According to recent discoveries that have been made in Sulawesi, Indonesia, it is claimed that the early settlement by human beings in the Wallacea region occurred about 1.5 million years ago.  In fact, stone tools that were found by archeologists have pointed to the fact that Homo erectus lived in islands between Asia and Australia much earlier than earlier postulated.  This throws doubt on the preconceived ideas of early migration patterns and nautical skills of the humans.

The patterns of nutritional consumption in India have been clarified by the Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (HCES), which were carried out between August 2022 and July 2024. These surveys provide vital information on food consumption and the population's subsequent nutritional intake. The publication, "Nutritional Intake in India," compiles the data and is a useful tool for academics and policymakers.