The Union education and health ministries have issued a joint advisory to states and Union territories, urging the strict implementation of...

The Union Health Ministry is set to direct the BCCI to halt hoardings advertising smokeless tobacco at cricket venues, aiming to reduce you...

Speaking after the meeting, the Health Minister said apart from schools, the sale and consumption of tobacco products had been banned aroun...

According to the associations, the Parliament Standing Committee on Health submitted a pertinent and comprehensive report on cancer care pl...

At 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...

According to rule five of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, the specified health warning on tobacc...

Punjab is the third state in the country after Gujarat and Maharashtra where hookah bars or lounges were banned through law.

The Health Ministry issued a notification yesterday making amendments on using the new warnings and including the quitline number.

While the number of tobacco users is reducing across developed nations, countries like India still have a long way to go.

Implementation of 85 per cent size for tobacco package warnings would place India in a position of international leadership.

The growing number of youth and women consuming tobacco in some form is a cause of grave concern and the anti-tobacco campaigns need to tar...

In his bid to discourage smoking among youths, Vardhan has urged states and UTs to impose VAT of at least 50% on all tobacco products.

As India's acceleration towards westernisation continues, tobacco advertising and marketing has been linked to an increased in its use by u...

Even as there is growing concern about the use of tobacco, recent surveys show smoking is on the rise.

Even as there is a growing concern about the use of tobacco, recent surveys show smoking is still on the rise. Worse, alcohol and drug cons...

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey found one in 10 school children consuming tobacco products. Health Ministry now plans to introduce tobacco ...

Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Tuesday that a national regulatory authority (NRA) would be set up to ensure the effective implem...