Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!
1- 'Forceful discouragement of smoking needed'(Source: The Hindu, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen on Monday called for a “more forceful discouragement” of smoking by the Government while asserting his faith in the freedom of personal liberties. Read more
2- Smoke-free workplaces cut cardiac deaths
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Mayo Clinic researchers have provided additional evidence that second-hand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives, by reducing the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths. Read more
Industry update
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
India's tobacco major ITC has raised the price of its regular-size filter segment cigarette brand Gold Flake Kings (GFK) by 14.58 per cent to Rs 110 from Rs 96 for a pack of 20 sticks, said more than three vendors. Read more
2- Gutkha maker backs out of Rs 10 cr deal with GU
(Source: The Times of India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
A gutkha maker who had promised to donate a huge sum for the Gujarat University Convention Centre backed out at the last minute after there was a lot of hue and cry in the media over the tobacco company's association with an education institute. Read more
Smoke free
(Source: The Hindu, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen on Monday called for a “more forceful discouragement” of smoking by the Government while asserting his faith in the freedom of personal liberties. Read more
2- Indian Government should do something against smokers
(Source: Parda Phash, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Well known Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said that the Indian government should act strong against smokers to discourage them from endangering the lives of passive smokers. Read more
3- 'Govt should've boosted public healthcare'
(Source: The Times of India, Kolkata, West Bengal)
The system of healthcare delivery in India has moved prematurely into a reliance on the private sector, said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. Read more
4- Ban Tobacco and Gutka
(Source: Radiance Weekly, New Delhi, Delhi)
Due to lack of moral values youths are fast becoming tobacco smokers and gutka eaters. Tobacco smoking burns health and life. Poisonous gutka is being consumed by boys and girls on a large scale. Read more
5- Amartya Sen Calls for Tough Laws Against Smoking
(Source: Outlook, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen today favoured tough laws against smoking as a step to prevent the spread of cancer. Read more
6- अमर्त्य सेन ने किया लोकपाल का समर्थन
(जी न्यूज़, कोलकाता, पश्चिम बंगाल)
धूम्रपान संबंधी कानूनों को और सख्त बनाया जाना चाहिए।’ उन्होंने कहा कि यह लोगों पर है कि कैंसर की दवाइयों पर सरकार से सब्सिडी की मांग करे। आगे पढ़ें
7- धूम्रपान करने वालों पर सख्ती बरते सरकार : अमर्त्य सेन
(देशबंधु, कोलकाता, पश्चिम बंगाल)
प्रसिध्द अर्थशास्त्री एवं नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता अमर्त्य सेन ने सोमवार को कहा कि अपने जीवन को खतरे में डालने वाले धूम्रपान के शौकीनों को हतोत्साहित करने के लिए केंद्र सरकार को सख्त कदम उठाना चाहिए। आगे पढ़ें
Tobacco and health
1- Smoke-free workplaces cut cardiac deaths(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Mayo Clinic researchers have provided additional evidence that second-hand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives, by reducing the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths. Read more
2- Researchers Say Over Half of Smokers Underestimate Death Risks
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
A research from NHS Smokefree revealed that 53 percent of smokers underestimate the number of annual deaths from smoking-related diseases by at least 70,000 when the actual number of such deaths is more than 80,000, the Mirror reported. Read more
3- Smokers underestimate the ill-effects of smoking: DH
(Source: Health Jockey, New Delhi, Delhi)
As per Department of Health (DH) experts conducting the new NHS Smokefree research, many smokers are understating the negative effects of smoking on their health and pockets. Read more
Others (Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc)
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
The managers of England and Chelsea skipper John Terry are set to initiate legal action after what appears to be a slightly blurred image of the footballer’s face has appeared as part of anti-smoking pictorial warnings created by the Directorate of Visual Publicity (DAVP) for use on cigarette packets in India.Read more
2- India puts Terry on cigarette warnings: Report
(Source: The Economics Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Representatives of England captain John Terry have lodged a complaint over the apparent use of his image for a tobacco warning printed on cigarette packets in India, a report said on Tuesday. Read more
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