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...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Tobacco exports to cross Rs 13,000 cr this yr: OfficialIndia's tobacco exports are set to grow by over 8 per cent and exceed Rs 13,000 crore this year. The Tobacco Board supports farmers through...
01 Jan, 2025, 04.16 PM IST
Government sensitive towards farmers' demand: Piyush GoyalThe government of India will make all efforts to waive the penalty on excess tobacco produced by the tobacco farmers, highlighted Union Min...
30 Jun, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
Indian tobacco consumption, exports may dip by 20% due to lockdownDue to delay in supplies and also health advisories on COVID-19, there may be muted demand this year. Tobacco Board expects about 20 per ce...
17 Apr, 2020, 04.56 PM IST
India pushes for tobacco exports to ChinaIndia is the third largest producer and exporter of unmanufactured tobacco with exports more than Rs 5,000 crores to more than 115 destinat...
29 Jun, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
Low production doesn't set tobacco prices on fireIndian farmers, who largely cultivate Virginia tobacco, may get some 5% better realisation for their produce this time as against the over ...
14 Feb, 2017, 05.46 PM IST
Commerce ministry sacks Tobacco Board Chairman Kothati GopalThe ministry has sacked the chairman Kothati Gopal, after reviewing the instances of suicides by some tobacco farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
17 Sep, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
Tobacco Board asks farmers to cut down production by a fifthThe Tobacco Board has asked farmers to cut down tobacco production by more than a fifth during current crop season, citing gloomy global de...
10 Jul, 2015, 09.58 PM IST
Delhi government acts tough against ads of tobacco productsOn February 28, the department had undertaken a massive awareness and enforcement drive in the city during which 60 shops were raided.
08 Mar, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
Tobacco exports set to dip by a third in financial year 2015In value terms, tobacco exports including products slipped to Rs 3,032 cr during the seven months from Rs 3,457 cr in the same period last ...
24 Dec, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
- India emerges as second largest global tobacco producer
A sharp rise in the manufacture and export of tobacco in the last two months has led India to be the second largest producer.
18 Oct, 2012, 10.14 PM IST
- NIIT Technologies to set up tobacco e-auction
NIIT Tech has bagged a 6 yr project from Tobacco Board to built an auction platform, which is accessible from a mobile phone.
01 Aug, 2012, 06.31 PM IST
- More penalty for unauthorised tobacco growers
Tobacco Board has decided to impose more penalty on farmers engaged in unauthorised cultivation of tobacco in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
04 May, 2011, 08.36 PM IST
- Global shortage boosts India's tobacco exports by 33 pc
The supply crunch of tobacco in the global market spurred India's exports by 33.66 per cent to 80,571 tonne during the first four months of...
12 Sep, 2008, 01.28 PM IST
- Tobacco Board to clamp down on unauthorised farming
Tobacco Board has warned farmers against any illegal cultivation of the crop, saying plantation in unauthorised fields will be destroyed am...
11 Aug, 2008, 05.22 PM IST
- India's tobacco exports to Russia slip by 92% in February
India's tobacco exports to Russia have declined by over 92 per cent to 144 tons in February, compared to 1,576 tons in the same month last ...
19 Mar, 2008, 02.47 PM IST
- 'India can make hay as tobacco prod dips in Brazil, Zimbabwe'
India can take advantage of reduced tobacco production in traditional tobacco-growing countries like Brazil and Zimbabwe, ITC CEO S Janardh...
04 Jan, 2008, 09.45 PM IST