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Iran fires missiles, US strikes Iran facility after reports of faltering peace talksIran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain and another country in ...- 2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's totalChina's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...
- Experts back OTC access to NRT across all formats and dosages, including 2 mg and 4 mg, as India struggles with a Tobacco quit success rate under 5%The report highlights the significant economic burden of tobacco use, particularly among low-income households, and underscores how reducin...
- UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18sBritain passes landmark law to create a smoke-free generation by permanently banning cigarette sales to those aged 17 and under and tighten...
- India sticks to e-cigarette ban in snub for Philip MorrisIndia has firmly rejected Philip Morris International's extensive lobbying efforts. The government will not relax its 2019 ban on e-cigaret...
- India, Bangladesh, Nepal on track to achieve 30 pc tobacco use reduction by year-end: WHOBangladesh, India, and Nepal are set to significantly cut tobacco use. The WHO highlights these nations are on track for a 30 percent reduc...
- Education, health ministries issue advisory on implementing anti-tobacco manualThe Union education and health ministries have issued a joint advisory to states and Union territories, urging the strict implementation of...
- Revamping tobacco taxation strategies for high-burden Asian countries: ADBAccording to ADB, the study aims to evaluate progress, analyse the impact of previous tax recommendations, and propose new measures to furt...
- Jharkhand to get WHO award for tobacco controlNTCP was launched in Jharkhand in 2012 when the tobacco prevalence rate in the state was 51.1 per cent, of which 48 per cent were smokeless...
- Cabinet approves accession to protocol under WHO framework convention to eliminate illicit tobacco tradeThis will be applicable to both smoking and chewing or smokeless tobacco (SLT) forms as negotiated and adopted under Article 15 of the WHO ...
- Tobacco sends $1 trillion up in smoke every yearIn 2013-2014, global tobacco excise taxes generated nearly $269 billion in government revenues. Of this, less than $1 billion was invested ...
- Tobacco industry dissatisfied over non-inclusion in FCTC COP 7The event is vital for the industry since here decisions are taken on future tobacco control policies and regulations that countries should...
- Civil society should pitch in to control tobacco usage: Union Health Minister J P NaddaHe urged the NGO's and the civil organizations to come forward and adopt five schools and sensitize children about dangers of tobacco use.
- Parliament panel asks govt to promote tobacco cessation projectsA Parliamentary panel has termed as "negligible" and "meaningless" the government's spending on tobacco de-addiction programme.
- India's delay to implement larger pictorial warnings on tobacco packs face criticism at WHO's regional meetDelay by India to implement larger pictorial warnings on packs of tobacco products came up for criticism at the WHO's regional meet here as...
- India may be grilled at WHO meet on failure to implement larger pictorial warnings on tobacco packsAssessment of tobacco control measures taken by various countries in the region is among the top agendas to be taken up for detailed discus...
- Agriculture department for bigger tobacco warningsThe department of agriculture has said it doesn't support tobacco cultivation and has thus "no objection" to the amendment notification.
- Jammu and Kashmir emerging as smoking capital of Northern India: VHAIJammu and Kashmir is fast emerging as the "smoking capital" of north India as Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) today said.
- Multi-sectoral policies needed for tobacco-free society: PM Manmohan SinghNoting that use of tobacco imposes serious consequences on economy and society, PM Manmohan Singh said.
- China to ban all tobacco ads by 2011China, the world's largest tobacco producer, will ban all forms of tobacco promotion by January 2011.
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