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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 ...- Anbumani Ramadoss, who banned public smoking during UPA govt, asks PM Modi to bar cigarette sales to those born after 2009PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enact legislation prohibiting cigarette sales to individuals born af...
- 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...
- 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, ...
- 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...
- Hookah bars and their sale banned in Karnataka. Here's whyThe state government of Karnataka has imposed a ban on hookah bars, including the sale and promotion of hookah and its related ingredients....
- Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appeals all states, UTs to ban sale of tobacco products, spitting in publicIn a letter to all state health ministers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said smokeless tobacco users have a tendency to spit in public pla...
- Tobacco industry profits USD 9k from every smoker's death: ReportTobacco Atlas report describes the latest products and tactics being deployed by the tobacco industry to grow its profits and delay or dera...
- Railways asked not to allow ads of products bad for healthHe said the health ministry has learnt through media reports that the railways is planning to brand trains and stations to increase revenue...
- 'Affordability of tobacco products sees 15% rise'WHO estimates that one person dies from tobacco-related disease every six seconds or so, equivalent to about 6 million people a year.
- Youngsters need to be warned over 'killer tobacco' to curb oral cancerAn alarming 30% of the Indian population use some form of tobacco. Two days from now, when everyone takes a pledge to fight this addiction,...
- Reports say tobacco use a major risk factor for cancers: JP NaddaNearly half of the cancers affecting men and one-fourth among women are related to tobacco as per a report, the Rajya Sabha was informed to...
- 8-9 lakh people die due to tobacco use every year: Government"As per the report of Tobacco Control in India (2004), each year 8-9 lakh deaths in India can be attributed to tobacco use," Health Ministe...
- WHO urges PM Narendra Modi to implement increased warnings on tobacco productsThe government has put on hold its decision to increase pictorial warnings on tobacco products to 85 per cent from the present 40 per cent.
- India spent Rs 1 lakh crore on diseases caused by tobacco in 2011Diseases caused by tobacco consumption caused an economic burden of Rs 1.04 lakh crore in 2011 to the country, according to a report by Min...
- World Health Organisation calls for raising tax on tobacco to check consumptionThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for increasing tax on tobacco products to highlight health risks associated with its use.
- Government to tax tobacco more to reduce consumptionUnion health minister Harsh Vardhan is for levying increased taxes on tobacco and tobacco-related products to discourage its consumption.
- Ailments from tobacco use cost India Rs 1.04-lakh crore in 2011: ReportThe amount spent is more than the combined health expenditure by the Central and state governments.
- Global threat: 60% of deaths caused by chronic diseasesThree out of every five deaths in 2008 were caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular dis...
- Rs 5k-crore fund to help farmers quit tobaccoThe government has set up a Rs 5,000-crore fund to finance tobacco farmers diversifying into other crops such as oilseeds, soyabean and chi...
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