Proposed Ban on Ultra-Processed Food Ads (6 AM–11 PM)
India’s Economic Survey 2025–26, tabled in Parliament, has highlighted a sharp rise in consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) — high in fats, salts and sugars — and their link to rising obesity and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension across urban and rural populations. To counter this public health threat, the Survey…