tobacco
- Opinions
Sin taxes, sacred duties: Redirecting India’s tobacco revenue
By Chirag Begwani and Anandini Gupta India is the second largest consumer and producer of tobacco in the world. Each year, the Indian government earns over Rs. 70,000 crores from the taxation…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia bans sale of tobacco in kiosks, grocery stores
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing (MoMRAH) has introduced a ban on the sale of tobacco products in kiosks, grocery stores, and central markets.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 2 held for selling duplicate tobacco products worth Rs 2.10L
Hyderabad: Two individuals have been arrested in Hyderabad for selling counterfeit tobacco products, with items valued at Rs 2,10,000 seized from them. The accused, identified as 32-year-old Syed Imran of Falaknuma and…
- World
Ban tobacco sales to prevent lung cancer death in 12L youths: Lancet
New Delhi: Banning the purchase of cigarettes and other tobacco products for youth can significantly prevent 12 lakh lung cancer deaths in the young population, according to a study, published in The…
- Sports
Govt asks BCCI to take steps to prevent surrogate tobacco ads by sportspersons
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons, saying they are…
- India
NMC directs medical colleges to set up ‘tobacco cessation centres’
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges across the country to set up ‘tobacco cessation centres’ to combat the adverse effects of tobacco use and promote public health.…
- Telangana
Telangana food safety dept bans Gutka, Pan masala with tobacco & nicotine
Hyderabad: The Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana has issued a notification prohibiting the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of Gutka and Pan masala which contains tobacco and nicotine. The department said…
- Telangana
Telangana: How landless farmer brothers earned Rs 60 lakh in 6 months
Hyderabad: Two farmer brothers from Vinukonda mandal of Palnadu district in AP, Govinda Reddy and Sivakoti Reddy, have shattered the belief that agriculture solely means losses. Despite owning no land, their success…
- Health
Indian docs support WHO ban on vapes, call on govt to take action
New Delhi: A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) urged governments to treat e-cigarettes akin to tobacco and impose a ban on all flavours, health experts in India have called on…
- Delhi
Delhi HC slams young lawyer for PIL against anti-tobacco health spots in films, TV
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with a lawyer who filed a PIL seeking prohibition on the display of anti-tobacco advertisements containing graphic or gross images during films…
- Health
Public health groups, doctors urge for hike in tobacco tax
New Delhi: Public health groups along with doctors and economists have urged the government to increase excise duty on all tobacco products in the Union Budget 2024-25 to generate additional revenue. In…
- Health
Radiation therapy gives mouth cancer patient new life
New Delhi: For 45-year-old Gagan Wadhwa, life came to a standstill after he was diagnosed with mouth cancer as a result of chewing tobacco. The Delhi resident — an avid gym lover…
- Lifestyle
Exposure to tobacco smoke linked with increase in heavy metals in children’s saliva
New Delhi: Exposure to tobacco smoke has been linked with an increase in the presence of non-essential heavy metals such as lead in children’s saliva, which could cause biological malfunctioning, leading to…
- Entertainment
Case filed against Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay and Leo team
Chennai: Tamil superstar, ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay is in a legal tangle for promoting tobacco in a song of his new movie ‘Leo’, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. A case has been filed against him…
- Science
Gas stoves raise indoor benzene levels above secondhand smoke
New Delhi: Indoor levels of the highly flammable, carcinogenic benzene rise above those in secondhand tobacco smoke upon lighting a gas stove, common in residential living, a new Stanford-led analysis has found.…
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