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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...- Caught on camera: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag filmed vaping in dressing roomRajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was filmed vaping in the team dressing room during a live match broadcast. The incident occurred in th...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Commerce ministry seeking views of ministries, NITI on draft bills on 5 cash cropsIndia's commerce ministry has circulated notes to seek views from government think tank Niti Aayog on draft bills pertaining to five cash c...
- Commerce ministry may engage with Niti Aayog to rework draft bills on tea, coffee, 3 othersNiti Aayog has given its views on the drafts of Spices (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2022; Rubber (Promotion and Development) Bill, 202...
- Cases under environment related offences increased over 4% in 2021
- Govt planning merger of commodity boardsSome of these boards were set up way back in 1940s and their merger could help in harmonising their activities and in turn, enhance the qua...
- Scheme to help farmers shift from tobacco extended to 10 statesProduction of flue cured virginia (FCV) tobacco, used for manufacturing of cigarettes, has been going down in the past few years and stood ...
- Restructuring commodity boards to assign more powers to deputiesn the case of Tea Board, it has issued a draft notification for amendment and has given time till September 5, 2016 for submission of sugge...
- World Bank exits event funded by tobacco companiesMinister of state for finance Jayant Sinha has also refused to participate in the event. Sinha's name also featured earlier on the website ...
- 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.
- Health Ministry welcomes SC judgement on cigarette, tobacco adsThe court also slammed the Centre for "conniving" with the tobacco lobby when people are daily dying of cancer.
- Budget 2013: FICCI suggests measures to check evasion of duties by cigarette industryFICCI has suggested measures to check evasion of duties by cigarette industry that can be included in the Budget 2013.
- SC stays Bombay HC ruling that permitted tobacco ads in violation of rules"There's total frustration of an Act framed in public interest," a two-judge bench, headed by Justice GS Singhvi said.
- '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...
- Tobacco growers told to retain current crop sizeDespite pressure from sections of stake-holders like industry for hiking the ‘07 authorised flue-cured Virginia (FCV, smoked in cigarettes)...
- Andhra tobacco auctions see record dealsThe AP tobacco auctions drew to a close on the 122nd day, breaking all records not just for average daily volumes but also average per-kg r...
- Cabinet ratifies global tobacco control normsThe Union Cabinet has approved India's ratification of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) adopted by the World Health Assem...
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