License needed to sell tobacco products in Uttar PradeshAccording to the government spokesman, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had sent an advisory letter to all the state governm...
13 Jun, 2021, 06.57 PM IST
Covid-19 lockdown the perfect time to get rid of tobacco addiction, say oncologists; urge people to follow govt rulesThe Union Health Ministry had last month asked all states to prohibit the use and spitting of smokeless tobacco.
02 May, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Instagram, punching bags to help quit smokingYoung employees are finding help from employers and colleagues to quit smoking.
25 May, 2019, 06.57 AM IST
India shows care for loved-ones; exposure to second-hand smoke reducesA little more than one-third (35%) of the non-smokers were exposed to second hand smoke at home in India.
09 Jun, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
Centre planning to put toll-free 'quitline' number on tobacco packetsThe National Tobacco Cessation QuitLine-1800 227787 is a dedicated toll-free number that helps tobacco users to receive free support and gu...
03 Dec, 2017, 04.41 PM IST
Tobacco use in India down from 34.6% of adult population to 28.6%Also, there is an increase of one year in the mean age at initiation of tobacco use from 17.9 years in 2009-10 to 18.9 years in 2016-17, th...
08 Jun, 2017, 08.50 PM IST
Rs 19,293 crore tax collected on tobacco in 2016-17: J P NaddaHe said there was no earmarking of funds to the health care sector out of the funds collected from taxes on tobacco.
15 Mar, 2017, 07.38 PM IST
India's anti-tobacco Film Rule poorly implemented in TV programs children may watchOver 20% of TV programs observed and coded for this study were found to depict tobacco and 71% of these programs were broadcast when childr...
10 Feb, 2017, 07.55 PM IST
70 million women in India use smokeless tobacco to suppress hunger: ReportThe report said that using SLT during pregnancy results in 70 per cent higher risk of anaemia in pregnant women, 2-3 times higher rate of l...
11 Nov, 2016, 09.37 PM IST
'Sin Tax' on tobacco below 40% to have negative impact: Voluntary Health Association of AssamVHAA demanded at least 40 per cent sin tax with a provision for states' right to impose top-up taxes on all types of tobacco, like cigarett...
02 Nov, 2016, 12.54 AM IST
Civil society should pitch in to control tobacco usage: Union Health Minister J P NaddaHe urged the NGO's and the civil organizations to come forward and adopt five schools and sensitize children about dangers of tobacco use.
30 May, 2016, 04.58 PM IST
Ways to curb non-users from taking to tobaccoWhile the number of tobacco users is reducing across developed nations, countries like India still have a long way to go.
27 May, 2016, 11.53 AM IST
Over 23,000 persons booked under COTPA in Jammu and Kashmir: PolicePolice has booked 23,754 people for violating COTPA by smoking in public places from May 2013 to May 2015, they said.
02 Jul, 2015, 05.01 PM IST
Reports say tobacco use a major risk factor for cancers: JP NaddaNearly half of the cancers affecting men and one-fourth among women are related to tobacco as per a report, the Rajya Sabha was informed to...
12 May, 2015, 05.34 PM IST
- Shisha to be banned in Singapore from later this month
Singapore today decided to impose a ban on Shisha smoking, saying it is no less harmful than other forms of tobacco.
04 Nov, 2014, 02.30 PM IST
Health Ministry endorses ban on chewing tobacco, gutkaHealth ministry endorsed a ban on manufacture & sale of all forms of nicotine-laced pan masala, gutka and chewing tobacco.
02 Oct, 2013, 11.05 AM IST
- MBBS, BDS courses to include tobacco control?
For the first time, India is planning to introduce "tobacco control and cessation" into the curriculum of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).
11 Mar, 2011, 09.01 AM IST