“India is also a protein-deficient market. We already have offerings such as high-protein atta, soya chunks and protein shakes, and we will...

India must adopt tax moderation and targeted import curbs to boost exports and shield against the West Asia crisis. A report suggests restr...

PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enact legislation prohibiting cigarette sales to individuals born af...

Imagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...

BREAKING: Union Budget for 2024-25 keeps cigarette prices stable! Smokers rejoice as taxes remain unchanged. Analysts predict positive impa...

Emphasizing the side effects of tobacco, the Standing Committee has proposed a ban on the sale and production of all single cigarettes to t...

Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) claims to represent farmers and farm workers of commercial crops across Andhra Pradesh,...

The Kolkata-based firm said taxes on cigarettes have "increased by more than 200 per cent in last few years" which has resulted in smugglin...

ITC, the country’s largest cigarettes seller, did not respond to the mail seeking comment on the latest excise hike in the national budget.

The WHO report on tobacco taxation 2015 reveals that at 6.5% of per capita GDP, cigarette taxes in India are amongst the highest in the wor...

Smoking in India is falling steadily even as the number of women smokers is rising, making it home to the second largest number of female s...

The company said it has focused on building flexibility and agility across the supply chain to ensure delivery of volume and variety.

Smoking is going to be costlier yet again with the budget increasing excise duty on cigarettes and cigars for the fourth consecutive year.

During the nine-months period ended December 2014, a growth of over 39% compared with Rs 790 crore registered in the same period of previou...

Cigarette price is going to go up by 12-14% for regular length cigarettes whose excise duty has been increased by 11-21%.

As per Budget proposal, prices of entry-level smaller cigarettes, which are of the sub-65 mm length, will remain unchanged.

'Extremely high' excise duty on cigarettes in India has increased the incentives for contraband trade in the country, estimated at Rs 1,700...