The country that made smoking sexy is breaking up with cigarettesFrance is set to implement a sweeping smoking ban in outdoor public areas, including beaches and parks, where children are present, marking...
31 May, 2025, 01.27 PM IST
World No Tobacco Day 2025: History, themes, quotes, and slogans to share on WhatsApp, InstagramMark your calendars for May 31st, World No Tobacco Day! Established by the World Health Organization in 1987, this day shines a spotlight o...
31 May, 2025, 08.49 AM IST
IAMAI flags concerns, practical difficulties on new norms for anti-tobacco warning on OTT platformsThe Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has cautioned that the rules will significantly impact consumer viewing experience, an...
11 Jun, 2023, 01.30 PM IST
Netflix, Amazon, Disney-backed group protests India's tobacco rulesAs part of India's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry last month ordered streaming platforms to insert static health warnings during s...
09 Jun, 2023, 10.17 PM IST
Save lives: respect citizen rights, rethink nicotine25 Nov, 2022, 11.40 AM IST
Tobacco Caused Disease – A Pandemic We Can Rationally Tackle02 Jun, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco advertisingNearly 56 percent of voters and 15 of Switzerland's 26 cantons backed the near-total tobacco advertising ban, according to official results...
13 Feb, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
Working with consumers to end tobacco’s death toll17 Aug, 2021, 07.45 PM IST
Going up in smoke: People turned more to cigarettes during the pandemic but what made them quit?As more people moved their office to home during WFH, the thin line between the personal and the professional blurred, along with the conce...
07 Jun, 2021, 06.41 PM IST
Proposals in COTPA Amendment Bill curtails consumer freedom: ReportThe report, released on Thursday by PRAHAR (Public Response Against Helplessness and Action for Redressal), said 82% respondents do not sup...
25 Mar, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
Empowering consumers to control pandemics14 Jan, 2021, 08.35 PM IST
The ITC story: How tobacco nationalism and ownership structure landed India in a mammoth value trapLondon-based BAT has tried in the past to raise its stake and take over the cigarette maker, but local managers have seen it off using Indi...
21 Oct, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
Trade bodies, users term ordinance to ban e-cigarettes a draconian moveAssociation of Vapers India (AVI), an organisation representing e-cigarette users, said it is a black day for 11 crore smokers in India who...
18 Sep, 2019, 11.24 PM IST
Ban, Mandatory, Compulsory: Three words that define the modus operandi of India’s ruling politiciansOur leaders, especially when in power, are not interested in persuasion, discussion, etc. Why persuade when you can bulldoze them? Why coax...
14 Dec, 2017, 11.53 AM IST
Social worker urges people to observe Independence Day as 'freedom from tobacco' dayA city-based social worker has called upon people to observe 'freedom from tobacco' on this year's Independence Day.
13 Aug, 2014, 11.38 AM IST
- Dr Ramadoss advises Buddha to kick the butt
Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss asked West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to kick his nicotine indulgence.
17 Sep, 2008, 03.03 AM IST
- Britain may introduce permits to buy cigarettes
Smokers in Britain may soon need a permit worth 10 pounds to buy cigarettes.
16 Feb, 2008, 07.40 AM IST