Anaemia in women and children on the rise: Anaemia continues to remain widespread in India; Anaemia has increased by 2-9 per cent among children, pregnant and non-pregnant women and men according to data shared in the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5)

India set to fail meeting nutrition targets: India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting as per the Global Nutrition Report; India ‘off-course’ in meeting 7 of 13 global nutrition targets, according to this year’s report on global nutrition 

Government extends 5-kg free foodgrains scheme for 4 months: The Centre has decided to extend its free ration scheme for another four months, until March 2022

Crude oil imports and bill rise: The crude oil import bill of India is set to cross last year’s level this month, with crude oil prices firming up and demand recovering; The Indian basket of crude oil averaged $82.11 per barrel in October — the highest price for the month in five years

Over a million unused Covid vaccine doses to expire soon: Private hospitals are sitting on 10 million unused doses, of which 15-20 per cent will expire next month