City youth to participate in Rights and Responsibilities Training Camp

The Pioneer, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

City youths will be participating in a fortnight long 'Rights and Responsibilities' Summer training camp, organized by State government's tobacco control cell at Prof (Dr) Rama kant Center from may 17 to may 31.

These little game-changers’ team is growing

Hindustan Times, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Significantly, an application moved by this group prompted the authorities to move tobacco shops away from their educational institutions.RTI experts find this trend encouraging “as long as these young minds are not backed by vested interests.” Former information commissioner Gyanendra Sharma says, “If children are taking such initiatives on their own, it’s certainly a success story for the Act. In fact, we should encourage them in their endeavour as this would create more awareness.” 

  

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 16 May 2013

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Gutka sale continues across Tamil Nadu as ban yet to take effect

(Times Of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)

Tobacco products such as gutka and pan masala continue to be sold across the state nearly a week after chief minister J Jayalalithaa on May 8 announced the decision to ban the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of such products. Read more

Welcome ban
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
Although long overdue, the Tamil Nadu government’s move to ban the manufacture, storage and sale of gutka and pan masala in the State is a welcome step (“Reducing the harm,” May 14). But one wonders why the grim reality — that one in 20 young men die of cancer by the age of 70 — and messages on cigarette packets do not deter tobacco users. Read more
 

Industry Updates

GCCI calls for promotion of agri-businesses

(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)

The GCCI has demanded that the government put a moratorium on allowing rolling mills, fish-meal plants, sponge iron plants, tobacco and liquor manufacturing units to be set up in the industrial estates of the State-owned Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). Read more

Tobacco and Health 

Is Kerala cancer's own country?
(Times Of India, Kannur, Kerela)
According to statistics, one third of the cancer patients in the country come under the aforesaid categories. Interestingly, the instances of cancer due to the use of tobacco are less compared to other causes, he said. Read more
Cancer may become killer disease by 2015: experts
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
Describing the cancers of breast, lung, colon and prostate as lifestyle diseases, he said essentially what was happening in the West 20-25 years ago was happening in India now. Control of tobacco use led to a downtrend in the incidence and mortality in the West, he said. Read more

Others (tax, advertising, youth, pack warnings etc)    

Tech-Cigarette.com Discusses the Plight of Indian Children Exposed to Tobacco Cigarettes
(SBWire, New Delhi, India)
Tech-Cigarette.com, a well known e cig review website, has commented upon the plight that school children in India have to face on a daily basis, with regards to braving the highly offensive second hand smoke emitting from tobacco cigarettes. As per the latest reports, over 100 million schools in India in five major states are inclined to suffer owing to the influx of tobacco venders in the area. It has been reported that in Assam, Rajasthan, Orissa, Utter Pradesh, and Jammu, most vendors have positioned their shops right outside the main gates of over 48% of the schools present within these states. Read more
Welcome ban
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
Although long overdue, the Tamil Nadu government’s move to ban the manufacture, storage and sale of gutka and pan masala in the State is a welcome step (“Reducing the harm,” May 14). But one wonders why the grim reality — that one in 20 young men die of cancer by the age of 70 — and messages on cigarette packets do not deter tobacco users. Read more
These little game-changers’ team is growing
(Hindustan Times, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Significantly, an application moved by this group prompted the authorities to move tobacco shops away from their educational institutions.RTI experts find this trend encouraging “as long as these young minds are not backed by vested interests.” Read more
Curriculum for wellness
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
If the proposal finally materialises, students in schools across the country will be soon taught about communicable and non-communicable diseases at length. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has already tied up with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and is in talks with the State governments asking them to work out the modalities to bring in ‘health education’ as a subject in school. Read more
After drugs, zarda worth Rs 1.5cr seized at PallelAfter drugs, zarda worth Rs 1.5cr seized at Pallel
(Times Of India, Imaphal, Manipur)
In the wake of a string of drug hauls at Pallel market in Thoubal district, which were to be sent to Myanmar via the border town of Moreh, two truckloads of zarda, also to be smuggled to the neighbouring country, was confiscated here. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative of Vote For Health campaign (formerly Indian Society Against Smoking - ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF)

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 14 May 2013

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Reducing the harm(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
In a country where one in 20 young men could die of cancer by the age of 70, it is essential that the ban on the sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco be effectively enforced in every State and Union Territory. A total of 24 States and UTs — Tamil Nadu is the latest to join the list — have introduced a ban based on the August 2011 regulation issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. The campaign to stop the manufacture, storage and sale of this injurious product has been greatly aided by the Supreme Court, which has been asking for compliance reports from State governments. Read more

Campaign against oral cancer intensifies

(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
The habit will not only eat away your vital parts of your body but will also make you an offender as the State Government has banned chewable tobacco production, possession, distribution and its sale in Assembly on May 8. Read more
 

Industry Updates

Bending of the Brand in India

(Times Of India, New Delhi, India)

Global brands are wooing Indians, we are told, but are they destroying their brands in the bargain? And, has anybody else noticed that brands are not so slowly and steadily eroding in value in India? (I can hear the howls of outrage from the large fraternity of people whose livelihoods depend on keeping exactly the opposite sentiment alive. That's alright, too.). Read more

ITC shares tank over 5 per cent; m-cap down Rs 14,895 crore

(The Economic Times, Mumbai, Maharashtra)

Shares of FMCG major ITC today slumped by over 5 per cent on profit booking amid a sharp dip in the stock market. Read more

Tobacco and Health 

Reducing the harm
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
In a country where one in 20 young men could die of cancer by the age of 70, it is essential that the ban on the sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco be effectively enforced in every State and Union Territory. A total of 24 States and UTs — Tamil Nadu is the latest to join the list — have introduced a ban based on the August 2011 regulation issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. The campaign to stop the manufacture, storage and sale of this injurious product has been greatly aided by the Supreme Court, which has been asking for compliance reports from State governments. Read more
World No Tobacco Day 2013: Are you being manipulated?
(Health. India.com, New Delhi, India)
Every year on 31 May, WHO and its various partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day where they highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. The theme of this year’s campaign is ‘Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship’. Read more

Others (tax, advertising, youth, pack warnings etc)    

Campaign against oral cancer intensifies
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
The habit will not only eat away your vital parts of your body but will also make you an offender as the State Government has banned chewable tobacco production, possession, distribution and its sale in Assembly on May 8. Read more
World No Tobacco Day 2013: Are you being manipulated?
(Health. India.com, NEw Delhi, India)
Every year on 31 May, WHO and its various partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day where they highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. The theme of this year’s campaign is ‘Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship’. Read more
City youth to participate in Rights and Responsibilities Training Camp
(The Pioneer, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
City youths will be participating in a fortnight long 'Rights and Responsibilities' Summer training camp, organized by State government's tobacco control cell at Prof (Dr) Rama kant Center from may 17 to may 31. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative of Vote For Health campaign (formerly Indian Society Against Smoking - ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF)

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 13 May 2013

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Public health body demands taxes on tobacco products
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
With Tamil Nadu having banned pan masala and gukta, the Indian Public Health Association (IPHA)’s State chapter has now urged the government to bring in a taxation policy for cigarettes and other tobacco products. Read more
India Shares Fall on Profit-Taking 
(Wall Street Journal, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Indian shares were lower early on profit-taking by traders in recent outperformers such as cigarette maker ITC and Tata Consultancy Services 532540.BY -2.16% . Read more

Industry update

Assam to review investment policy
(Times Of India, Guwahati, Assam)
The policy, which is applicable to all industrial units except those producing tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, pan masala and plastic carry bags of less than 20 microns, refineries and units engaged in peripheral activities like preservation during storage, cleaning operations, packing, re-packing, labeling or re-labeling, sorting and alteration of retail sale price, extends to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. Read more

Tobacco and Health 

'Early diagnosis can check heart problems'
(Times Of India, New Delhi, India)
Chewable and non-chewable tobacco are also the worst contributors. Cigarette smoke contain chemicals that are many times more harmful than cocaine. Nicotine harms blood vessels. A complete ban on all tobacco products is necessary to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases, of which heart diseases are the most prominent one. Read more
'Goa leads with highest colon cancer cases'
(Times Of India, Panaji, Goa)
Other major contributing factors to colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are consumption of tobacco products and high. Read more
Cancer may become killer disease by 2015: experts
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
Pointing out that 65 per cent of all cancers were either directly or indirectly related to tobacco, he called for effective anti-tobacco measures in the country and screening for specific cancers after the age of 40 years. Read more
Ban comes as a boon to put oral cancer at bay
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
The habit will not only eat away your vital parts of your body but will also make you an offender as the State Government has banned chewable tobacco production, possession, distribution and its sale in Assembly on May 8. Read more

Others (tax, advertising, youth, pack warnings etc)    

Public health body demands taxes on tobacco products
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
With Tamil Nadu having banned pan masala and gukta, the Indian Public Health Association (IPHA)’s State chapter has now urged the government to bring in a taxation policy for cigarettes and other tobacco products. Read more Chief Minister thanked
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
The Tamil Nadu Food Grains Merchants Association has thanked Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for announcing in the State Assembly on May 8 that the sale of tobacco products in the state was banned. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative of Vote For Health campaign (formerly Indian Society Against Smoking - ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF)

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 10 May 2013

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Index heavyweight and cigarette major ITC fell 0.29% to Rs 343.35 on profit booking.

(Business Standard, New Delhi, India)

The stock had hit a record high of Rs 345.85 in intraday trade on Thursday, 9 May 2013. The Uttar Pradesh state government on Tuesday, 7 May 2013, slashed VAT on cigarette/cigar from existing 50% to 25%. Read more 
 

Industry Updates

Index heavyweight and cigarette major ITC fell 0.29% to Rs 343.35 on profit booking.

(Business Standard, New Delhi, India)

The stock had hit a record high of Rs 345.85 in intraday trade on Thursday, 9 May 2013. The Uttar Pradesh state government on Tuesday, 7 May 2013, slashed VAT on cigarette/cigar from existing 50% to 25%. Read more

Smoke free  

Children to help make South Goa smoke-free
(Times Of India, Goa, India)
Children will be at the forefront of a campaign in South Goa district, which is aimed to make the area smoke-free, an official said Thursday. Read more

Tobacco and Health 

Asthma: Facts, causes, treatment and prevention
(Times Of India, New Delhi, India0
The strongest risk factors for developing asthma are exposure to indoor allergens such as house dust mites in bedding, carpets and stuffed furniture; pollution and pet dander; outdoor allergens such as pollens and moulds; tobacco smoke and chemical irritants in the workplace. Read more

Others (tax, advertising, youth, pack warnings etc)    

Children to help make South Goa smoke-free
(Times Of India, Goa, India)
Children will be at the forefront of a campaign in South Goa district, which is aimed to make the area smoke-free, an official said Thursday. Read more
 Saif Ali Khan in an anti-smoking disclaimer
(Times Of India, New Delhi)
While standard anti-smoking disclaimers have been a part of our films for sometime, 'Go Goa Gone' will see Saif Ali Khan's audio-visual (AV) talking about the ill-effects of smoking. And a special line asking the viewers to respect Goa. We hear Saif had to appear in the AV, mainly because he had run into trouble with Goa government — over violation of the smoking act and defaming the state. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative of Vote For Health campaign (formerly Indian Society Against Smoking - ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF)

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 9 May 2013

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Activists condemn government decision of reducing vat on cigarettes, cigars

(Times Of India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

The UP government's decision to reduce VAT on cigarettes and cigars from the existing 50% levels to 25% has invited the ire of health activists who term it as an act against the public health interest. Read more

Slashing tax on fags, cigars not in public interest

(The Pioneer, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

"Reduction in tax on cigarettes and Cigars is against public interest healthwise," said WHO Director General Awardee, Prof Ramakant at a media dialogue on Wednesday. Read more
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Holds 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

(Financial Post, New Delhi, India)

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders today. Louis C. Camilleri, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, addressed shareholders and answered questions. André Calantzopoulos, Chief Operating Officer, gave the business presentation, focusing on PMI’s performance since its spin-off in March 2008, which has seen total shareholder return reach 135% through April 30, 2013. Read more
 

Industry Updates

 Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) Holds 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

(Financial Post, New Delhi, India)

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders today. Louis C. Camilleri, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, addressed shareholders and answered questions. André Calantzopoulos, Chief Operating Officer, gave the business presentation, focusing on PMI’s performance since its spin-off in March 2008, which has seen total shareholder return reach 135% through April 30, 2013. Read more

Smoke free  

'Smoke-free' South Goa soon

(Times Of India, Margao, Goa)

The South Goa district task force committee on tobacco control has set May 31-No Tobacco Day; as the target to make South Goa 'smoke free' at public places. Read more

Tobacco and Health 

TN bans production, sales of tobacco

(Times Of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)

Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday decided to ban the production, stocking, distribution and sale of tobacco products such as gutka and pan masala in the state. Read moreTamil Nadu bans pan masala, gutka
(Zee News, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
The Tamil Nadu government today banned production, possession, distribution and sale of tobacco products such as pan masala and gutka in the state. Read more
जनस्वास्थ्य के खिलाफ है सिगरेट पर टैक्स कटौती
(डेलि न्यूज़, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार जन स्वास्थ्य के विरुद्ध जाकर सिगरेट और सिगार पर वैट कर को पचास प्रतिशत से घटाकर पच्चीस प्रतिशत करने का निर्णय लिया है। Read more

Others (tax, advertising, youth, pack warnings etc)    

Mumbai doctor gets US award for tobacco control efforts
(Indo Link, New Delhi, India)
An Indian doctor of Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital has been awarded with the prestigious Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence for his innovative efforts in reducing tobacco consumption in India.Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, cancer surgeon, received the award by the ‘Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids’ at a function here. Read more
44 youths held in raid on hukkah bar in Mumbai
(India TV, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
In a late night raid, Mumbai Police on Wednesday night raided the Black Diamond hukkah bar being run behind a motorbike showroom Biketech at the dockyard and detained 44 youths. Read more
 जनस्वास्थ्य के खिलाफ है सिगरेट पर टैक्स कटौती
(स्वदेश चेतना, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार जन स्वास्थ्य के विरुद्ध जाकर सिगरेट और सिगार पर वैट कर को पचास प्रतिशत से घटाकर पच्चीस प्रतिशत करने का निर्णय लिया है। Read more
 टैक्स कम होने से बढ़ेगा धूम्रपान 
(कैनविज़ टाइम्स, लखनऊ , उत्तर प्रदेश)
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार जन स्वास्थ्य के विपरीत जाकर सिगरेट और सिगार पर वैट कर को पचास प्रतिशत से घटाकर पच्चीस प्रतिशत करने का निर्णय लिया है। Read more

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Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative of Vote For Health campaign (formerly Indian Society Against Smoking - ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF)

जनस्वास्थ्य के खिलाफ है सिगरेट पर टैक्स कटौती

डेलि न्यूज़, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार जन स्वास्थ्य के विरुद्ध जाकर सिगरेट और सिगार पर वैट कर को पचास प्रतिशत से घटाकर पच्चीस प्रतिशत करने का निर्णय लिया है। डबल्यूएचओ के अनुसार तंबाकू कर में व्रद्धि तंबाकू का सेवन रोकने व उसका सेवन कर आढ़े लोगों को छोड़ने में मदद करना का एक प्रभावशाली तरीका था।

जनस्वास्थ्य के खिलाफ है सिगरेट पर टैक्स कटौती

स्वदेश चेतना, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार जन स्वास्थ्य के विरुद्ध जाकर सिगरेट और सिगार पर वैट कर को पचास प्रतिशत से घटाकर पच्चीस प्रतिशत करने का निर्णय लिया है। डबल्यूएचओ के अनुसार तंबाकू कर में व्रद्धि तंबाकू का सेवन रोकने व उसका सेवन कर आढ़े लोगों को छोड़ने में मदद करना का एक प्रभावशाली तरीका था।

टैक्स कम होने से बढ़ेगा धूम्रपान

कैनविज़ टाइम्स, लखनऊ , उत्तर प्रदेश
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार जन स्वास्थ्य के विपरीत जाकर सिगरेट और सिगार पर वैट कर को पचास प्रतिशत से घटाकर पच्चीस प्रतिशत करने का निर्णय लिया है। डबल्यूएचओ के अनुसार तंबाकू कर में व्रद्धि तंबाकू का सेवन रोकने व उसका सेवन कर आढ़े लोगों को छोड़ने में मदद करना का एक प्रभावशाली तरीका था।

जनस्वास्थ्य के खिलाफ है सिगरेट पर टैक्स कटौती

यूनाइटेड भारत, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार जन स्वास्थ्य के विरुद्ध जाकर सिगरेट और सिगार पर वैट कर को पचास प्रतिशत से घटाकर पच्चीस प्रतिशत करने का निर्णय लिया है। डबल्यूएचओ के अनुसार तंबाकू कर में व्रद्धि तंबाकू का सेवन रोकने व उसका सेवन कर आढ़े लोगों को छोड़ने में मदद करना का एक प्रभावशाली तरीका था।

Slashing tax on fags, cigars not in public interest

The Pioneer, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
"Reduction in tax on cigarettes and Cigars is against public interest healthwise," said WHO Director General Awardee, Prof Ramakant at a media dialogue on Wednesday. Prof Ramakant said that the decision of the UP government to reduce VAT on Cigarette and cigars from the existing 50 percent to 25 percent was against public interest health wise.

Workshop organized at DPS, Indira Nagar

Times Of India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
With the aim of further strengthening social responsibilities among youth, the ' Vote for Health' is organizing a free summer camp on Rights and Responsibilities. It will start on May 17, 2013 till May 31,2013. A workshop was organized at DPS, Indira Nagar on May 6, 2013 for classes XI and XII to this effect.

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 08 May 2013

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UP state government slashes VAT on cigarettes and cigars

(Times Of India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

Focusing on how to make it a tad cheaper to live and work in UP, the state cabinet on Tuesday revised the tax rates applicable across several products and services. In a major relief for smokers, UP government, which had in July 2012 attempted to restrict the use of tobacco products by increasing VAT from 17.5% to 50%, buckled under the pressure mounted by the tobacco lobby and axed the VAT rates by half again. Read more

29 states have banned gutkha: Govt

(India Blooms News, New Delhi, India)

Ghulam Nabi Azad giving this information in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday said, "The Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 dated 1st August 2011, issued under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, lays down that food product should not contain any substance which is injurious to health and that tobacco or nicotine shall not be used as ingredients in any food products." Read more  
तंबाखू मुक्ति के लिए छात्र एकजुट 
(अमर उजाला, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)

दिल्ली पब्लिक स्कूल, इन्दिरा नगर शाखा में सोमवार को एक कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया गया। Read more

तंबाखू जानलेवा है इससे बचें: रमाकांत

(वॉइस ऑफ मूवमेंट, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)

अधिकांश बच्चे 18 वर्ष कि कम आयु में तंबखू सेवन आरंभ कर देते हैं। Read more
 

Industry Updates

Saradha: uncertainty over cigarette tax collection

(Business Standard, New Delhi, India)

Even as thousands of investors affected in the Saradha scam are queuing at the commission office for compensation from the relief fund announced by the Mamata Banerjee, uncertainty is looming large on the Rs 150 crore to be generated from cigarette tax collection. Read more  

ITC may not qualify for Kolkata LTU facility

(Zee News, Kolkata, West Bengal)

Cigarette to diversified conglomerate, ITC Ltd, may not qualify for entry into the proposed Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) here for association with tobacco. Read more

Smoke free  

तंबाखू मुक्ति के लिए छात्र एकजुट
(अमर उजाला, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)
दिल्ली पब्लिक स्कूल, इन्दिरा नगर शाखा में सोमवार को एक कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया गया। Read more
 

Tobacco and Health 

Teen smokers can get addicted to marijuana
(Times Of India, New Delhi, India)
New research presented May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting here supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana. Read more

तंबाखू जानलेवा है इससे बचें: रमाकांत

(वॉइस ऑफ मूवमेंट, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)

अधिकांश बच्चे 18 वर्ष कि कम आयु में तंबखू सेवन आरंभ कर देते हैं। Read more

Others (tax, advertising, youth, pack warnings etc)    

Teen smokers can get addicted to marijuana
(Times Of India, New Delhi, India)
New research presented May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting here supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana. Read more
UP slashes VAT on cigarettes 
(Sahara Samay, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
The schedule four is for the non- VAT goods category and it empowers government to increase/decrease the rate of tax higher than the uniform tax imposed on other products falling under VAT goods category. Read more
Vapor Cigarette Brands Marketed as Smoking Cessation Tool Reports DigitalSmoke.org
(SB Wire, New Delhi, India)
As per reviews, it is incurred that the different brands of vapor cigarettes are commercializing as a smoking alternative to traditional tobacco smoking. According to recent data, in the year 2011, almost 20 percent of the users have switched towards electronic cigarettes from 11 percent in the year 2010. Read more
Cigarette VAT cut
(The Telegraph, Kolkata, West Bengal)
The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Cigarettes have been put under schedule four of the UP VAT Act, 2008 that empowers the government to increase/decrease the rate of tax higher than the uniform tax imposed on VAT goods. Read more
तंबाखू का सेवन न करें युवा: डॉ रमाकांत 
(केनविज़ टाइम्स, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश) 
अधिकांश बच्चे 18 वर्ष कि कम आयु में तंबखू सेवन आरंभ कर देते हैं। Read more

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तंबाखू मुक्ति के लिए छात्र एकजुट

(अमर उजाला, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)
दिल्ली पब्लिक स्कूल, इन्दिरा नगर शाखा में सोमवार को एक कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया गया। इसमें छात्रों ने एकजुट होकर समाज के प्रति उत्तरदायित्व निभाते हुए ‘स्वास्थ्य को वोट’ अभियान में शामिल होने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया।

तंबाखू का सेवन न करें युवा: डॉ रमाकांत

(केनविज़ टाइम्स, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश) 

अधिकांश बच्चे 18 वर्ष कि कम आयु में तंबखू सेवन आरंभ कर देते हैं। इसलिए बच्चों एवं युवाओं को तंबाकू जनित जानलेवा रोगों एवं हानिकारी के बारे में जानकारी देना आवश्यक है। 

तंबाखू जानलेवा है इससे बचें: रमाकांत

वॉइस ऑफ मूवमेंट, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)

अधिकांश बच्चे 18 वर्ष कि कम आयु में तंबखू सेवन आरंभ कर देते हैं। इसलिए बच्चों एवं युवाओं को तंबाकू जनित जानलेवा रोगों एवं हानिकारी के बारे में जानकारी देना आवश्यक है। 

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Tobacco Board fixes Karnataka crop at 102 million kg

(Business Line, Bangalore, Karnataka)

The Tobacco Board has increased Karnataka’s crop size by four per cent to 102 million kg (mkg) for the crop year 2013-14. Read more

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Tobacco Board fixes Karnataka crop at 102 million kg

(Business Line, Bangalore, Karnataka)

The Tobacco Board has increased Karnataka’s crop size by four per cent to 102 million kg (mkg) for the crop year 2013-14. Read more 

Tobacco and Health 

5 Ways How Smoking Can Affect Your Insurance Policy
(Silicon India, Bangalore, Karnataka)
Smoking is injurious to health this is not just said by medical practitioners but is also imprinted on the cigarette packs. Studies found out that there is an increase in the consumption of tobacco in India in one form or the other, with 57 percent males and 10.8 percent females. Read more

Teen smokers likelier to get hooked to marijuana

(India.com health, New Delhi, India)

Scientists have shown that teens who smoke are predisposed to getting addicted to marijuana, says a study. New research presented May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting here supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana. Read more

 

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Catch ’em young to teach health
(The Telegraph, Kolkata, West Bengal)
School students across India may get compulsory lessons on the risks of tobacco, the benefits of exercise, perhaps even the management of dengue under a proposal circulated by the Union health ministry. Read more

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Indian awarded for tobacco control efforts

(PTI, New Delhi, India)

An Indian doctor of Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital has been awarded with the prestigious Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence for his innovative efforts in reducing tobacco consumption in India. Read  more

Ban on hookah bars continues

(Times Of India, Ludhiana, Punjab)

Ludhiana deputy commissioner Rahul Tiwari has ordered continuation of ban on hookah bars which serve tobacco to customers. In his order, the DC said no hookah shall be placed for consumption to visitors in restaurants and bars that operate in Ludhiana. Read more

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Deveshwar meets CM at Writers' buildings

(Times Of India, Kolkata, West Bengal)

ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar met chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Writers' Buildings on Friday. Read more
 

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Blanket ban alone can stop gutkha smuggling: FDA
(Times Of India, Nagpur, Maharashtra)
Though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized gutkha worth 16 crore despite the state government imposing a ban on its sale and purchase, FDA commissioner Mahesh Zagade is seeing this as an achievement and also a failure to stop the interstate smuggling of the contraband. Read more

Tobacco and Health 

Girls More Susceptible To Harm From Secondhand Smoke, Study Finds
(Medical Daily, New Delhi, India)
Teenage girls exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke at home had lower levels of the "good" cholesterol known to reduce the risk of heart disease, Australian researchers reported this week. Read more

Cancer risk high in tribal belt

(The Hindu, Kerela, India)

Blint Varghese, coordinator, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), told The Hindu at Attappady that ‘‘such higher numbers of cancer risk cases are not recorded generally. Excessive use of tobacco among the tribal people must be a reason for this. Another screening camp will be organised at Attappady in July. An awareness campaign will be conducted at Attappady to stop the use of tobacco.’’ Read more

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Ban on hookah bars continues

(Times Of India, Ludhiana, Punjab)

Ludhiana deputy commissioner Rahul Tiwari has ordered continuation of ban on hookah bars which serve tobacco to customers. In his order, the DC said no hookah shall be placed for consumption to visitors in restaurants and bars that operate in Ludhiana. Read more

Police seize 2,000 kg of banned gutkha, two arrested

(Zee News, New Delhi, India)

Delhi Police on Saturday claimed to have recovered 2,000 kg of gutka, which is banned in the capital, and arrested two persons, including a senior citizen. Read more

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CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 1 May 2013

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Law mocked again, cigarette, tobacco products selling near schools

(Hill Post, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh)

Prohibited from selling cigarettes, beedis and other tobacco products within 100 meters of an educational institution under the National Tobacco Control Programme but were one to look at confectioners outside Government Senior Secondary school Boileauganj here blatantly violate the laws, its time the enforcing agencies took a hard look at what is happening around. Read more

 

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West Bengal bans manufacture, sale of gutka, paan masala
(IBN Live, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Waking up to the threats and consequences of high rate of tobacco consumption in the population, the West Bengal government has imposed a ban on the manufacture, sale of gutka, pan masala or any other product containing tobacco or Nicotine. The ban comes into effect on Wednesday till next one year. Read more

Tobacco and Health 

Now, no disfigurement of oral cancer patients
(Times Of India, Ahmadabad, Gujarat)
With more than 70% adult males of the city consuming tobacco in one form or the other, Ahmedabad has become the capital of oral cancer in the world. Consumption of tobacco, especially chewing chemically-treated tobacco products invite the risk of head and neck cancer. Just like most of the patients, Piyushbhai, a tongue cancer patient thought he would never be able to speak after the surgery as doctors advised to cut 2 cm part of his tongue. Read more

Hookahs no safer than cigarettes

(Health24, New Delhi, India)

People who smoke tobacco through a water pipe, also known as a hookah, are still exposing themselves to a harmful mix of toxins, according to a small new study. Read more 
 

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CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 30 April 2013

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Civil rights body wants Mamata to withdraw ‘smoke more’ remark

(The Hindu, West Bengal, India)

A civil rights organisation sought the intervention of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) here on Monday, demanding action to ensure that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee withdraws her appeal to people to smoke more, and expresses regret in public for her comments. Read more

If you smoke, get ready to move out of this district

(Times Of India, Kochi, Kerela)

If you are a chain smoker who regularly puffs away in public places, Ernakulam is not the district to be in. Both the city and rural police have together charged 1,689 persons for smoking in public places and levied a fine of Rs 5.1 lakh between October and December in 2012. Read more

Victims ask candidates to take anti-tobacco stance

(The Hindu, Karnataka, India)

The Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV), Karnataka, has written to all the candidates in the fray for the May 5 Assembly elections to support prevention of cancer deaths in the State due to increasing tobacco use. Read more

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Jodhpur to be declared smoke free city on May 3
(Times Of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
After ensuring a strict compliance to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), Jodhpur will be declared as a smoke-free city on May 3. Read more

If you smoke, get ready to move out of this district

(Times Of India, Kochi, Kerela)

If you are a chain smoker who regularly puffs away in public places, Ernakulam is not the district to be in. Both the city and rural police have together charged 1,689 persons for smoking in public places and levied a fine of Rs 5.1 lakh between October and December in 2012. Read more
 

Tobacco and Health 

Victims ask candidates to take anti-tobacco stance

(The Hindu, Karnataka, India)

The Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV), Karnataka, has written to all the candidates in the fray for the May 5 Assembly elections to support prevention of cancer deaths in the State due to increasing tobacco use. Read more

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Youngsters' crusade against tobacco
(Deccan Herald, New Delhi, India)
School children unite together to create awareness about the side effects of tobacco consumption.Students of more than 15 leading schools in Delhi-NCR enthusiastically participated in a programme held by the Indian Cancer Society at Navy Childrens’ School, Chanakyapuri recently. The upbeat students made posters and presented skits/nukkad natak on the topic ‘Ban Tobacco Advertisement and Sponsorship. Read more
School students have solutions to civic, social problems
(The Hindu, New Delhi, India)
Whenever a medical study comes out correlating the intake of alcohol and tobacco to health to diseases such as cancer, the medical terms and jargon are simply too much for many people to comprehend and as such, they just remain unconvinced. Read more 
 

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CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 29 April 2013

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Cancer doc’s plea to Mamata
(The Telegraph, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Cancer surgeon Pankaj Chaturvedi pens for Metro his reaction to chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s suggestion that smokers smoke a little more to raise money for victims of the Saradha deposit scam. Chaturvedi, a professor at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, is a leading anti-tobacco campaigner in India. Read more
Mamata under fire for ‘smoke more’ joke

(Gulf News, New Delhi)

An anti-tobacco group yesterday expressed “shock” over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s joke asking people to smoke more, so more revenue could be garnered to compensate investors of the collapsed Saradha chit fund. Read more

CM angers anti-tobacco lobby  

(The Statesman, New Delhi, India)

Announcing a 10 per cent tax hike on cigarettes, Miss Banerjee also asked people to smoke more so that more revenue is generated and the state is able to compensate the small and medium investors in schemes operated by the Saradha chit fund that has gone bust. Read more

Industry Updates

India is fifth largest market of illicit cigarettes, says Euromonitor
(Financial Chronicle, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Organised sector cigarette manufacturers, including the market leader ITC, are feeling the pinch of illicit trade in cigarettes in India, which has grown enormously. Read more

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Health experts urge govt to make hospitals smoke-free zones 
(Himalayan Times, New Delhi, India)
Speakers at a programme today urged government authorities to make hospitals a ‘smoke-free area’ and to fully implement the Tobacco Control and Regulation Act. Read more

6 more districts to be smoke-free in Rajasthan
(Times Of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Six more cities in the state will step up efforts to earn the smoke-free tag. The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD) has included these cities in the list and will start its activities there soon. Read more

Tobacco and Health 

Govt. counters ads saying Gutkha less harmful than tobacco: Azad
(Indiatelivision.com, New Delhi, India)
The health and family welfare ministry recently published a public notice highlighting the harmful effects of all forms of tobacco use and the desirability of quitting tobacco use in response to a few advertisements published in leading national and regional dailies raising questions on whether Gutkha was a food product. Read more

E-cigarette: Put this in your pipe and smoke it 
(The Express Tribune, New Delhi, India)
The e-cigarette, which is slowly turning up in mouths across main cities in Pakistan, is designed to behave just like the tobacco one but with one major difference: You don’t need a match. There is no lighting up and no smoke. This does, however, kill the theatrical production of leaning forward to light up and nonchalantly exhaling. Read more

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Light Up: West Bengal Chief Minister Suggests People Should Smoke More To Raise Funds Via Higher Tobacco Tax
(International Business Times, New Delhi, India)
The chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal wants to increase a tax on cigarettes and tobacco products by 10 percent as a way of raising revenue to provide funds to thousands of investors who were defrauded of their life savings by a private investment company called the Saradha Group. Read more
Kerala Police collect Rs.1.5 million as fine from smokers
(Business Standard, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela)
The Kerala Police have collected around Rs.1.5 million as fine after stepping up vigil in the past five months against those smoking in public places, according to information available on the website of the state police.  Read more

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CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 26 April 2013

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Anti-tobacco group slam Mamata for 'smoke joke'

(Hindustan Times, New Delhi, India)

An anti-tobacco group on Thursday expressed shock over West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's joke asking people to smoke more, so more revenue could be garnered to compensate investors of the collapsed Saradha financial scam. Read more

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Anti-tobacco group raises hackles over Mamata's smoke joke 

(Business Standard, New Delhi, India)

An anti-tobacco group Thursday expressed "shock" over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's joke asking people to smoke more, so more revenue could be garnered to compensate investors of the collapsed Saradha chit fund. Read more

Marlboro maker Altria to jump into e-cigarettes

(Bloomberg Business Week, New Delhi, India)

Altria Group Inc., owner of the nation's biggest cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, announced Thursday that its NuMark subsidiary plans to introduce an electronic cigarette during the second half of the year, making it the last of the major domestic tobacco companies to enter the growing category. Read more

Asian Stocks Advance Ahead of BOJ Decision; Japan Tobacco Jumps

(Bloomberg Business week, New Delhi, India)

apan Tobacco Inc., the world’s best-performing cigarette maker this year, climbed 4.1 percent after increasing its dividend and forecasting a record profit. BYD Co., the Chinese automaker partially owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Read more

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Gutkha worth Rs 8.18 lakh seized

(India TV, Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra)

On a tip-off, Thane unit of the FDA team last evening raided the godown located at a residential building in Manorama Nagar area and seized the contraband worth Rs 8.18 lakh, said Assistant Commissioner, FDA, Pradip Raut. Read more
 

Tobacco and Health 

Anti-tobacco groups angered by Mamata’s suggestion to ‘smoke more’

(Health India.com, New Delhi, India)

An anti-tobacco group on Thursday expressed ‘shock’ over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s joke asking people to smoke more, so more revenue could be garnered to compensate investors of the collapsed Saradha chit fund. ‘This is a great discouragement for those working in the area of public health,’ said Bhavna Mukhopadhyay, executive director, Voluntary Health Association of India. Read more

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West Bengal smoking tax to aid 'duped investors'
(BBC News, New Delhi, India)
The leader of India's West Bengal state has announced a new tax on cigarettes to raise money for thousands of investors allegedly duped by a private company into losing their savings. Read more

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