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Health Ministry asks states to report violations of e-cigarette ban on its portalThe Indian government has launched a portal for states to report the sale of e-cigarettes on online shopping sites and retail shops. Despit...- Public health groups, doctors urge govt to hike excise duty on tobacco products in next Union BudgetPublic health groups, along with economists and doctors, have urged the government to increase excise duty on all tobacco products in the U...
- 28 states, UTs ban smokeless tobacco products, spitting due to coronavirusPublic health experts have welcomed the move by the central government to ban the use of tobacco products and spitting in public places to ...
- Government likely to stub out 'toxic' e-cigarettesAn e-cigarette is a battery-operated device that uses liquid nicotine, propylene glycol, water, glycerin and flavour to give a user the sen...
- India stubs out e-cigarettes over health risksCabinet clears ordinance to ban these devices after several vaping-related deaths; ITC, Godfrey stocks up.
- Experts urge GoM, GST council, to increase cess on tobacco productsThe overall tax rate on all tobacco products in India is still very low compared to other middle-income countries, including those in South...
- India ranked 5th in pictorial warnings on cigarette packetsThe current report is the sixth Canadian Cancer Society international report on cigarette package health warnings.
- Government set to defer tobacco pictorial warning notificationOn implementation of the notification, India will be the only country in the world with largest pictoral warnings on tobacco products.
- All polling stations in Delhi declared as no-smoking zonesCEO Chandra Bhushan Kumar has issued instructions to all district electoral officers-cum-district magistrates to ensure prohibition of smok...
- Smoking ban: Government collects Rs 57 lakhs in finesFurther, a survey on prevalence of tobacco usage in the city recorded that 41% men and 3.7% women use some kind of tobacco product.
- 69,000 people challaned under no-smoking rules since 2008The State Tobacco Control Cell has collected fine amount of Rs 57.92 lakhs from people violating the rules till September 30.
- How the economics & politics of tobacco is killing lakhs every yearThe SC has hinted at ‘connivance’ between govt and the tobacco lobby. ITC has made donations to political parties, including Cong and BJP.
- New law about tougher warning about tobacco goes into forceThe new law making it mandatory for all tobacco products to carry stricter pictorial warnings came into force today but its implementation ...
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