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Philip Morris India calls for stronger enforcement and collaboration to disrupt illicit tobacco ecosystemAs per the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), in India, illicit cigarettes represent nearly one-fourth of the domestic market, with estimate...- How $40-a-pack cigarettes pushed Australians to the black marketAustralia's steep cigarette taxes have created a booming black market. Illicit tobacco now accounts for half of all sales, costing the gove...
- Could your next pack of cigarettes be funding criminal networks? Inside Western Canada’s billion-dollar contraband tradeWestern Canada faces a surge in illegal cigarette trade. This market links with organized crime. It affects public health and diverts gover...
- Proposal to impose 35% GST on 'sin goods' not a good idea: SJMThe Swadeshi Jagran Manch, along with other trade bodies, criticizes the proposed 35% GST on "sin goods" like tobacco and aerated beverages...
- Japan's Nikkei ends at 3-week high; focus on central bankers' commentsThe market was cautious ahead of the remarks by the Bank of Japan Governor (Kazuo) Ueda as well as Federal Reserve Chair (Jerome) Powell la...
- Narrative claiming vapes, e-cigarettes healthier alternatives are misleading: ExpertsExperts have raised concerns about the portrayal of e-cigarettes as healthier alternatives to tobacco, warning they can lead to traditional...
- Study calls for more tax, stronger regulations against beedi industryA study conducted by the School of Public Health at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jodhpur recommends increasing ta...
- New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettesThe new law also reduces the number of retailers allowed to sell tobacco from about 6,000 to 600 and decreases the amount of nicotine allow...
- Solving for India’s smoking addiction; saving precious lives
- Of smoke and mirrors: Will vaping ban stop millennials from lighting up?First-time offenders will get a year’s imprisonment or a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or both.
- Farmers ask Government to roll back 5% GST on raw tobaccoAccording to FAIFA, raw tobacco and unmanufactured tobacco were exempted from the central excise from the time of Charan Singh government c...
- Government may provide market-linked insurance for plantation crops like tea and coffeeThe revenue insurance scheme for plantation crops, an official said, will be launched once the operational parameters are finalised by the ...
- Online freight-booking service BlackBuck raiseS Rs 155 croreBlackBuck has raised Rs 155 crore, or $25 million, in funding led by Tiger Global Management and the partner’s fund of DST Global.
- 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.
- A bitter pill to swallow for some, others welcome gutka banThe paan shops of the city can accommodate conversations of all kinds between quick smoke breaks and a leisurely coating of the betel leaf.
- Gutka ban may spur demand for cigarettes, say doctorsPsychiatrists say intensive awareness campaigns, free counselling and medication must be provided to help addicts deal with withdrawal symp...
- French fashion house YSL launching designer cigarettes in AsiaFrench fashion house YSL is launching it's own line of designer cigarettes and given the ban on tobacco advertising in the US and Europe, t...
- US proposes new, graphic warning labels on cigarettesA dead man in a coffin, a crying baby, a bald cancer patient are among new graphic warnings the US is proposing for cigarette packs.
- Marlboro Man sheds cowboy imageThe Marlboro Man, created by ad agency Leo Burnett in the early 1950s for Philip Morris’ cigarette brand, however, has shed his Stetson hat...
- RJ Reynolds to stop cigarette print adsThe RJ Reynolds Tobacco, which has been under intense pressure from anti-smoking groups and members of the US Congress over print ads for i...
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