80 per cent people believe use of cigarettes, bidis is a very serious problem, says surveyAround eighty per cent or more support banning smoking in all public places.
15 Feb, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
World No Tobacco Day: How cigarettes, bidis & hookahs affect the bodyTobacco contains many chemical substances such as nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar and potential carcinogen.
31 May, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
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 ...
22 Sep, 2019, 10.34 AM IST
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...
30 Dec, 2018, 01.26 PM IST
Experts urge GoM, GST council, to increase cess on tobacco productsThe overall tax rate on all tobacco products in India is still very low compared to other middle-income countries, including those in South...
10 Oct, 2018, 06.08 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
Include 'bidi' in demerit category under GST: ExpertsThe Indian market of smoked tobacco is dominated by bidis, which outsell cigarettes by 8:1 ratio.
17 May, 2017, 09.34 AM IST
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 ...
16 May, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
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...
22 Apr, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
Higher tobacco taxes can save 35-45 billion lives in South Asia: StudyIt stated that annual increase in tobacco tax has mostly been below the rate of inflation and income growth, thus cigarettes remain afforda...
11 Apr, 2017, 11.19 PM IST
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.
10 Jun, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
Tobacco indeed causes cancer: Kerala medical communityEconomic burden for four specific diseases including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, tuberculosis, and respiratory disease in Kerala for t...
09 Apr, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
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.
22 Feb, 2014, 09.17 AM IST
Budget 2012: Government should tax all forms of tobaccoGovernment’s current administration of tobacco taxes neither serves the purpose of revenue generation, nor serves the public good and deter...
03 Mar, 2012, 10.46 AM IST
- Taxes on tobacco in India lowest in Asia Pacific
Tax levied by India on tobacco products is among the lowest in the entire Asia Pacific region, and at variance with the World Health Organi...
11 Oct, 2010, 06.58 AM IST
- Surrogate ads luring kids into smoking
A recent Indo-US study, conducted in India found that nearly half the children had seen and remembered a tobacco advertisement. Sneak peek ...
02 Jun, 2008, 03.09 PM IST
- Cigarettes, liquor to cost more
There’s bad news for smokers, tipplers and tobacco chewers in the state.
23 Mar, 2007, 03.11 AM IST