Tag: Tobacco
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Sparing Tobacco
The budget was completely silent on any tax revisions on bidis or smokeless tobacco, which are consumed by most Indian tobacco users. It is pertinent to mention here that cigarettes account for only 15 per cent of tobacco users in India. There are reports which establish that cigarette smokers switch to bidis when cigarettes become exorbitant; this is equally detrimental to health. For public health professionals this negligible tax increase on cigarettes in the Union Budget and leaving taxes on other tobacco products unaffected was a major disappointment
March 2, 2023 -
Exports of other cereals records spike, rise 53.78% in November
Agricultural exporters are expected to get huge orders worth $1 billion at the upcoming Indus Food Fair to be held in Hyderabad on January 7-8 and organised by TPCI
December 23, 2022 -
Smoke ’em out
Tobacco use is a global epidemic that kills six million people annually. Approximately one person dies every six seconds due to tobacco, accounting for one in 10 adult deaths.
November 20, 2022 -
Tobacco player VST logs 22% sales growth in Q2
Tobacco and cigarette manufacturer VST Industries registered a 22 per cent growth in sales and logged 15.4 per cent growth in net profit in the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
November 8, 2022 -
When even the butt pollutes
Tobacco use continues to be a major contributor to the global burden of disease, causing an estimated 12 per cent of deaths worldwide among people below 30 years of age.
June 2, 2022 -
World No Tobacco Day: 8 million Per Year and Counting, How Much More Will We Lose to Tobacco?
Death of over 8 million people and widespread destruction of environment, through cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and post-consumer waste, is a huge cost we are paying due to tobacco consumption, says World Health organization (WHO).
May 31, 2022 -
Strict laws and tax hike on tobacco products needed to keep our youth safe: Experts
A significant raise in taxes and implementing the proposed amendments for a stricter anti-tobacco law, COTPA, are the way forward to curbing tobacco consumption.
January 16, 2022 -
Need to tighten tobacco control
The 17 years of working of COTPA was useful to a certain extent in defying the tobacco industry’s tactics to advertise and promote tobacco use in India. However, in spite of the Government’s best efforts to effectively enforce the law and civil society’s efforts to ensure that violations are adequately reported, the industry has been able to target, especially children, through their indirect promotion tactics.
February 22, 2021 -
Tobacco control regime needs reinforcement
Efforts to strengthen tobacco control in India were fortified by enacting Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act [‘COTPA’] in 2003 and ratification of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [‘FCTC’] in 2004.
February 3, 2021 -
Health Ministry notifies new, enhanced health warnings for tobacco products
The use of tobacco is responsible for nearly 50 per cent of all cancers in India and 90 per cent of mouth cancers, an expert said.
May 5, 2020 -
Govt warns against using alcohol, tobacco during Coronavirus lockdown, says may reduce immunity
To help people cope with stress, the ministry also issued a helpline number (080-46110007) for advice from a mental health professional.
March 31, 2020 -
World No Tobacco Day 2019 | Indestructible chemistry between tobacco and cancer
Tobacco chewing, especially among the poor, is considered the single biggest cause for oral cancer in India
May 30, 2019 -
Tobacco sector major contributor to Indian economy: Study
The evaluation was done through a new economic metric model unveiled by TARI to measure the total cumulative intrinsic economic value generated by a sector over the years.
May 29, 2019 -
Students across India appeal to PM to enforce ban on e-cigarettes
In a letter, they said there is gross misinformation about harmful effects of these products among adolescents as they perceive these as "fun devices" that are safe.
May 14, 2019 -
One-year ban on gutkha, pan masala in Punjab
An official spokesperson said the decision has been taken in pursuance of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011.
October 13, 2018 -
New drugs may help smokers kick the butt
Nicotine triggers the release of dopamine and serotonin, two pleasure-causing chemicals produced by the body.
August 28, 2018 -
Second hand smoke linked to dry cough among teenagers
They are two times more likely to have a dry cough at night and and 1.5 times more likely to miss school due to illness.
August 22, 2018