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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...
25 Sep, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
India stubs out e-cigarettes over health risksCabinet clears ordinance to ban these devices after several vaping-related deaths; ITC, Godfrey stocks up.
19 Sep, 2019, 06.56 AM IST
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...
10 Oct, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
India ranked 5th in pictorial warnings on cigarette packetsThe current report is the sixth Canadian Cancer Society international report on cigarette package health warnings.
01 Oct, 2018, 08.09 PM IST
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.
27 Mar, 2015, 05.09 AM IST
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...
29 Jan, 2015, 06.11 PM IST
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.
04 Oct, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
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.
03 Oct, 2014, 04.43 PM IST
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.
18 Aug, 2013, 10.50 AM IST
- New law about tougher warning about tobacco goes into force
The new law making it mandatory for all tobacco products to carry stricter pictorial warnings came into force today but its implementation ...
01 Apr, 2013, 09.28 PM IST