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We have invested $16 billion in R&D of less harmful alternatives for smokers: Philip Morris International’s Tomoko Iida- RMIT engineers mixed 1% recycled cigarette butts into fired-clay bricks, and the bricks matched standard strength while cutting firing energy by 10%
- India, Bangladesh, Nepal on track to achieve 30 pc tobacco use reduction by year-end: WHO
- WHO estimates at least 15 million teenagers use e-cigarettes worldwideGlobally, 15 million teenagers are vaping, with youth nine times more likely to use e-cigarettes than adults. Over 100 million people world...06 Oct, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
- Smoking kills 1.35 million Indians annuallyTobacco kills 1.35 million Indians annually, yet quit rates remain low at just 7%. Experts urged science-backed harm reduction strategies, ...14 Sep, 2025, 11.33 AM IST
- Health experts alarmed by GST cut on beedis, demand uniform taxationHealth experts have criticised the government’s move to cut GST on beedis from 28% to 18% while keeping other tobacco products at 40%. They...07 Sep, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
- PMI’s Science-Led shift: Dr. Moira Gilchrist argues for Tobacco Harm Reduction at Technovation 202414 Nov, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
- Indian scientists develop tobacco variety with 50% less nicotine, aiming for 70% reductionThis CSIR scientist said innovation was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion to create a less harmful tobacco variety. The...26 Sep, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
- Philip Morris CEO envisions smoke-free India, advancing public health27 Feb, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
- India can drive positive change to control tobacco use: Jacek Olczak, Philip Morris International"India is no stranger to harm reduction. It has led the world in embracing policies that reduce harm, has earned the reputation as a world ...20 Feb, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
- India Needs To Review E-Cigarette Ban Via Multi-Stakeholder Consult15 Nov, 2022, 02.00 PM IST
- Responsive Policymaking For Achieving India’s Tobacco Control Goals01 Nov, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
- Reduce Tobacco Harm: Not Letting The Excellent Be The Enemy of Good18 Oct, 2022, 05.20 PM IST
- Bring strong anti-tobacco law to save youth, ban designated smoking areas: ExpertsAt a webinar held by Tobacco-Free India, a citizens group, they said gaps in the COTPA Act serve as a tacit approval from the authorities t...05 Aug, 2022, 08.49 PM IST
- Tobacco Caused Disease – A Pandemic We Can Rationally Tackle02 Jun, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
- Tobacco Harm Reduction - A Missed Public Health Opportunity for India23 Aug, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
- View: Concerns over teen vaping have overshadowed the question of its relative safetyWorries about teen vaping in the US have overshadowed the central question about e-cigarettes — are they safer than smoking?21 Sep, 2019, 11.00 PM 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
- 'Research required before low nicotine tobacco adoption'New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) There needs to be extensive research on the consequences of adoption of very low nicotine level tobacco on farmers,...09 Nov, 2016, 09.26 PM IST
- Health ministry targets reduction in use of solid fuels for cookingHealth Ministry has added reduction in the usage of solid fuels in kitchens as one of the key targets to its national framework.11 Aug, 2013, 10.20 AM IST
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