12 to 47.04% in 2023-24. 2. The rural cereal share fell from 10.69% to 4.97% over the same period. 3. The urban share of egg, fish and meat rose between 2011-12 and 2023-24. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only. Statements 1 and 2 match the HCES fact sheet. Statement 3 is wrong. The urban egg, fish and meat share fell from 3.65% to 3.56%. Only the rural share rose, from 4.79% to 4.92%. Read more: What Indians Eat: HCES 2023-24, NFHS-6 and the Nutrition Transition

Assertion (A): NFHS-6 fact sheets cannot be used to compare anaemia with NFHS-5, where 57.0% of women aged 15-49 were anaemic. Reason (R): The NFHS-6 fact sheets carry no anaemia indicators, and the ministry cited concerns over capillary sampling. Which is correct?

Both are true, and R explains A. NFHS-5 gave 57.0% for women and 67.1% for children aged 6-59 months. NFHS-6 fact sheets omit anaemia. That omission is why no comparison is possible. So R explains A. Read more: What Indians Eat: HCES 2023-24, NFHS-6 and the Nutrition Transition

What did the Supreme Court do on 28 September 2026 on FSSAI's front-of-pack labelling timeline?

It questioned the 365-day voluntary timeline and reserved its order. The Court asked why a year was needed for the voluntary labels. It then reserved judgment. No final ruling was found by 1 November 2026. So 'rejected', 'upheld' and 'mandatory' are all wrong. Read more: What Indians Eat: HCES 2023-24, NFHS-6 and the Nutrition Transition

Ultra-processed food retail sales in India grew at a CAGR of 13.37% during 2011-2021. Which report gave this figure?

WHO-ICRIER report (2023). The 13.37% value-sales CAGR comes from the WHO-ICRIER report of August 2023. ATNI is a common wrong attribution. The NIN guidelines and NFHS-6 do not report this figure. Read more: What Indians Eat: HCES 2023-24, NFHS-6 and the Nutrition Transition

In HCES 2023-24, which food group had the largest share of household food spending?

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In HCES 2023-24, which food group had the largest share of household food spending?

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