The NGO Shram has already written to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on the issue urging to...

Tobacco is taxed at the highest slab of GST at 28 percent, being ‘sin goods’ and further attracting levies of additional duties like NCCD. ...

Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) claims to represent farmers and farm workers of commercial crops across Andhra Pradesh,...

During their interaction, several chief ministers demanded financial and fiscal relief from the Centre to fight the pandemic, while Modi su...

First-time offenders will get a year’s imprisonment or a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or both.

He said there was no earmarking of funds to the health care sector out of the funds collected from taxes on tobacco.

Budget is likely to be positive for auto, cement, metals, consumer, internet, media and real estate sector, but it will be neutral for fina...

The report said that using SLT during pregnancy results in 70 per cent higher risk of anaemia in pregnant women, 2-3 times higher rate of l...

Jaitley presented his third budget which took on the fiscal and physical health of the nation by setting the fiscal deficit target at 3.5% ...

As per government estimates, the total economic cost attributable to tobacco use from all diseases in the year 2011 amounted to Rs 1,04,500...

"Prices of tobacco products in the country have not increased substantially over time, thus making these products even cheaper than essenti...

Concerned at the increasing number of cancer-related deaths, the WHO has suggested prioritizing cancer programmes to deal with the menace.

Noting that use of tobacco imposes serious consequences on economy and society, PM Manmohan Singh said.

The iconic Camel cigarette pack has undergone its first makeover since it hit store shelves almost a century ago, as RJ Reynolds Tobacco te...