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(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Philip Morris, manufacturers of Marlboro, was pressuring the Union health ministry to change pictoral warnings on tobacco packs that bore a close resemblance to English footballer John Terry, an RTI has found. Read more
2- Tobacco industry studies on cigarette additives safety may be misleading
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), Kerala)
Scientific research published by the tobacco industry on the safety of cigarette additives cannot be taken at face value, a new study has suggested. Read more
Industry updates
(Source: IRIS, New Delhi, Delhi)
ITC is a diversified conglomerate with a presence in cigarette, FMCG, hotel, paperboard and agribusiness. Despite its presence in various business segments, cigarette still draws a major part of profitability with +80% share in PBIT. Read more
2- Once flourishing, beedi rolling goes up in smoke
(Source: IBN Live, Baripada, Orissa)
Once a flourishing cottage industry, beedi manufacturing has now failed to provide the rollers in northern parts of the State with a livelihood. Read more
3- Cigarette firm forced govt to remove gory pictures: RTI
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Philip Morris, manufacturers of Marlboro, was pressuring the Union health ministry to change pictoral warnings on tobacco packs that bore a close resemblance to English footballer John Terry, an RTI has found. Read more
4- Tobacco e-auction system will be ready by March 31
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
Electronic auction system for sale of tobacco will be ready by March 31, according to Mr G. Kamalavardhan Rao, Chairman of the Tobacco Board. The National Institute of Smart Governance is on the job, he said. Read more
5- Tobacco industry studies on cigarette additives safety may be misleading
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), Kerala)
Scientific research published by the tobacco industry on the safety of cigarette additives cannot be taken at face value, a new study has suggested. Read more
6- तंबाकू के थोक कारोबार में एफडीआई पर लगे पाबंदी
(बिजनेस स्टैण्डर्ड, मुंबई, महाराष्ट्र)
कानून मंत्रालय ने कहा है कि वह तंबाकू के थोक कारोबार में प्रत्यक्ष विदेशी निवेश (एफडीआई) पर प्रतिबंध लगाने के वाणिज्य मंत्रालय के प्रस्ताव के पक्ष में है। आगे पढ़ें
Smoke free
(Source: The Times of India, Chandigarh/Haryana/Punjab)
During its ongoing campaign against nicotine, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) team raided a hookah bar Sector 16 on late Monday night. Read more
2- The BEST initiative to make city tobacco-free
(Source: The Indian Express, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The initiative is an extension of the recent campaign launched by the FDA, Salaam Bombay Foundation and Tata Memorial Hospital to make schools and colleges in the state tobacco-free by January 25, 2012. Read more
Tobacco and health
(Source: The Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
The ban on smoking scenes in films, smoking in public places, and sale of tobacco products near schools and colleges has helped check smoking and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Read more
Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. A newly published study shows that Massachusetts saved more than $3 for every $1 it spent on services to help beneficiaries in the state's Medicaid program quit smoking. Read more
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