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UK inflation unexpectedly sticks at 13-month low before BoE rate decisionUK inflation remained steady at 2.8% in May, surprising economists and the Bank of England. This data influenced currency markets, with Ste...- Global Market: Eurozone inflation stays above ECB target as fuel costs begin to filter throughInflation across the euro zone’s four largest economies stayed above the European Central Bank’s 2% target for a third consecutive month in...
- 2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's totalChina's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...
- Experts back OTC access to NRT across all formats and dosages, including 2 mg and 4 mg, as India struggles with a Tobacco quit success rate under 5%The report highlights the significant economic burden of tobacco use, particularly among low-income households, and underscores how reducin...
- Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
- IPL teams appeal for tax rematch: 'Treat event as sport, not entertainment'Indian Premier League teams are asking the government to reclassify match tickets. They want IPL games treated as sports, not entertainment...
- Tobacco licence validity extendedThe government has extended the validity of registration certificates or licenses for tobacco farmers from one year to three years. This ch...
- Cigarette stocks ITC, Godfrey Phillips, VST down up to 4%. Here's whyFollowing the news, VST Industries shares fell 4% to day's low of Rs 287.20, Godfrey Phillips stock fell about 4% while ITC fell over 2% to...
- PM's vocal-for-local campaign should be applicable to tobacco control policies in India: FAIFAFederation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) claims to represent farmers and farm workers of commercial crops across Andhra Pradesh,...
- Disincentivise cigarette smuggling through tax policy: FAIFA"We appeal to the government to have a taxation policy, that disincentivises cigarette smuggling," FAIFA General Secretary Murali Babu said...
- Tobacco industry dissatisfied over non-inclusion in FCTC COP 7The event is vital for the industry since here decisions are taken on future tobacco control policies and regulations that countries should...
- Government mulls new licensing policy for tobacco itemsThe Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has started internal discussions on the policy implication of licensing for the se...
- Government should ensure total ban on FDI in tobacco, demands Crusade Against TobaccoAsking the Centre to "urgently plug all loopholes in the FDI policy on tobacco" in order to ensure a comprehensive ban, as the health of th...
- Gujarat tobacco producers face the music over new pictorial rulesGujarat is witnessing piling up of unsold crops following suspension of production by cigarette and bidi makers after govt mandated 85% pic...
- 85% tobacco warning: No ambiguity in policy, says governmentThe Union Health Ministry said there is "no ambiguity" in the policy in this regard and it has been made "crystal clear" that products pack...
- Parliamentary panel favours bringing tobacco production under regulatory regimeA Parliamentary panel has recommended framing an "equitable and pragmatic" National Tobacco Control Policy so various organs of govt can wo...
- 'Public policies are subsidising ill-health', says new bookThe book "exposes" how wrong government policies are actually subsidising ill-health, particularly risk factors of heart disease.
- Multi-sectoral policies needed for tobacco-free society: PM Manmohan SinghNoting that use of tobacco imposes serious consequences on economy and society, PM Manmohan Singh said.
- Budget 2012: Government should tax all forms of tobaccoGovernment’s current administration of tobacco taxes neither serves the purpose of revenue generation, nor serves the public good and deter...
- SEZs may breathe fresh life into tobacco FDIThe door for foreign direct investment (FDI) in tobacco would continue to be open despite the ban proposed by the health ministry if the ma...
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