India'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...

Higher taxes will work in tandem with greater controls, and will help GoI pay for all the direct and indirect costs it incurs due to tobacc...

Welcoming the renewal of the Indian-Chinese Phytosanitary (related to plant) protocol on reviving the export of tobacco leaves to China, th...

The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), which claims to represent farmers of commercial crops from various states, includi...

The study said the figures were arrived at by measuring the total cumulative intrinsic economic value generated by the sector over the year...

FMCG companies are expected to report better demand.

Tobacco Atlas report describes the latest products and tactics being deployed by the tobacco industry to grow its profits and delay or dera...

India is one of biggest producers and exporters of agri commodities, and still holds huge potential to increase shipments.

The facility spread across 8 lakh square feet and entailed an initial investment of Rs 1,500 crore was inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister...

Agriculture provides employment to 48.9 per cent of the total work force in India although their contribution to the GDP is less than 20 pe...

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...

High taxes on cigarettes may have led to a drop in sale of domestic brands of cigarettes, but it has impacted farmer’s income and also incr...

FICCI also suggested similar ban to be extended to entities set up by MNCs with the objective of marketing cigarettes.

International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA), which opposes some of the articles of World Health Organisation's (WHO) Framework Convent...

ITGA, which opposes some of the articles of WHO, today alleged big pharmaceutical companies are behind the campaign.

Excise Duty rates should be kept unchanged to leverage the tax efficiency of cigarettes by encouraging shifts from non-cigarette forms of c...

Growers of FCV tobacco say the 150% to 400% hike in excise duty on non-filter cigarettes will wipe out this segment.