EAT Lancet commission’s Food Planet Health report was  formally released in India. The EAT-Lancet Commission’s report, for the first time proposes scientific targets for what constitutes a healthy diet derived from a sustainable food system. Global food production of calories has kept pace with population growth, yet more than 820 million people still lack sufficient food, and many consume either low-quality diets or too much food.It emphasizes a plant-forward diet where whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes comprise a greater proportion of foods consumed. Meat and dairy constitute important parts of the diet but in significantly smaller proportions than whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes.On the other hand, global food production practices constitute the single largest driver of environmental degradation and transgression of planetary boundaries with deforestation, conversion of forest land to agricultural ones, emission of GHGs, extraction of water resources, overuse and misuse of fertilizers and pesticides etc. To address the both, a radical transformation of the global food system is needed. The shift to healthy diet is likely to prevent approximately 11 million deaths per year, along with major environmental benefits.