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Karnataka’s municipal bodies barred from engaging with tobacco firms on public campaignsThe notification from the Municipal Administration department follows a direction from the Centre to all states to draw up a code of conduc...27 Nov, 2020, 07.46 PM IST- Budget 2018: Cigarette industry heaves a sigh of relief after six yearsAn industry executive said the tobacco industry was expecting no changes in the taxation rate in the Budget since after the introduction of...01 Feb, 2018, 07.49 PM IST
- Centre planning to put toll-free 'quitline' number on tobacco packetsThe National Tobacco Cessation QuitLine-1800 227787 is a dedicated toll-free number that helps tobacco users to receive free support and gu...03 Dec, 2017, 04.41 PM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir government bans sale of e-cigarettesA complete ban has been imposed on the sale (including online sale), manufacture, distribution, trade, import and advertisement of Electron...24 Jul, 2017, 09.46 PM IST
- Should LIC invest in ITC? Bombay High Court to decideLIC, which has sold life cover to millions of Indians, should not be party to the business of ITC or any other tobacco firm, said the PIL.14 Apr, 2017, 07.05 AM IST
- Foreign funds: NGO takes home ministry to courtA Bengaluru-based public health NGO that works with the state and Union health ministries has taken the Union home ministry to court for de...09 Jan, 2017, 11.46 AM IST
- Ways to curb non-users from taking to tobaccoWhile the number of tobacco users is reducing across developed nations, countries like India still have a long way to go.27 May, 2016, 11.53 AM IST
- Delhi government requests Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan, others not to endorse pan masalaThe Delhi government has also asked the actors to join its anti-tobacco campaign to save the lives of lakhs of people who die due to oral c...17 Jan, 2016, 12.41 PM IST
- Transport department initiates anti-tobacco campaign in AssamThe Commissionerate of Transport in Assam has issued instructions to all District Transport Officers (DTOs) to strictly enforce anti-tobacc...25 Jun, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
- Women are smoking in abundance: SurveyIn 2005-06, 11% women used tobacco in some form. But according to data, the latest available figure, tobacco consumption has gone up to 20%...29 May, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
- India mulls putting tobacco pack warning proposal on holdNew rule requiring cigarette makers to cover 85 per cent of their product packs with warnings may be deferred by 3 to 6 months.23 Mar, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
- Campaign on social media like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp & others to lead battle against tobaccoThe growing number of youth and women consuming tobacco in some form is a cause of grave concern and the anti-tobacco campaigns need to tar...07 Mar, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
- Bill Gates features in Chinese anti-smoking music videoGates plays a cameo role in the anti-smoking music video, which is part of a social media campaign launched by the Bill and Melinda Gates F...28 Nov, 2014, 04.47 PM IST
- Police plan to turn Kerala capital 'tobacco-free'City Police Commissioner H Venkitesh said major state-run firms & their premises would be declared smoke-free zones & strict vigil would pu...23 Sep, 2014, 12.43 PM IST
- Delhi High Court rejects traders' plea to sell tobacco near schools,collegesA plea against the ban on sale of tobacco products within a radius of 100 yards from educational institutions in the city has been dismisse...11 Nov, 2012, 10.02 AM IST
- Assam gets Rs 7.98 crore revenue from sale of tobaccoAssam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday informed that in 2007-08, revenues of Rs 7.98 crore were earned as tax from sale of tob...11 Dec, 2009, 09.54 PM IST
- After ban on smoking, Ramadoss to focus on liquor banUnion Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has geared up to launch a campaign against alcohol by bringing in a policy to regulate its sale in ...11 Oct, 2008, 08.24 PM IST
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