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2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's totalChina's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...- West Bengal polls 2026: Amid welfare push, bidi work sustains women in Malda villagesIn Malda's remote villages, women are actively engaged in bidi-making, a traditional livelihood. This self-employment provides income indep...
- X post on proposed drop in GST rates for 'bidis' triggers row in Bihar between BJP and CongressA social media post by the Kerala Congress unit sparked a political firestorm in Bihar, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP. The post, whi...
- Reduce tax on 'bidis', keep it out of purview of proposed changes in COTPA: SJMThe government should create alternative employment and livelihood options for those who depend on bidi industry to earn their livelihood b...
- View: Why ban vaping but not the more dangerous bidis?Vaping has certainly caused some deaths and diseases but these pale into insignificance when compared to more than a million deaths a year ...
- Bidi smoking cost India Rs 80,550 crore last year: StudyBidi -- a cheap cigarette made of unprocessed tobacco wrapped in leaves -- is very popular in India, accounting for 81 per cent of the toba...
- Include 'bidi' in demerit category under GST: ExpertsThe Indian market of smoked tobacco is dominated by bidis, which outsell cigarettes by 8:1 ratio.
- Include bidi in GST's demerit category: ExpertsOncologists at Tata Memorial Hospital said bidis, which cause 5.8 lakh deaths annually in India, are as dangerous as cigarettes and should ...
- Include bidi in demerit goods under GST regime, oncologists urge PM Narendra ModiThe demand from leading oncologists and 108 cancer hospitals under the aegis of the state-funded National Cancer Grid (NCG), comes ahead of...
- Closing down bidi industry will feed naxalism: BMSBMS feels that the government should work out a comprehensive policy for the sector as it supports tribal and poor people, Upadhayay said.
- Naveen Patnaik orders Rs 62 crore bonus to kendu leaf pluckers"The CM has directed the authorities to disburse Rs 62 crore as bonus to kendu leaf pluckers for 2015 harvest year by June," Forest and Env...
- Budget 2016: NOTE wants Excise duty to be hiked for 'bidis' as wellUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in the budget presented today, increased Excise duty on tobacco products by 10 to 15 per cent, but exe...
- Bidi to cost 7.5% more in HaryanaBidi will be costlier in Haryana by 7.5%, with the state Cabinet approving a proposal in this regard to discourage its usage in view of con...
- Rajasthan government cuts tax on tobacco, its products by 20-30%The Rajasthan government has reduced value added tax (VAT) on tobacco and its products (excluding bidi) by 20-30 per cent, effective June 1...
- From sleek packaging to exotic flavours, bidis getting makeover to lure urban smokersNew bidi brands Camel, Black Swan and Enigma being introduced to take on cigarettes as urban smokers try out cheaper alternatives.
- Parliament panel concerned more about business and not healthThe panel’s report has given some very interesting reasons to emphasise that the size of pictorial warnings should not be increased from 40...
- Parliamentary panel defers decision on tobacco products like cigatette, bidis' pictorial warningCommittee has deferred decision on the grounds that there is no conclusive proof that products like bidis, tendu leaves and cigarettes caus...
- In a first, US bans bidi products from Indian companyThe ban is first one issued by the FDA under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
- US cracks down on websites selling bidis, Indian cigarettesFDA said that their several products have been found to be "adulterated" under relevant regulations and did not carry the required permits ...
- Tobacco curbs hit Bidi exportsThe bidi export market is seeing a downward trend and confusion prevails among bidi exporters about the actual figures.
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