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Odisha imposes complete ban on all chewable tobacco, nicotine productsOdisha has implemented a comprehensive ban on all tobacco and nicotine products, including chewable and non-chewable varieties, regardless ...22 Jan, 2026, 09.27 PM IST- BCCI faces directive to stop showing tobacco ads during cricket matchesThe Union Health Ministry is set to direct the BCCI to halt hoardings advertising smokeless tobacco at cricket venues, aiming to reduce you...15 Jul, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
- Over 40 pc ads in Cricket World Cup 2023 promoted smokeless tobacco brands: StudyAccording to the study conducted by a group of experts from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Vital Strategies, of the tota...31 May, 2024, 08.30 PM IST
- Jharkhand to get WHO award for tobacco controlNTCP was launched in Jharkhand in 2012 when the tobacco prevalence rate in the state was 51.1 per cent, of which 48 per cent were smokeless...29 May, 2022, 12.54 PM IST
- Tax non-virginia tobacco to earn Rs 40,000 crore revenue: NGO writes to CentreThe NGO Shram has already written to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on the issue urging to...24 Aug, 2020, 01.15 PM IST
- Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appeals all states, UTs to ban sale of tobacco products, spitting in publicIn a letter to all state health ministers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said smokeless tobacco users have a tendency to spit in public pla...15 May, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
- 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 ...10 May, 2020, 02.50 PM IST
- Covid-19 lockdown the perfect time to get rid of tobacco addiction, say oncologists; urge people to follow govt rulesThe Union Health Ministry had last month asked all states to prohibit the use and spitting of smokeless tobacco.02 May, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
- COVID-19: Prohibit use, spitting of smokeless tobacco in public places, health ministry tells statesIn view of the increasing danger of the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has also appealed to people to...11 Apr, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
- Numaligarh Refinery ramps up capacity of LPG bottling plantAccording to NRL, with augmentation of its LPG bottling facility it would now be able to contribute significantly towards Pradhan Mantri Uj...07 Feb, 2018, 11.17 PM IST
- Tobacco use in India down from 34.6% of adult population to 28.6%Also, there is an increase of one year in the mean age at initiation of tobacco use from 17.9 years in 2009-10 to 18.9 years in 2016-17, th...08 Jun, 2017, 08.50 PM IST
- Singapore bans e-cigarettes, other emerging tobacco productsIn a pre-emptive measure to protect public health, Singapore has banned emerging tobacco products like e-cigarettes, smokeless cigars and c...14 Dec, 2015, 06.49 PM IST
- Karnataka hamlet is India’s first smokeless villageThe Union petroleum ministry has officially declared it as India's first smokeless village, owing to its conversion from conventional fuel ...04 Dec, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
- India, Bangladesh have 80 per cent smokeless tobacco usersThe report says that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that smokeless tobacco causes oral cancer, esophageal cancer and pancreatic c...15 Dec, 2014, 11.15 PM IST
- Health Ministry endorses ban on chewing tobacco, gutkaHealth ministry endorsed a ban on manufacture & sale of all forms of nicotine-laced pan masala, gutka and chewing tobacco.02 Oct, 2013, 11.05 AM IST
- Stricter pictorial warning for tobacco productsGovernment has notified new, stricter pictorial warnings for smoking and smokeless forms of tobacco with April 1 next year as the deadline ...22 Oct, 2012, 08.30 PM IST
- Gutkha ban: Health Ministry mulls penalising companies for ad blitzHealth Ministry is mulling to penalise firms manufacturing smokeless tobacco products for violating key provisions of food safety law.18 Oct, 2012, 11.03 PM IST
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