Tag: cigarette
11 Results
-
Smuggled gold and cigarette from Dubai over 70 lacs seized at IGI
The recovered gold and cigarettes of foreign brands has been seized under section 110 of Customs Act and further investigation is being carried on.
September 29, 2022 -
Drugs mimicking cigarette smoke may help Covid therapy: Study
It is known that cigarette smoke contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These can bind to and activate aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AHRs).
September 13, 2021 -
Commerce Ministry recommends only one bottle of duty-free alcohol
In addition, it has also recommended to the Finance Ministry that purchase of cigarette cartons at duty-free shops should be banned.
January 19, 2020 -
No interim stay on Karnataka HC order against tobacco picture warnings: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday declined an interim stay of the Karnataka High Court order setting aside the 2014 Rules mandating that 85 per cent space on both the sides of a packet of cigarettes or other tobacco products carry a pictorial warning on their harmful effects. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and …
Continue reading "No interim stay on Karnataka HC order against tobacco picture warnings: SC"
December 22, 2017 -
CPCB for cigarette-like warning signs on firecracker packs
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has written to the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), seeking the necessary steps to display health and pollution-related warning on firecracker boxes, like the ones on cigarette and tobacco packets. The CPCB move followed environment conservationist Vikrant Tongad’s suggestion to the CPCB. The activist in a letter to …
Continue reading "CPCB for cigarette-like warning signs on firecracker packs"
December 21, 2017 -
Additional tax on cigarette would impact legal sales, says ITC
India's largest cigarette manufacturer ITC on Friday said that higher tax rate under the just introduced GST regime will “exacerbate” the pressure on the entire legal cigarette value chain. The legal cigarette industry has witnessed a 25 per cent decline in volumes from FY 2012-13, said ITC. “The additional tax burden caused by the increase …
Continue reading "Additional tax on cigarette would impact legal sales, says ITC"
July 28, 2017 -
Tobacco playing havoc with health, industry on a high
James Bond of yesteryears Pierce Brosnan for once endorsed a scented chewing-tobacco product from India. The Hollywood star falling for the Indian delicacy is enough proof how tempting our products are! In monetary terms, the tobacco industry’s annual business is more than Rs.10,000 crore and it brings in another Rs. 2,000 crore in foreign exchange …
Continue reading "Tobacco playing havoc with health, industry on a high"
May 31, 2017 -
A vow to quit
During a walk on the roof of the palace with Birbal, Akbar once saw an ass grazing through a grassland of tobacco plants, without consuming. Birbal, Akbar knew, was in the habit of chewing tobacco. He then remarked, “Even an ass does not touch tobacco.” Birbal smiled respectfully. “No, Your Majesty,” he replied, “no one …
Continue reading "A vow to quit"
May 24, 2017 -
‘Light’ cigarette use may up lung cancer risk
If you are a smoker using the so-called "light" cigarettes, for their lower levels of tar or nicotine, think twice. According to a study, you may be at an increased risk of developing a certain form of lung cancer that occurs deep in the lungs. Cigarettes labelled as lights, milds, or low-tar — also known …
Continue reading "‘Light’ cigarette use may up lung cancer risk"
May 22, 2017 -
‘Need tax rate to disincentivises India’s cigarette smuggling’
Farmers' body FAIFA on Monday asked the government to have a taxation policy that disincentivises cigarette smuggling in India, ahead of a crucial meeting of the GST Council later this week. The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), a non-profit organisation representing farmers across states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat, said …
Continue reading "‘Need tax rate to disincentivises India’s cigarette smuggling’"
May 15, 2017 -
Russia to ban cigarette sale ‘to anyone born after 2015’
The Russian Health Ministry has unveiled plans to ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2015, the media reported. The Health Ministry proposal, which has the backing of President Vladimir Putin, would make Russia the first country in the world to completely phase out tobacco. The ban proposal, obtained by Russian newspaper Izvestia, …
Continue reading "Russia to ban cigarette sale ‘to anyone born after 2015’"
January 11, 2017