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Pictorial warnings: Parliament panel wants size to be reduced to 50% of pack sizeA parliamentary panel termed as "too harsh" the government's proposed 85 per cent pictorial warnings on tobacco products and recommended a ...
Supreme Court sceptical of claims that smoking kills; seeks government's views on packagingFresh PIL filed by a senior lawyer grappling with oral cancer claimed that these warnings were being displayed on attractively packed units...
Government labs to test tar, nicotine level in tobacco productsCigarette and bidi manufacturers may soon have to declare tar and nicotine content on their packets, with government preparing to launch te...
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...
Prakash Javadekar dismisses BJP MP Dilip Gandhi's remarks on tobacco consumption"Do not listen to these things. Science is science. You cannot compromise on science," the Minister said, disapproving the statement of Gan...
WHO lauds India for anti-smoking mechanismsThe World Health Organisation today lauded India's tobacco control mechanisms, calling the country a "champion" for curbing "tobacco market...
Ban sale of loose cigarettes: Voice of Tobacco Victims Kerala to PMVictims of tobacco use and their doctors, brought together under umbrella of Voice of Tobacco Victims Kerala, have appealed to PM to ban sa...
Ban on sale of loose cigarettes: ITC's stock drop 5% to Rs 355ITC’s stock dropped 5% to Rs 355.70 on Tuesday on news that the health ministry has accepted the recommendation of expert panel to ban the ...
Cigarette packets to now carry health warnings covering 85% of spaceAs per earlier rules, pictorial warnings covered 40% of just the front surface of the cigarette packs in India.
Post tax hike on cigarettes, tougher anti-tobacco law in the offingFrom banning branding on cigarette packets to raising the age limit on tobacco consumption, the government is considering many amendments t...
Poke Me: The Smoking LoungeThanks to the near-prohibitive hike in cigarette prices, lighting up will get a new meaning.
Graphic warning on cigarettes can stop millions from smokingGraphic warnings labels on cigarette packets could lead to 8.6 million fewer smokers in the US, a new study has found.
- Cigarette companies: Price hikes with higher volumes hold promise
Shares of cigarette companies have rallied over the past one month, with ITC, Godfrey Philips and VST Industries hitting record highs.
- Govt considering tobacco industry request on pictorial warning
The government on Thursday said it is 'actively considering' a request from the tobacco industry to increase the duration of display of a p...
- Nipped in butt: Tobacco sales up despite ban
Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs too fail to have an impact on smokers.
- Tobacco cos seek time for pic warning
Tobacco companies are seeking a year time to implement Union government’s instruction to print pictorial warnings on cigarettes, beedis and...
- Cigarette packets to have pictorial warnings
A pictorial warning on tobacco products with the option of displaying skull and cross bones on its packets will soon be a reality.