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Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 million households in IndiaImagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...
Centre amends finance bill to change taxation on tobacco, pan masalaThe centre on Friday proposed an amendment in the Schedule of the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017in the finance bill which capped th...
Why not ban chewing tobacco, Delhi High Court asks authoritiesThe court asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) whether such a step has been taken by the Centre or any of the sta...
HC seeks AAP govt's reply on PIL for strict implementation of 'gutka' banChewable tobacco like 'khaini', 'gutka' and 'zarda' were some of the major causes of deaths in India and account for nearly 0.9 million dea...
10-year rigorous imprisonment for gutka possession or sale in MaharashtraShockingly, despite ban on gutkha, the state's food and drugs administration has confiscated the stock from over 3418 pan kiosks in the sta...
Ban on gutka has positive impact: World Health OrganisationStringent state-level laws banning gutka have a positive impact as reduced product availability has resulted in decreased consumption of gu...
Consumption and availability of gutka has decreased: WHOThe availability of gutka and its consumption has reduced since the banning of gutka by various states, the WHO said .
Health Ministry endorses ban on chewing tobacco, gutkaHealth ministry endorsed a ban on manufacture & sale of all forms of nicotine-laced pan masala, gutka and chewing tobacco.
Gutka be banned: Centre tells SC but expresses reservation on cigaretteThe Centre today favoured banning of all kinds of gutka saying the poor are vulnerable to it but expressed reservation on banning cigarette...
Maharashtra bans betel leaf, 'maava' and flavoured tobacco mixMaharashtra government has extended the ban on sale and manufacture of gutka as well as paan masala to include all types of processed or pa...
- Gutka ban implementation: SC seeks report from states, UTs
Sale and manufacture of gutka has been banned in Maharashtra and Delhi since July 2012 and September 2012 respectively.
Gutka, pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine banned in AssamAssam has banned manufacture and distribution of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine. The ban is for a period of one year.
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...
Gutka ban hits business hard in Delhi as sales crashThe Delhi government had announced a gutka ban on Monday and a notification to this effect was issued on Tuesday.
Maharashtra govt to ban gutka, paan masala soonAccording to a senior public health bureaucrat, the govt will invoke the provisions of the landmark Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, to...
- Chief Ministers of 11 states to support an anti-tobacco campaign
Chief Ministers of 11 states in India have pledged their support to Voice of Tobacco Victims (VOTV), a national campaign against chewing to...
- Protest against closure of gutka packaging units
On alternative ways of packing gutka, he said their are provisions of packaging gutka in paper and aluminium foils but it will increase the...
- Ban on plastic gutka pouches causing job losses in Kanpur
The ban on sale of tobacco products in plastic sachets beyond March 1, will severely hit the industrial city's Rs 400-crore gutka industry ...
- SC not to relax deadline for gutkha sachet ban
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to relax its order banning sale of tobacco products like gutka and pan masala in plastic sachets from...
- Maharashtra to ban gutka from May
Maharashtra government has decided to ban gutka in the state from May 20 following a notification issued by the Centre in this regard.