What’s in the news?

• NITI Aayog has released its annual report recommending measures to tackle rising obesity in the population.

Key Highlights

• The Aayog in the report mentioned that the incidences of overweight and obesity are increasing among children, adolescents and women in India.
• According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-20, the percentage of obese women increased to 24 per cent from 20.6 per cent in 2015-16, while the percentage for men rose to 22.9 per cent from 18.4 per cent four years earlier.
• It recommended that India can take actions such as taxation of foods high on sugar, fat and salt and front-of-the pack labelling to tackle rising obesity in the population.

Hyperloop Technology

• • The government think-tank in its annual report also said that an expert committee has been constituted to study the technological and commercial viability of the hyperloop system.

• Hyperloop is a technology proposed by inventor and businessman Elon Musk, who is behind the electric car company Tesla and the commercial space transport company SpaceX.

• The report said a blueprint will be prepared to develop indigenously built hyperloop technology.

Reference:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/niti-aayog-studying-proposal-to-tax-foods-high-in-sugar-salt-to-tackle-obesity/article65090417.ece