These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsIn the stock market, everything has to be seen in context. The most noticeable thing these past few days is that there is not much Gulf-rel...
13 May, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Retail inflation up a tad on rise in food, bullion pricesRetail inflation reached a four-month peak of 3.5% in April. This rise was fueled by increasing food and gold/silver prices. Economists ant...
13 May, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
Food, fuel prices push up March retail inflation to 3.4%India's retail inflation climbed to 3.4 percent in March. Higher food and fuel costs are driving this increase. Experts predict inflation c...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
Karnataka cracks down on tobacco use: Legal age raised to 21, hookah bars banned under new lawKarnataka has implemented a strict anti-tobacco law. Hookah bars are now banned. The legal age to buy tobacco has increased to 21. Penaltie...
31 May, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
Karnataka tightens cigarette laws: From sales to public smoking restrictions, new rules hereThe Karnataka government introduced the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill, 2024, raising the legal age for purchasing cigarettes. ...
22 Feb, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
Indian tobacco consumption, exports may dip by 20% due to lockdownDue to delay in supplies and also health advisories on COVID-19, there may be muted demand this year. Tobacco Board expects about 20 per ce...
17 Apr, 2020, 04.56 PM IST
E-cigarette lobby group wants Karnataka to lift ban on its useKarnataka’s Health & Family Welfare department had, by a circular on June 15, 2016, said sale, manufacturing and distribution of e-cigarett...
10 May, 2019, 10.47 PM IST
World No Tobacco Day: 15% Bengaluru PU students consume tobaccoIn Karnataka, 30% of the adult population, estimated at 1.5 crore is addicted to some form of tobacco.
31 May, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
Narendra Modi government shelves anti-tobacco bill“The tobacco growing farmers have requested that without providing a suitable alternative crop they should not be deprived of their livelih...
04 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka tobacco farmers seek non-discrimination, hold ‘Growers’ Day’ in DelhiFCV tobacco is grown in AP & Karnataka. According to the association, farmers of FCV tobacco in these states don’t have any viable alternat...
02 Dec, 2014, 10.44 PM IST
- More penalty for unauthorised tobacco growers
Tobacco Board has decided to impose more penalty on farmers engaged in unauthorised cultivation of tobacco in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
04 May, 2011, 08.36 PM IST
- Tobacco prices scale a new peak of Rs 113/kg in K'taka
Just three weeks into auction, Tobacco prices in Karnataka have scaled fresh peak at about Rs 113 a kg, defying the economic slowdown.
23 Sep, 2009, 12.29 AM IST
- Tobacco growers see no other crop options
Even as the Union commerce ministry has been talking for the last few months about a 10-year plan to phase out cultivation of the Flue-Cure...
26 Jun, 2008, 01.24 AM IST
- Excise hike may hit tobacco growers
Growers of FCV tobacco say the 150% to 400% hike in excise duty on non-filter cigarettes will wipe out this segment.
15 Apr, 2008, 03.09 AM IST
- Govt changes stance on tobacco phaseout, says crop area is hiked to meet demand
Some five weeks after talking about an action-plan to phase out cultivation of tobacco, Union minister of state for commerce Jairam Ramesh ...
26 Mar, 2008, 02.47 AM IST
- K’taka tobacco sales back on the roll
With 28 exporters actively participating, a total of 44.1 million kg has been auctioned by December 23 for an average price of Rs 57.33 a k...
27 Dec, 2006, 04.31 AM IST
- Karnataka tobacco sale kicks off on high note
In the first 23 days of trading over the period September 7 to October 7, transactions in the Karnataka tobacco auctions are up 55% in quan...
16 Oct, 2006, 12.07 AM IST