CNS Tobacco Control Initiative

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 30 January 2012

2012-01-30T12:06:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- ‘Mainpuri tambakoo’ causes cancer, Pak bans product
(Source: Deccan Herald, Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh)
Pakistan’s Sindh province is reported to have banned ‘Mainpuri tambakoo’ because of increasing number of oral cancer cases there and in Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, where the product is manufactured. Read more
2- 'Agneepath' first film to run anti-smoking scroll
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Films with smoking scenes that glamourize smoking or tobacco products will now have to face cuts or run a statutory warning as a scroll along with the visual. Read more

Industry updates

2- तंबाकू निर्यात आठ फीसदी घटी

(खासखबर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
भारत से तंबाकू का निर्यात चालू वित्त वर्ष में अप्रैल से नवंबर तक 8 फीसदी घटकर 1,54,171 टन रहा है। इसकी वजह ज्यादा वैश्विक स्टॉक और कम प्रतिस्पर्धी कीमतें हैं। तंबाकू बोर्ड ने यह जानकारी दी है। आगे पढ़े
3- जिले में लगेंगे साइकिल व सिगरेट उद्योग

(दैनिक जागरण, मुजफ्फरपुर, बिहार)

जिले में साइकिल व सिगरेट उद्योग लगेंगे। इसके लिए जिला उद्योग केंद्र को प्रस्ताव मिले हैं। डीडीसी विनोद सिंह गुंजियाल ने शुक्रवार को सिंगल विंडो समिति की बैठक में आए उद्योग संबंधी आवेदनों पर डीआइसी जीएम शशि शेखर शर्मा सहित अन्य अधिकारियों के साथ विस्तृत चर्चा की। आगे पढ़ें

4- चालीस हजार के हाथ लगा सिर्फ कार्ड

(अमर उजाला, रामपुर, उत्तर प्रदेश)

बीड़ी मजदूरों के हाथ में कार्ड तो थमा पर उन्हें लाभ कुछ नहीं मिल रहा है। न आवासीय और न बेटी के शादी के लिए अनुदान मिल पा रहा है। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- 'Agneepath' first film to run anti-smoking scroll
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Films with smoking scenes that glamourize smoking or tobacco products will now have to face cuts or run a statutory warning as a scroll along with the visual. Read more
2- Health ministry: Ban gutka, or regulate it?
(Source: Deccan Herald, New Delhi, Delhi)
Should gutka be categorised as a “food product” and banned, or should it be regulated? Differences over the issue have surfaced within the health ministry, which, confused, is approaching the law ministry to get a final opinion. Read more
3- As Budgam goes ‘smoke free’, Ruhullah pledges to quit puffing
(Source: Greater Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
Barely two days after Budgam was declared “Smoke Free” on the Republic Day, the local MLA Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Saturday had some candid confession as the young Cabinet Minister pledged that he would quit smoking so that the central Kashmir district. Read more
4- Vimala College students begin anti-tobacco campaign
(Source: City Journal, Kerala)
Vimala College NSS volunteers organised a blood group determination camp and a tobacco-free village campaign at Cheroor Library yesterday. Read more
5- Should ‘unofficial' smoking areas be allowed?
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, New Delhi, Delhi)
In several organisations, there are unofficial smoking zones despite the ban on smoking in workplaces. In many, ironically, these zones also display the ‘No Smoking Area – Smoking here is an offence' sign prominently. Read more
6- धूम्रपान पर 15 लोगों के चालान

(दैनिक जागरण, पालमपुर, हिमाचल प्रदेश)

सार्वजनिक स्थलों में धूम्रपान करने वालों पर पालमपुर पुलिस ने शिकंजा कस दिया है। पिछले दो दिन में पुलिस ने पालमपुर बाजार व बस अड्डे के आसपास 15 लोगों के चालान काटे आगे पढ़ें

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Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 27 January 2012

2012-01-27T11:39:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- ITC: Rise in excise duty may prove an overhang
(Source: Business Standard, New Delhi, Delhi)
India’s largest cigarette maker, ITC, has proved yet again it can deliver on both revenues and earnings, even in a difficult environment. Read more
2- Cardiac diseases common among youth
(Source: The Hindu, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh)
Tobacco addiction has also increased. “Smoking is a big reason for the young to fall prey to heart ailments. In our practice, a majority of the young who have heart ailments have the habit of smoking. Almost every youngster these days is addicted to tobacco and this is taking its toll,” says Head of Cardiology. Read more

Industry updates

Smoke free

1- 25 institutes to be declared 'tobacco-free' on R-Day
(Source: The Times of India, Jorhat, Assam)
The district administration of Jorhat will declare 25 educational institutions of the district 'tobacco-free institutes of the state' during the Republic Day programme on Thursday. Read more
2- Strategy to 'quit smoking' for real
(Source: The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Make 2012 the year you finally stub out that cigarette habit with our lowdown on the newest, most effective ways to give up. Read more
3- Campaign for Tobacco-Free India
(Source: The New Indian Express, Bangalore, Karnataka)
RajaRajeswari Dental College and Hospital in collaboration with Indian Dental Association and Narain Sewa Sansthan organised the Tobacco-Free India campaign for 30 days in 19 states. Read more
4- सिगरेट ऑफर किया तो खानी पड़ेगी जेल की हवा

(अमर उजाला, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)

तंबाकू उत्पाद को प्रमोट करना अब महंगा पड़ सकता है। ऐसा करने वालों को दो से पांच साल तक जेल की हवा खानी पड़ सकती है। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- Cardiac diseases common among youth
(Source: The Hindu, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh)
Tobacco addiction has also increased. “Smoking is a big reason for the young to fall prey to heart ailments. In our practice, a majority of the young who have heart ailments have the habit of smoking. Almost every youngster these days is addicted to tobacco and this is taking its toll,” says Head of Cardiology. Read more

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- Smoking, hypertension biggest killers in Japan
(Source: Hindustan Times, News Delhi, Delhi)
Even though the Japanese have the world's highest life expectancy, smoking and high blood pressure (BP) still remain the biggest health hazards, reveals a study. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 25 January 2012

2012-01-25T11:53:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Tobacco export volumes down by 7.8% in Apr-Nov
(Source: Business Standard, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco shipments from India, the third-largest exporter in the world, fell by 7.8% to 1,54,171 tonne during the April-November period of the current fiscal on account of surplus global stock and less competitive prices, the Tobacco Board said. Read more
2- Ban on sale of tobacco in pouches
(Source: Hindustan Times, Gurgaon, Haryana)
The pollution department is gearing up to put a curb on plastic pouches, which are used for chewing tobacco products. Read more

Industry updates

1- Electronic Cigarette India Company, Aims to Delight Customers with Its Extraordinary Metal Cases Packaging
(Source: PR News, New Delhi, Delhi)
an E Cigarette India company, has come up with a new packaging style for its electronic cigarette collection. The newly launched metal cases includes colours such as red, pink, metallic, and yellow. Read more
2- Tobacco export volumes down by 7.8% in Apr-Nov
(Source: Business Standard, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco shipments from India, the third-largest exporter in the world, fell by 7.8% to 1,54,171 tonne during the April-November period of the current fiscal on account of surplus global stock and less competitive prices, the Tobacco Board said. Read more
3- Centre to increase subsidy to build houses for beedi workers
(Source: The Hindu, Hubli, Karnataka)

The Union Government will soon increase the subsidy given to construct houses for beedi workers from Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 75,000, Union Minister for Labour and Employment M. Mallikarjun Kharge has said. Read more

Smoke free

1- Ban on sale of tobacco in pouches
(Source: Hindustan Times, Gurgaon, Haryana)
The pollution department is gearing up to put a curb on plastic pouches, which are used for chewing tobacco products. Read more
2- Ernakulam still high on cigarettes
(Source: The Times of India, Kochi, Kerala)
Even though Ernakulam was declared the first smoke-free district and tourist destination in the state, it seems Kochiites are yet to get rid of their habit of smoking in public. Read more
3- Tobacco products seized in Sec-26 store
(Source: The Tribune, Chandigarh/Haryana/Punjab)
The National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), along with the Chandigarh Police, raided the Aggarwal Crockery at Sector 26 here today. Read more
4- तम्बाकू मुक्त होंगे महाविद्यालय

(राजस्थान पत्रिका, भीलवाडा, राजस्थान)

अब महाविद्यालय परिसर में शिक्षक, छात्र या आगन्तुक तम्बाकू का उपयोग नहीं कर पाएंगे। महाविद्यालय के 100 गज के दायरे में गुटखा, बीड़ी, सिगरेट आदि के विक्रय पर भी प्रतिबंधित होगा। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- Why many don’t quit smoking despite cancer
(Source: Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
A substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed, a new study has revealed. Read more

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Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 24 January 2012

2012-01-24T11:33:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

Industry updates

1- Manikchand Group Consolidates IT Infra On IBM BladeCenter
(Source: Money Control, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
IBM has announced that the Manikchand Group Inc., a privately-owned conglomerate that makes everything from tobacco products to wind farm equipment, has consolidated its entire IT infrastructure on IBM BladeCenter systems. Read more

Smoke free

1- Strategy to 'quit smoking' for real
(Source: The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Make 2012 the year you finally stub out that cigarette habit with our lowdown on the newest, most effective ways to give up. Read more
2- कॉलेजों में गुटखा खाने वालों पर रहेगी कड़ी नजर

(दैनिक भास्कर, जयपुर, राजस्थान)

कॉलेज शिक्षा निदेशालय ने प्रदेश के सभी कॉलेज प्राचार्य को निर्देशित किया है कि कॉलेज परिसर में गुटखा, तंबाखू खाने वालों पर कड़ी नजर रखी जाए। आगे पढ़ें

3- 'तम्बाकू मुक्त हो महाविद्यालय'

(राजस्थान पत्रिका, जयपुर, राजस्थान)

निदेशालय कॉलेज शिक्षा से मिले निर्देशों के बाद कॉलेज के छात्रों ने भी महाविद्यालय को तम्बाकू मुक्त करने का संकल्प कर लिया है। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- Many keep smoking even after cancer diagnosis
(Source: The Pioneer, New Delhi, Delhi)
A large number of people, believe it or not, continue to puff away merrily even after being diagnosed with lung and colorectal (large intestine) cancer. Read more
2- Many patients don’t quit smoking even after cancer diagnosis
(Source: Asian News International (ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
A substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed, a new study has revealed. Read more
3- A smoky trail
(Source: Deccan Chronicle, New Delhi, Delhi)
A recent study shows for the first time that emphysema, a chronic lung disease, is caused by a specific immune response induced by tobacco smoke. Read more

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- UAE mulls tobacco tax
(Source: Pro Kerala, Kerala)
The UAE's ministerial legislative committee has concluded its discussion over a proposed new federal law which seeks to impose tax on importing tobacco and its derivatives. Read more
2- Simon Cowell starts addiction treatment to kick the butt
(Source: Asian News International (ANI), Kerala)
Simon Cowell is reportedly visiting an addiction clinic to help beat his 15-plus a day cigarette habit. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 23 January 2012

2012-01-23T12:04:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- ITC Q3 net profit rises 23%
(Source: The Times of India, Kolkata. West Bengal)
Tobacco, FMCG to hospitality giant ITC has posted a 22.5% growth in net profit in the third quarter of this fiscal on better profitability in agri, paperboard and tobacco business. Read more
2- Act more forcefully to check smoking
(Source: The Hindu, Kerala)
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's view on smoking reported by your correspondent from Kolkata is interesting. Since we have been battling the evil of smoking for years, Prof. Sen's intervention is highly welcome. Read more
3- Tobacco Board not getting funds from Centre: Sivaji
(Source: The Hindu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
The Tobacco Board has become heavily dependent on penalties and service charges for its functioning as the Central government has stopped giving it financial support while propping up other commodity boards. Read more

Industry updates

1- ‘No support for tobacco from centre'
(Source: The Hindu, Andhra Pradesh)
Central government has stopped giving the Tobacco Board financial support, says Tobacco Growers' Association honorary president Yalamanchili Sivaji. Read more
2- Tobacco Board not getting funds from Centre: Sivaji
(Source: The Hindu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
The Tobacco Board has become heavily dependent on penalties and service charges for its functioning as the Central government has stopped giving it financial support while propping up other commodity boards. Read more
3- ITC may not be the best bet for two quarters at least
(Source: The Economic Times, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The volume growth of ITC's cigarettes business was lower than expected. However, the overall growth of the segment was aided by the price rises taken by the company during the quarter. Read more
4- Price rises help India's ITC beat profit forecasts
(Source: Reuters India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
ITC Ltd, India's largest cigarette maker, relied on price increases to post a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit as cigarette volumes slackened. Read more
5- ITC's Q3 net profit up 22% on better all-round sales
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Backed by all-round growth in sales across various segments, ITC Ltd posted a 22 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 1,701 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. Read more
6- ITC Q3 net up 22.5% at Rs 1,701 crore
(Source: The Economic Times, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Tobacco, hotel and consumer goods enterprise ITC Ltd reported a 22.5% jump in its net profit for the third quarter ended December. Read more
7- ITC Q3 net profit rises 23%
(Source: The Times of India, Kolkata. West Bengal)
Tobacco, FMCG to hospitality giant ITC has posted a 22.5% growth in net profit in the third quarter of this fiscal on better profitability in agri, paperboard and tobacco business. Read more
8- Price hikes help ITC beat forecasts
(Source: Daily News and Analysis (DNA),Mumbai, Maharashtra)
ITC Ltd, India’s largest cigarette maker, relied on price increases to post a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit as cigarette volumes slackened, sending down its shares by 3.8%, their biggest fall in nearly a year. Read more
9- बीड़ी कंपनी का वाहन रोका, हुआ विवाद

(दैनिक भास्कर, इंदौर, मध्य प्रदेश)

इंदौर इच्छापुर हाईवे पर एसबीआई के पास शुक्रवार शाम लगभग ५ बजे वन विभाग के कर्मचारियों द्वारा बीड़ी कंपनी का एक वाहन रोकने से विवाद की स्थिति बन गई।आगे पढ़ें

10- आईटीसी ने दिखाया दमखम

(बिजनेस स्टैण्डर्ड , नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)

आईटीसी ने 31 दिसंबर, 2011 को समाप्त तिमाही में 22.5 फीसदी की बढ़ोतरी दर्ज करते हुए लगभग 1,701 करोड़ रुपये लाभ कमाया। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- Act more forcefully to check smoking
(Source: The Hindu, Kerala)
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's view on smoking reported by your correspondent from Kolkata is interesting. Since we have been battling the evil of smoking for years, Prof. Sen's intervention is highly welcome. Read more
2- Kochi still high on cigarettes
(Source: The Times of India, Kochi, Kerala)
Even though Ernakulam was declared the first smoke-free district and tourist destination in the state, it seems Kochiites are yet to get rid of their habit of smoking in public. Read more
3- अब कॉलेजों के आसपास भी नहीं बिकेगी धूम्रपान सामग्री

(दैनिक भास्कर, पली , राजस्थान)

राज्य सरकार ने अब सरकारी स्कूलों की तरह कॉलेजों तथा उसके आसपास धूम्रपान सामग्री की बिक्री पर रोक लगाने के आदेश दिए हैं। आगे पढ़ें

4- नाबालिग को न बेचें बीड़ी-सिगरेट, गुटखा

(प्रभात खबर, धनबाद, झारखण्ड )

नाबालिगों को बीड़ी-सिगरेट, गुटखा सहित तंबाकू के अन्य उत्पाद बेचने पर सख्त पाबंदी है. पकड़े जाने पर दुकानदार को हर बार दो सौ रुपये का जुर्माना भरना होगा. आगे पढ़ें

5- कॉलेजों के आसपास भी नहीं बिकेंगे सिगरेट-गुटखे

(दैनिक भास्कर, बीकानेर, राजस्थान)

स्कूलों की तर्ज पर सरकार ने कॉलेज महाविद्यालय और उसके आसपास गुटखा-सिगरेट की बिक्री पर रोक लगाने के आदेश दिए हैं। आगे पढ़ें

6- कॉलेज में तम्बाकू ना बाबा ना

(राजस्थान पत्रिका, पाली, राजस्थान)

कॉलेज में धुएं के छल्ले बना कर स्टाइल दिखाना और तम्बाकू उत्पाद का सेवन अब छात्रों को महंगा पड़ सकता है।आगे पढ़े

Tobacco and health

1- At least one family member consumes tobacco, liquor in 10 dists: Survey
(Source: The Times of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
In 10 districts of the state, tobacco and liquor are consumed by at least one person in majority of the houses. Experts say, in India tobacco is the main cause of cancer. Read more
2- Startling facts about second-hand smoke
(Source: MSN News, New Delhi, Delhi)
Studies show that for every eight smokers that die due to tobacco use one non-smoker also dies due to the effects of passive smoking or environmental tobacco smoke. Read more

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- Teenagers voice concern over public smoking
(Source: The Times of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
It was chaos at every nook and corner of Diggi Palace on Saturday. Jostling crowds and queues outside the lavatories irritated many visitors. Read more
2- Ban on tobacco sale to those below 18
(Source: The Hindu, Kochi, Kerala)
District Medical Officer R. Sudhakaran has issued a directive banning the sale of tobacco and related products to children aged below 18 years citing the Indian Tobacco Control Act. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 20 January 2012

2012-01-20T11:20:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- How smoking causes 'destructive' emphysema

(Source: Asian News International (ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)

Exposure to smoking activates genes and portions of the immune system, causing inflammation that triggers life-shortening emphysema, a new study has revealed. Read more

2- Food Security Act will add to farmers' woes, says tobacco body chief

(Source: The Hindu Business Line, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)

The proposed National Food Security Act will add to the woes of the already suffering farmers of the country, unless the Union Government takes the necessary safeguards before formulating and implementing it. Read more

Industry updates

1- Food Security Act will add to farmers' woes, says tobacco body chief

(Source: The Hindu Business Line, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)

Smoke free

1- Researchers want policy change after reviewing 'quit-smoking' programmes n

(Source: Domain B, New Delhi, Delhi)

Smoking is a major public health issue and quitting is the single most important thing smokers can do to improve their health. Read more

2- Office-bearers elected

(Source: The Hindu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)

Bellam Kotaiah has been re-elected president of the Indian Tobacco Association (ITA) for 2012-14 in its general body meeting held here on Thursday. Read more

3- 14 held for flouting smoking rules in JSpur

(Source: The Pioneer, Jagatsinghpur, Orissa)

At least 14 people faced action for violating anti-smoking law in Jagatsinghpur town. They were smoking in public places and were fined Rs200 each and later freed with strong admonition of not flouting smoking rules again. Read more

4- हुक्का बार में छापा संचालक गिरफ्तार

(अमर उजाला, फरीदाबाद, हरियाणा)

बदरपुर बार्डर के पास स्थित डेस्टिनेशन प्वाइंट में चल रहे फैक्सड्रैक्स नाम के हुक्का बार पर बृहस्पतिवार देर रात जिला ड्रग कंट्रोलर एवं पुलिस ने संयुक्त रूप से छापा मारा। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- How smoking causes 'destructive' emphysema

(Source: Asian News International (ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)

Exposure to smoking activates genes and portions of the immune system, causing inflammation that triggers life-shortening emphysema, a new study has revealed. Read more

2- Minnesota Must Work Harder to Prevent Tobacco-Caused Disease and Death

(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)

Minnesota is a leader in some areas, but falls short in others to protect children and curb tobacco-related disease in 2011 according to the American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control 2012 report. Read more

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- State of Tobacco Control Report Shows California Falling Behind in Key Tobacco Control Priority Areas

(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)

he American Lung Association released the State of Tobacco Control 2012, an annual report that provides grades to the federal government and all 50 states and the District of Columbia on four key tobacco control areas. Read more

2- तंबाकू उत्पादों के प्रचार पर रोक

(दैनिक जागरण, यमुनानगर, हरियाणा)

सिगरेट एवं अन्य तम्बाकू उत्पाद अधिनियम 2003 के तहत स्वास्थ्य विभाग द्वारा सिगरेट एवं अन्य तम्बाकू उत्पादों के उत्पादन, व्यापार, आपूर्ति एवं वितरण से सम्बन्धी विज्ञापनों पर पूर्ण रूप से रोक लगाई गई है। आगे पढ़ें

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Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 19 January 2012

2012-01-19T11:52:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- "Choose life, not tobacco": appeals Shobha Shukla to VIT students
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including cancer, lung diseases, and cardiovascular diseases Tobacco use is one of the biggest PREVENTABLE public health threats India has ever faced. Read more
2- On mission to save kids from intoxicants
(Source: The Times if India, Ludhiana, Punjab)
He came to the city with a purpose - for a noble cause which he has been serving since 2008. 51-year-old Amandeep Singh, who started a mission against tobacco four years ago, visited the city to spread his message to minors. Read more

Industry updates

1- Zero attrition at ITC, workforce wedded for life
(Source: The Times of India, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Half of ITC's 7,000-odd managers have been with the tobacco, hotels and consumer products enterprise for more than a quarter of century. Read more

Smoke free

1- Plan for Anti-Tobacco lessons in schools put on back burner
(Source: Mid Day, Pune, Maharashtra)
Despite campaigns and constant appeals for the inclusion of chapters on tobacco in English, Hindi and Marathi subjects for schoolchildren by anti-tobacco campaigners. Read more
2- Another hookah bar raided in P’kula
(Source: The Tribune, Punckula, Punjab)
Despite a ban on hookah bars in the district one such outlet in Sector 8 has been found serving hookas to its clients here today. Read more
3- Ban on sale of tobacco products extended to school vicinity
(Source: Deccan Herald, Davangere, Karnataka)
The State government has ordered a ban on sale and use of tobacco products on school premises, as per the guidelines of the National Tobacco Control programme. Read more
4- On mission to save kids from intoxicants
(Source: The Times if India, Ludhiana, Punjab)
He came to the city with a purpose - for a noble cause which he has been serving since 2008. 51-year-old Amandeep Singh, who started a mission against tobacco four years ago, visited the city to spread his message to minors. Read more
5- जेल में बीड़ी पियेंगे कैदी, प्रतिबंध के बावजूद जेल विभाग कर रहा खरीदी

(दैनिक भास्कर, रायपुर, छत्तीसगढ़)

राज्य शासन एक तरफ नशाखोरी पर पाबंदी लगा रही है, दूसरी ओर जेल प्रशासन कैदियों को बीडी़-सिगरेट पिलाने की तैयारी में है। इसके लिए बाकायदा निविदा आमंत्रित की गई है। आगे पढ़ें

6- नशे के खिलाफ हाईटेक अंदाज, साइकिल पर लैपटॉप और 24 राज्य का दौरा

(दैनिक भास्कर, लुधियाना, पंजाब)

नशे के खिलाफ जन जागरण पर निकले अमनदीप सिंह के हौसले के आगे देश की धरा छोटी पड़ गई है। वह गांव-गांव, शहर-शहर घूमकर लोगों को जागरूक कर रहे हैं। अब वह धूम्रपान के खिलाफ अलख जगा रहे हैं। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- "Choose life, not tobacco": appeals Shobha Shukla to VIT students
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including cancer, lung diseases, and cardiovascular diseases Tobacco use is one of the biggest PREVENTABLE public health threats India has ever faced. Read more
2- From Cigarette to Emphysema: Mapping the Death Route
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
The havoc created by tobacco smoke seems almost criminal, from the moment the cigarette is lit up through the respiratory tract to vital lung cells, activating genes and portions of the immune system to create inflammation that results in life-shortening emphysema. Read more

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Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 18 January 2012

2012-01-18T11:52:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Voices grow against political funding from tobacco firms
(Source: The Times of India, Pune, Maharashtra)
Voices of Tobacco Victims, a support group of cancer survivors and medical practitioners, led by Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital doctors have asked the state election commission (SEC) to ban political funding by tobacco companies ahead of the civic elections in the state. Read more
2- Term Life Insurance For Tobacco Customers
(Source: Free Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco use in any form already units you except for non-users. Some insurance coverage corporations do not distinguish among the shape and frequency of your tobacco use. Read more

Industry updates

1- Voices grow against political funding from tobacco firms
(Source: The Times of India, Pune, Maharashtra)
Voices of Tobacco Victims, a support group of cancer survivors and medical practitioners, led by Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital doctors have asked the state election commission (SEC) to ban political funding by tobacco companies ahead of the civic elections in the state. Read more
2- ITC: Zero attrition at senior management since 15 years; remuneration & reward strategy cited as main reasons
(Source: The Economic Times, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Half of ITC's 7,000-odd managers have been with the tobacco, hotels and consumer products enterprise for more than a quarter of century. Attrition at senior management levels - from chief executive officer to business heads - has been zero for at least 15 years now. Read more

Smoke free

1- Term Life Insurance For Tobacco Customers
(Source: Free Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco use in any form already units you except for non-users. Some insurance coverage corporations do not distinguish among the shape and frequency of your tobacco use. Read more
2- FDA to Weigh Safety of Tobacco Lozenges, Strips
(Source: Yahoo News, New Delhi, Delhi)
They may look and smell a lot like candy, but dissolvable, smokeless tobacco products aren't for kids. Read more
3- धूम्रपान करते एक दर्जन काबू
(दैनिक जागरण, लुधिआना, पंजाब)
लुधियाना रेलवे स्टेशन परिसर में धूम्रपान करते एक दर्जन लोगों को आरपीएफ ने काबू किया। आरपीएफ प्रभारी जसवंत सिंह के अनुसार ये लोग अलग-अलग स्थानों पर धूम्रपान करते पकडे़ गए। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- Genetic Testing for Smoking Cessation
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Smokers’ ability to quit smoking may be influenced by genetic variation. The use of genetic testing may hence increase cessation rates. Read more

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- Scotland delays implementing tobacco display ban
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Scotland has delayed implementation of a tobacco display ban in supermarkets because of a change to the regulations and a legal challenge, the Scottish government said. Read more

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Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 17 January 2012

2012-01-17T11:44:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Protein shows promise in treating smoker`s diseases
(Source: Zee News, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) caused by excessive smoking is characterized by blockage or narrowing of airways in the lungs. Read more
2- Smoke in public places? Beware of cops
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Bangalore, Karnataka)
In the backdrop of a nationwide campaign against tobacco use, especially by vulnerable groups, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has requested police heads of states to penalise people smoking in public places. Read more

Industry updates

1- Philip Morris and the Evolution of Marlboro brand!
(Source: Sooper Articles, New Delhi, Delhi)
Marlboro cigarettes is a brand made by Philip Morris. It's currently the top selling cigarette brand in the world. As is know Philip Morris is biggest tobacco manufacturers on international tobacco industry. Read more
2- तम्बाकू की खेती से बदल रही तकदीर
(दैनिक जागरण, वैशाली, बिहार)
तम्बाकू की खेती से तकदीर बदल सकती है चकठकुरसी कुसियारी पंचायत के किसानों की। कृषि विभाग के माध्यम से किसानों को उचित सुविधाएं उपलब्ध करायी जाये तो इस क्षेत्र के किसानों की आर्थिक स्थिति काफी सुदृढ़ हो सकती है। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- Smoke in public places? Beware of cops
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Bangalore, Karnataka)
In the backdrop of a nationwide campaign against tobacco use, especially by vulnerable groups, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has requested police heads of states to penalise people smoking in public places. Read more
2- Tobacco bar in Majuli school
(Source: The Telegraph, Jorhat, Assam)
Garmur Higher Secondary School in Majuli will become the first tobacco-free educational institution on the river island after the Jorhat District Tobacco Control Cell officially declares it on Republic Day. Read more
3- The right way to Stop Tobacco Cold Bulgaria
(Source: Aggriassam, Assam)
First of all, if you must stop using cigarettes, you should become i think convinced that the is something you should do. Nicotine is this addictive illegal drug that no variety of cajoling or even pushing through those around you should convince someone to quit. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- Financial boost for fight against NCDs
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
India's fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic lung diseases - could receive a big financial boost. Read more
2- Protein shows promise in treating smoker`s diseases
(Source: Zee News, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) caused by excessive smoking is characterized by blockage or narrowing of airways in the lungs. Read more
3- तम्बाकू छोड़े कैंसर से रहे मुक्त
(दैनिक जागरण, दरभंगा, बिहार)
स्वामी विवेकानंद कैंसर अस्पताल की ओर से रविवार को खुदीराम बोस चौक पर कैंसर जागरूकता शिविर का आयोजन किया गया। आगे पढ़ें

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- सिगरेट पैकेट से हटेगी टेरी जैसी शक्ल
(हिंदुस्तान, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)
केंद्रीय स्वास्थ एवं परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय सिगरेट के पैकेट पर प्रकाशित होने वाली चित्र चेतावनी को शंशोधित करेगा. आगे पढ़े

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Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 16 January 2012

2012-01-16T11:58:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Contraband cigarettes market estimated at Rs 1,900 crore this year
(Source: The Economic Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
High excise duty on cigarettes in India has resulted in the growth of contraband trade of the product with the total market estimated to reach Rs 1,900 crore this year, up nearly 12 per cent from the previous year, according to industry estimates. Read more
2- New treatment hope for smoking-related lung diseases
(Source: Asian News International (ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Scientists have discovered a potential new treatment that could reduce debilitating symptoms of smoking related lung diseases. Read more

Industry updates

1- All gutka packets to need FDA approval
(Source: Mid Day, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
As per the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) latest norm, gutka manufacturers will now have to acquire licences from the administration under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) before they either manufacture or sell their products. Read more
2- Buy ITC; target of Rs 230: Motilal Oswal
(Source: Money Control, New Delhi, Delhi)
The ITC stock gets a drubbing every year ahead of the Union Budget due to concerns over an increase in excise duty on cigarettes. Read more
3- Contraband cigarettes market estimated at Rs 1,900 crore this year
(Source: The Economic Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
High excise duty on cigarettes in India has resulted in the growth of contraband trade of the product with the total market estimated to reach Rs 1,900 crore this year, up nearly 12 per cent from the previous year, according to industry estimates. Read more
4- Much hyped e-auction of tobacco yet to start in State
(Source: The Hindu, Mysore, Karnataka)
The much hyped e-auction of tobacco is yet to be introduced in the State. The Chairman of the Tobacco Board, G. Kamalavardhana Rao, had announced here in July, 2011,that it would be introduced in the September-October auction period in 2011. Read more
5- Curbs no deterrent to tobacco growers
(Source: The Hindu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
Tobacco farmers in AP and Karnataka are undeterred by the bleak global scenario and the regulatory action by the Tobacco Board, which is imposing penalties on unauthorised growers and those exceeding the authorised crop size. Read more

Smoke free

1- Palike lacks will to check tobacco sale near colleges
(Source: Deccan Herald, Bangalore, Karnataka)
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) seems to lack the will to follow the direction of the High Court to evict tobacco-sellers located within 100 yards of educational institutions. Read more
2- A smokin’ controversy!
(Source: Pune Mirror, Pune, Maharashtra)
A picture depicting Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru lighting the cigarette of a woman while smoking himself is being shared on social networking site Facebook. Read more
3- B D College to be declared 'no-smoking zone' from R-Day
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
The B D College campus would be declared a "no-smoking zone" from January 26. A decision in this regard has been taken by the college authorities to maintain academic ambience on the campus. Read more
4- वर्दी में नहीं चलेगा पान, खैनी, सिगरेट
(दैनिक जागरण, खगड़िया, बिहार)
वर्दी में पान-खैनी नहीं खायेंगे और सिगरेट भी नहीं पीएंगे पुलिस कर्मी। इस बावत रेलवे के पुलिस महानिरीक्षक द्वारा सभी रेल थानों को निर्देश जारी किए गये हैं। आगे पढ़ें
5- बीड़ी पीते ही बज उठा अलार्म
(दैनिक भास्कर, कोल्कता, पश्चिम बंगाल)
लगाए गए फायर सिस्टम स्मोकिंग के धुएं से भी बज उठेंगे और इससे आपकी चोरी पकड़ी जाएगी। अस्पताल प्रबंधन ने मरीजों की सुरक्षा को लेकर सभी वार्डों में फायर सिस्टम लगाए हैं। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- Smoking during pregnancy does not cause autism in children
(Source: Zee News, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
A new study has refuted any link between smoking during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children. Read more
2- New treatment hope for smoking-related lung diseases
(Source: Asian News International (ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Scientists have discovered a potential new treatment that could reduce debilitating symptoms of smoking related lung diseases. Read more
3- Maternal smoking not linked to autism in kids
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
A new study has refuted any link between smoking during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children. Read more

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- Tobacco lobby’s move flayed
(Source: The Assam Tribune, Guwahati, Assam)
The tobacco lobby is deliberately creating confusion to derail the process of implementation of the new pictorial health warning on tobacco products, and this is not a new ploy, said Ruchira Neog, Executive Secretary, Voluntary Health Association of Assam (VHAA). Read more
2- Scotland delays implementing tobacco display ban
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Scotland has delayed implementation of a tobacco display ban in supermarkets because of a change to the regulations and a legal challenge, the Scottish government said on Sunday. Read more

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Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 13 January 2012

2012-01-13T11:42:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Tobacco products may figure in crime report
(Source: The Asian Age, West Bengal/Maharashtra/Delhi)
If the Union health ministry has its way soon the violations under cigarettes and other tobacco products will also figure in the monthly crime report of the station house officer (SHO) as other crimes like theft, daicoty, murder, rape etc. Read more
2- Karnataka tobacco prices rise Rs 3-4 a kg
(Source: The Hindu Business Line , Bangalore, Karnataka)
Tobacco prices at Karnataka auctions have appreciated marginally by Rs 3 to 4 a kg. Price of Bright grade has been steady between Rs 115 and Rs 118 a kg. Read more

Industry updates

1- Karnataka tobacco prices rise Rs 3-4 a kg
(Source: The Hindu Business Line , Bangalore, Karnataka)
Tobacco prices at Karnataka auctions have appreciated marginally by Rs 3 to 4 a kg. Price of Bright grade has been steady between Rs 115 and Rs 118 a kg. Read more
2- बीड़ी मजदूरों की समस्याओं पर चर्चा
(दैनिक भास्कर, बरन, राजस्थान)
बीड़ी मजदूरों की बैठक बुधवार को कस्बे में कमरूद्दीन अंसारी की अध्यक्षता में हुई। बैठक में अंसारी ने कहा कि मजदूरों को उनका वाजिब हक दिलाने के लिए आंदोलन जारी रहेगा। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- 16 challaned for smoking at public places
(Source: The Tribune, Ludhiana, Punjab)
On the directions of Chief Medical Officer Dr Subhash Batta, a district-level task force challaned 16 persons for smoking at public places. Read more
2- Tobacco products may figure in crime report
(Source: The Asian Age, West Bengal/Maharashtra/Delhi)
If the Union health ministry has its way soon the violations under cigarettes and other tobacco products will also figure in the monthly crime report of the station house officer (SHO) as other crimes like theft, daicoty, murder, rape etc. Read more
3- Youth Day: Ravenshaw University urges students to quit tobacco
(Source: The Pioneer, Bhubaneswar, )
The Ravenshaw University here on Thursday observed the National Youth Day in a unique way by fervently appealing to its students indulging in smoking and chewing paan, gutka, deluxe mix, and other tobacco products to quit the bad unhealthy habit forever. Read more
4- चिलम के चस्के पर पहरा
(आज तक, नॉएडा, उत्तर प्रदेश)
उन्होंने 'कूल' की नई परिभाषा गढ़ ली है, क्योंकि सिगरेट का सुट्टा कूल नहीं रह गया है. लेकिन लगता है, अब हुक्‍का बारों पर गाज गिरने की बारी है. आगे पढ़ें

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- Tobacco use dates back over 1300 years
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Nicotine traces have been discovered in a 1,300-year-old Mayan flask decorated with hieroglyphics that apparently point to the intended contents, researchers say. Read more
2- Australia fumes over kangaroo cigarette packs
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Australia's government has lambasted British and American Tobacco for using the image of a kangaroo on packets of cigarettes sold in Europe, ramping up hostilities with Big Tobacco ahead of a legal battle over plain-packaging laws. Read more
3- सिगरेट के पैकेट पर कंगारू की तस्वीर छापने की आलोचना
(बीबीसी हिंदी, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
ऑस्ट्रेलिया ने सिगरेट बनाने वाली कंपनी ब्रिटिश अमेरिकन टोबैको की अपने पैकेट पर एक कंगारू के चित्र का इस्तेमाल करने के लिए आलोचना की है. आगे पढ़ें

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Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 12 January 2012

2012-01-12T11:38:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Godfrey Phillips India launches 'Cigaroma - The Cigar Shop'
(Source: Afaqs, Bangalore, Karnataka)
Godfrey Philips India, one of the largest cigarette makers in the country, today announced the launch of “Cigaroma – The Cigar Shop”. The first of its kind, exclusive shop for, Cigars, Cigarettes and Cigar Smoking Accessories, at the renowned luxury mall, UB City, Bengaluru. Read more
2- Help smokers quit whether they ask or not: study
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Doctors should automatically offer smokers help with quitting, without waiting for signs that they're ready to kick the habit, researchers say. Read more

Industry updates

1- ITC plans to lift food prices, margins
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
ITC Ltd (ITC.NS), the largest cigarette maker in India, expects growth in its food business to ease in the coming fiscal year, in line with the industry, and plans to increase prices as food inflation remains high, a senior executive said. Read more
2- ITC expects food business growth to slow in FY13
(Source: The Economic Times, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Diversified ITC Ltd , expects growth in its food business to slow in the coming fiscal year, as continued inflation in key raw materials and sluggish consumer buying are expected to hurt volumes, a top official said. Read more
3- TDP demands relief for farmers
(Source: The Hindu, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh)
Standing crops, including Tobacco, Bengalgram, Blackgram in the Assembly constituencies of Ongole, Kondepei, and S. N Padu were worst-affected now. Read more
4- Godfrey Phillips India launches 'Cigaroma - The Cigar Shop'
(Source: Afaqs, Bangalore, Karnataka)
Godfrey Philips India, one of the largest cigarette makers in the country, today announced the launch of “Cigaroma – The Cigar Shop”. The first of its kind, exclusive shop for, Cigars, Cigarettes and Cigar Smoking Accessories, at the renowned luxury mall, UB City, Bengaluru. Read more
5- पूजा गुटखा पर आयकर का छापा
(सहारा लाइव, इंदौर, मध्य प्रदेश)
गुरुवार को भोपाल से ग्वालियर पहुंची आयकर विभाग की टीम ने इंदौर, जबलपुर, रायपुर और हरिशंकरपुरम में पूजा गुटखा वालों के ऑफिस और घरों में छापा मारा। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- Help smokers quit whether they ask or not: study
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Doctors should automatically offer smokers help with quitting, without waiting for signs that they're ready to kick the habit, researchers say. Read more
2- Steps to ban tobacco sale from near educational institutions
(Source: The Hindu, Kottayam, Kerala)
The district administration will soon adopt stringent measures to curb the sale and use of tobacco and tobacco-based products in the vicinity of educational institutions. Read more
3- पकड़े गए गुटखे का सैंपल भरा
(शुभ भारत, हमीरपुर, हिमाचल प्रदेश)
सोमवार को स्टेटिक टीम ने वाहन चेकिंग में पकड़े गए गुटखा को व्यापार कर ने क्लीन चिट दे दी। लेकिन खाद्य विभाग की टीम ने इसका सैंपल भरकर जांच के लिए भेजा है। आगे पढ़ें
4- अभी भी न समझो तो नादान
(वेबदुनिया, शाजापुर, मध्य प्रदेश)
नशा मुक्ति केंद्र द्वारा जिले में किए गए सर्वे से मिले आँकड़े के अनुसार जिले में गुटखा पाउच खाने वाले 11 हजार 474, तंबाखू का सेवन करने वाले 19 हजार 953, धूम्रपान करने वाले 16 हजार 251 व्यक्ति पाए गए हैं। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- Moderate marijuana doesn’t damage lungs
(Source: Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Occasional and low cumulative marijuana use is not associated with adverse effects on pulmonary function, a new study has found. Read more
2- ‘Marijuana better for lungs than tobacco’
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Smoking a joint once a week or a bit more apparently doesn't harm the lungs, suggests a 20-year study that bolsters evidence that marijuana doesn't do the kind of damage tobacco does. Read more

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- Smokers ‘salivate’ to images of lighting up
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Much like Pavlov’s dogs salivating in response to hearing the bell they associate with dinner time, smokers feel cravings and have physiological reactions to pictures they associate with smoking, a new study has found. Read more
2- No smoking, drinking or stealing: Paris Jackson
(Source: Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Michael Jackson’s teenaged daughter, Paris, was spotted chilling out with frozen yoghurt on Monday, just hours after she took to her Twitter page to praise the virtues of being a good girl. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 11 January 2012

2012-01-11T12:30:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- ‘Bid to scuttle tobacco warning’
(Source: Central Chronicle, New Delhi, Delhi)
NGOs have claimed that recent reports suggesting that one of the pictorial warnings for tobacco products resembles footballer John Terry could be an attempt by the manufacturers to scuttle the pictorial warnings once again. Read more
2- Nicotine replacement therapies 'not helping smokers quit long term'
(Source: The Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
A new study has found that nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs), specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, is no more effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even when combined with smoking cessation counselling. Read more

Industry updates

1- Electronic Cigarette Offers Flat 10% off on All Kits
(Source: PR Web, New Delhi, Delhi)
Electronic Cigarette has been doing well in the niche and already has an impressive loyal consumer base. The brand has however attempted to touch newer heights now; and in a bid to do so, it has been coming up with very attractive offers for its users like Free Shipping for all Orders above Rs 1000. Read more

Smoke free

1- Paan shops on a high with sale of banned tobacco
(Source: Hindustan Times, Gurgaon, Haryana)
Sleuths of the narcotics department on Tuesday raided a paan shop in the posh Galleria Market in DLF City and recovered a huge cache of molasses tobacco pouches. Read more
2- Nicotine replacement therapies 'not helping smokers quit long term'
(Source: The Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
A new study has found that nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs), specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, is no more effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even when combined with smoking cessation counselling. Read more
3- यहां 400 सालों से नहीं हो रहा धूम्रपान
(वनइंडिया, जींद , हरियाणा)
धुम्रपान करना आम बात है। इसे रोकने के लिए राज्य सरकारें योजनाएं, जुर्माना आदि चलाती हैं लेकिन इसे पूरी तरह प्रतिबंधित नहीं करती। आगे पढ़ें
4- एअरपोर्ट पर नहीं रुक रही सिगरेट व पानमसाले की बिक्री
(डेली न्यूज़ एक्टिविस्ट , लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश )
चोधरी चरण सिंह एअरपोर्ट में नशीले पदार्थ की बिक्री थमने का नाम नहीं ले रही है , सुरक्षा मानकों को धता बताते हुए इस दुकान से पान मसाला , सिगरेट आदि की बिक्री की जा रही है आगे पढ़े

Tobacco and health

1- Moderate pot smoking not bad for lungs -U.S. study
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Smoking the occasional joint does not seem to have any detrimental effects on lung health, a new U.S. study suggested on Tuesday. Read more
2- धूम्रपान को अलविदा – टी0बी0 अस्थमा, कैंसर से छुटकारा
(एनवीओ न्यूज़, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
राष्ट्रीय फेफड़े संबंधी तृतीय द्विवार्षिक कैंसर सम्मेलन में अनुसंधान के अनुसार हिमाचल प्रदेश में फेफडे़ संबंधी कैंसर के मामलों में वृद्धि हुई है जिनमें 26 प्रतिशत पुरूष तथा 6.7 प्रतिशत महिलाएं फेफड़ों के कैंसर से ग्रसित है जिसका मूल कारण धूम्रपान है। आगे पढ़ें

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- Textbooks to have lesson on ills of tobacco use
(Source: Deccan Herald, Bangalore, Karnataka)
If all goes well, high school students will soon read about the harmful effects of smoking and chewing tobacco. Read more
2- ‘Bid to scuttle tobacco warning’
(Source: Central Chronicle, New Delhi, Delhi)
NGOs have claimed that recent reports suggesting that one of the pictorial warnings for tobacco products resembles footballer John Terry could be an attempt by the manufacturers to scuttle the pictorial warnings once again. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 10 January 2012

2012-01-10T11:59:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- 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
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

1- PINC recommends `Buy` on ITC
(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

1- Another hookah bar raided
(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

1- Beware of that breathless feeling
(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.)

1- New Study: Massachusetts Program to Help Medicaid Smokers Quit Saves $3 for every $1 Spent
(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

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 9 January 2012

2012-01-09T11:26:00.001+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Tobacco firm underplayed dangers of smoking
(Source: Indo Asian News Service (IANS), Kerala)
Tobacco firm Phillip Morris underplayed the dangers from cigarette additives, including menthol, masking toxicity levels and increasing chances of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers. Read more
2- ‘Innovations needed in tobacco products to check oral cancer’
(Source: The Times of India, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)
Some innovations in the manufacturing of tobacco products can help reduce tobacco-related problems in the country. Read more
3- तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पैकेटों से गायब है चेतावनी

Industry updates

1- SMOKEFREE, An Electronic Cigarette Company India Proudly Announces To Achieve Over 5000+ Satisfied Customers
(Source: PR Web, New Delhi, Delhi)
SMOKEFREE can now proudly boast of achieving a record number of 5000+ satisfied customers in a very short span of time. According to an independent review agency, smokefree scored really good at their criterion plan that includes client servicing, quality of the product, costing and other similar factors. Read more
2- Tobacco board chief asks farmers to stick to crop size
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
Mr G. Kamalavardhan Rao, the chairman of the Tobacco Board, has urged farmers to adhere strictly to the authorised crop size in view of the glut in international markets and he has expressed inability to reduce the penalty imposed on unauthorised production. Read more
3- Agriculture sector needs autonomous body: Mohan Kanda
(Source: The Hindu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
Former Chief Secretary of Government of Andhra Pradesh, Mohan Kanda advocated an autonomous body for development of agriculture sector similar to the Tobacco Board which is doing a commendable job as a bridge between the manufacturers, traders and farmers. Read more
4- ‘Penalty on unauthorised crop cannot be reduced'
(Source: The Hindu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
Tobacco Board Chairman G. Kamalavardhan Rao suggested to farmers to stick to the authorised crop size in view of the glut in global markets which affected price realisation and expressed inability to reduce the penalty. Read more
5- Beedi workers seek fair wages
(Source: The Hindu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
The A.P. Beedi Workers' Union here on Friday, called upon the beedi workers to get ready for relentless fight to press for minimum wage of Rs.130 for rolling 1,000 beedis. Read more
6- Tobacco firm underplayed dangers of smoking
(Source: Indo Asian News Service (IANS), Kerala)
Tobacco firm Phillip Morris underplayed the dangers from cigarette additives, including menthol, masking toxicity levels and increasing chances of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers. Read more
7- तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पैकेटों से गायब है चेतावनी
8- तम्बाकू कंपनियों पर हो कार्रवाई: बाबी रमाकांत
9- तम्बाकू उत्पादों पर नियमों की अनदेखी जारी

Smoke free

1- Starting smoking cessation drugs before quitting may make it easier to quit
(Source: News Track India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Taking smoking cessation medication for several weeks before quitting may make it easier to stay tobacco-free, a new study has found. Read more
2- Court notice to top cop over ban on hukka bars
(Source: The Times of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
The Rajasthan High Court has sought an explanation from Jaipur police commissioner B L Soni on the alleged circular issued by him on December 9 last year putting a blanket ban on all 45 hukka bars operating in the city. Read more
3- How to make anti-smoking campaigns work
(Source: The Economic Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
All cigarette packets and tobacco products, all over the world, carry mandatory health warning messages. But now, a warning message has been injurious to the health of Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP). Read more
4- डेढ़ लाख का अवैध गुटखा व पान मसाला जब्त
(दैनिक जागरण, अररिया, बिहार)
एसएसबी कमांडो ने मीरगंज गैस गोदाम के पास से एक सवारी गाड़ी से शुक्रवार को लगभग डेढ़ लाख रूपये मूल्य का रजनी गंधा व तुलसी नामक पान मसाला सहित अन्य सामग्री जब्त किया है। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- Study finds e-cigarettes affect airways, and quickly
(Source: Zee News, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
The electronic cigarettes marketed as a safer alternative to the real thing produce immediate changes in users` airways, a small study suggests. Read more
2-George Washington Researchers Find That a Smoking Cessation Benefit Can Save Money For Medicaid
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
New research by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services indicates that including comprehensive tobacco cessation benefits in Medicaid insurance coverage can result in substantial savings for Medicaid programs. Read more
3- Statins Linked To Lung Abnormalities In Smokers
(Source: Med India, New Delhi. Delhi)
Smokers who are using statins are at an increased risk of developing interstitial lung disease (ILD), according to a new study. Read more
4- Smokeless tobacco products in India associated with increased risk of oral cancer
(Source: Medical News, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)
The 2nd International Conference on the Frontiers in Prevention, Diagnosis & Therapy of Cancer was held on 7th Jan. 2012 at Allahabad, India and looked at the relationship of oral cancer with tobacco habits. Read more
5- ‘Innovations needed in tobacco products to check oral cancer’
(Source: The Times of India, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)
Some innovations in the manufacturing of tobacco products can help reduce tobacco-related problems in the country. Read more
6- सिगरेट का धुआं खतरनाक
(अमर उजाला, इलाहाबाद, उत्तर प्रदेश)
सिगरेट का धुआं शरीर के लिए बेहद खतरनाक है। पीते समय सिगरेट से तीन से लेकर चार हजार केमिकल बनते हैं, जो कैंसर पैदा करते हैं। आगे पढ़ें

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- Indian kindergartener honoured for anti-smoking campaign in Dubai
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
A five-year-old Indian origin boy has been honoured by Public Health and Safety Department of Dubai Municipality for his efforts towards anti-smoking campaign. Read more
2- अर्जेटीना की राजधानी बनी धूम्रपान मुक्त
(दैनिक भास्कर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
अर्जेटीना की राजधानी ब्यूनस आयर्स एक नए कानून के पारित होने के बाद धूम्रपान मुक्त शहर बन गई है। इस नए कानून के अंतर्गत सार्वजनिक क्षेत्रों जैसे मदिरालयों, रेस्तराओं और सार्वजनिक स्थलों पर धूम्रपान निषेध होगा। आगे पढ़ें
3- बचपन की मासूमियत को चबा रहा गुटखा
(दैनिक जागरण, बेगुसराय, बिहार)
नशा सबके लिए घातक है। वर्ष 2010 में जारी एक सर्वे के अनुसार विश्व में प्रति वर्ष नशीले पदार्थो के सेवन से 40 लाख लोगों की मौत होती है। आगे पढ़ें

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

तम्बाकू उत्पादों पर नियमों की अनदेखी जारी

2012-01-07T12:46:00.000+05:30

वायस ऑफ लखनऊ, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

तम्बाकू कंपनियों पर हो कार्रवाई: बाबी रमाकांत

2012-01-07T12:44:00.000+05:30

राष्ट्रीय सहारा, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पैकेटों से गायब है चेतावनी

2012-01-07T12:41:00.000+05:30

दैनिक आज, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 6 January 2012

2012-01-06T11:50:00.001+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Surrogate Marketing
(Source: Cool Avenue, New Delhi, Delhi)
Many cigarette brands Godfrey Phillip, Red & White does this by associating with bravery awards, where as for Wills, wills lifestyle works as mask to promote their illegal products. Read more
2- Vice President Ansari says tobacco is a major cause of cancer
(Source: Asian News International (ANI), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)
Vice President Mohammd Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said tobacco is a major cause of cancer and called for an all-out effort to prevent smoking. Read more

Industry updates

Smoke free

1- Tobacco Board Formation Day celebrations tomorrow
(Source: The Hindu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
Former chief secretary Mohan Kanda is the chief guest at the Formation Day celebrations of Tobacco Board being held at Subham Convention Centre here on Friday. Read more
2- Children come up with catchy slogans
(Source: The Hindu, Mangalore.Karnataka)
Around 550 children took out a procession against the use of tobacco and its harmful effects here on Thursday morning. Read more
3- Raids conducted at several places, hukkas recovered
(Source: IBN Live, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
Continuing its drive against smoking in public places, authorities here have raided an upmarket restaurant on the banks of the Dal lake and confiscated 'hukkas' (smoking pipe) from there. Read more
4- City hookah lounge under health dept lens
(Source: The Times of India, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)
In a first of its kind action in the city, the health department searched a hookah lounge in Bittan Market area in the city on Wednesday and took samples from them. Read more
5- स्मोकर्स के लिए डेटॉक्स आहार
(वनइंडिया , नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली )
दि आप असाध्य निकोटिन लतियों(एडिक्ट्स) में से एक हैं तो यह स्मोकर्स आहार आपकी आयु बढ़ाने में सहायक हो सकता है। यह एक डेटॉक्स(शरीर से ज़हर को बाहर निकालने वाला) आहार है जो उन विषों को हटाता है आगे पढ़ें
6- सात के काटे चालान
(दैनिक जागरण, हिसार, हरियाणा )
रमन श्योराण ने बताया कि शिक्षण संस्थाओं के 100 मीटर के दायरे में तंबाकू उत्पाद बेचने की लगातार शिकायतें मिल रही थी। इसे देखते हुए विभाग की टीम ने बृहस्पतिवार को अनाज मंडी व जाट कालेज के पास छापा मारकर तीन-तीन दुकानदारों के चालान काटे। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and health

1- Blood Pressure Drug Found Effective in Treating Smoking-related Lung Diseases
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
A commonly prescribed blood pressure medicine, losartan (Cozaar), prevents almost all of the lung damage caused from two months of exposure to cigarette smoke in mice, scientists have found. Read more
2- 'Healthy' Cigarettes With Grape Seed Extract Filters
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Smoking kills for sure, but researchers have found a way to make smoking less toxic using natural antioxidant extracts in cigarette filters. Read more
3- New TV Program Spotlights Secondhand Smoke in Minnesota's Diverse Communities
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
ClearWay Minnesota(SM) and ECHO Minnesota coproduction discusses tobacco's impact in eight languages. Read more
4- Vice President Ansari says tobacco is a major cause of cancer
(Source: Asian News International (ANI), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)
Vice President Mohammd Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said tobacco is a major cause of cancer and called for an all-out effort to prevent smoking. Read more

Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- WhereTheresSmoke.net Reveals Why e Cigarettes Score Over Tobacco Cigarettes
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
Electronic cigarettes, despite numerous surveys, reports and reviews speaking in their favor, are looked at with a suspicious eye by many even today. Read more
2- जकार्ता के गरीब सिगरेट पर करते हैं अधिक खर्च
(पर्दाफाश, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
इंडोनेशिया की राजधानी जकार्ता में ज्यादातर गरीब लोग अपनी मूलभूत आवश्यकताओं की बजाय सिगरेट पर अधिक धन खर्च करते हैं। आगे पढ़ें

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 5 January 2012

2012-01-05T15:54:00.001+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Law Min nod to ban FDI in wholesale tobacco trade
(Business Standard, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The law ministry has said it favours the commerce ministry’s move to ban foreign direct investment (FDI) in wholesale trading in tobacco. Read more
2- BEST shuns tobacco but plugs ads
(The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Do not be surprised if you spot a BEST bus with an anti-tobacco message and another one advertising pan masala or khaini. While buses continue to advertise tobacco products, the BEST has joined hands with Tata Memorial Hospital and launched a campaign wherein anti-tobacco messages will be put up on panels of 200 buses. Read more

Industry update

Smoke free

1-The BEST initiative to make city tobacco-free
(The Indian Express, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Continuing its efforts to make the state tobacco-free, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collaborated with the BEST on Wednesday to flag off buses from Colaba depot bearing anti-tobacco slogans. Read more
2- City hookah lounge under health dept lens
(The Times of India, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)
In a first of its kind action in the city, the health department searched a hookah lounge in Bittan Market area in the city on Wednesday and took samples from them. The samples contained tobacco content, according to health officials. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- Centre must discourage smoking more forcefully: Amartya Sen
(The Hindu, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Asserting his faith in the freedom of personal liberties, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Monday called for “a more forceful discouragement” of smoking by the government, pointing out that the State did bear the cost of the diseases that resulted from the habit. Read more
2- Smoking Tobacco Has a Negative Effect on Physical Fitness
(Yahoo Sport News,India)
It is common knowledge that tobacco and smoking cigarettes is not good for the body. In addition to not being healthy, tobacco can interfere with physical activity. Read more

Others (Pictorial warnings, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc)

1- Warning: smoking could turn you into John Terry
(The Telegraph, New Delhi/Kolkata)
Much confusion in India, where health officials are trying to work out how on earth a picture of John Terry ended up on packets of Gold Flake Honeydew Smooth cigarettes. Read more
2- Terry's fans condemn cigarette image
(The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
Fans of England soccer captain John Terry in India have condemned the use of his image, without his permission, by a tobacco company for its product. Read more
3- BEST shuns tobacco but plugs ads
(The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Do not be surprised if you spot a BEST bus with an anti-tobacco message and another one advertising pan masala or khaini. While buses continue to advertise tobacco products, the BEST has joined hands with Tata Memorial Hospital and launched a campaign wherein anti-tobacco messages will be put up on panels of 200 buses. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 4 January 2012

2012-01-04T11:43:00.001+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- How we saved a saheb!
(Source: Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Virginia House on Chowringhee Road in Kolkata, this is the corporate headquarters of India’s top-selling cigarette company, ITC, once upon a time known as the Imperial Tobacco Company. Read more
2- Tobacco control steps show progress in state
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
2011 was a year of progressive developments in tobacco control in Bihar with several initiatives being taken to check the rising tobacco consuming populace of the state. Read more
3- Govt confused over Bollywood smoking
(Source: The Asian Age, Kolkata, West Bengal)
To allow or not to allow smoking in films? The government appears confused. After the heavy smoking scenes by Shah Rukh Khan in Don-2, the information and broadcasting ministry had asked the health ministry to seek the law ministry’s opinion. Read more

Industry updates

1- How we saved a saheb!
(Source: Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Virginia House on Chowringhee Road in Kolkata, this is the corporate headquarters of India’s top-selling cigarette company, ITC, once upon a time known as the Imperial Tobacco Company. Read more
2- ITC raises Gold Flake Kings price to Rs. 110 from Rs. 96 :report
(Source: IIFL, New Delhi, Delhi)
ITC has reportedly 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. Read more

Smoke free

1- Tobacco control steps show progress in state
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
2011 was a year of progressive developments in tobacco control in Bihar with several initiatives being taken to check the rising tobacco consuming populace of the state. Read more
2- Hookas, tobacco seized at Makai Point
(Source: Greater Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
Officials Tuesday seized some Hookahs and packets of tobacco from Makai Point Park Brein, where many youth and minors were allegedly caught smoking. Read more
3- PU yet to become a smoke-free campus
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
Will Patna University (PU) be ever able to ban smoking and use of tobacco products on its campus? As the things stand today, it seems a difficult proposition. Read more
4- ‘What’s life without hookah?’
(Source: The Times of India, Gurgaon, Haryana)
The ban on hookah is a major disappointment for school and college students catching up with their friends at cafeterias and restaurants. Read more
5- Govt confused over Bollywood smoking
(Source: The Asian Age, Kolkata, West Bengal)
To allow or not to allow smoking in films? The government appears confused. After the heavy smoking scenes by Shah Rukh Khan in Don-2, the information and broadcasting ministry had asked the health ministry to seek the law ministry’s opinion. Read more
6- City may be declared ‘smoke-free' in April
(Source: The Hindu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Come April, the city may be declared ‘smoke-free'. The Smoke Free Chennai Project officials say that the city has near compliance with the rules stipulated by the World Health Organisation. Read more
7- Cops among 42 fined for smoking at public places
(Source: The Tribune, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
An anti-tobacco squad today fined 42 persons, including three policemen, for smoking at public places across the Kashmir valley, an official said here. Read more
8- Only 102 violators challaned in 2011
(Source: The Tribune, Ludhiana, Punjab)
Though the Anti-Tobacco Act, 2008, was implemented three years ago, still one can be seen violating the law with impunity in the city, where only 102 challans were issued in 2011. Read more

Others (Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)

1- "Terry Image" Used On Indian Cigarette Packets
(Source: Sky News, New Delhi, Delhi)
John Terry's representatives are taking legal advice after an image resembling the England captain appeared on cigarette packets in India. Read more
2- Terry to sue over photo in Indian anti-smoking ad
(Source: IBN Live, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Chelsea and England captain John Terry is set to sue an Indian government agency after his picture was used for anti-smoking pictorial warnings printed on cigarette packets in India. Read more
3- Terry mulls legal action over Indian cigarette packets
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
England captain John Terry is considering taking legal action over the apparent use of his image on cigarette packets in India. Read more
4- भारत में सिगरेट पैकेटों पर टेरी की तस्वीर की रिपोर्ट
(डी डब्लू वर्ल्ड, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
इंगलैंड के कप्तान जॉन टेरी के प्रतिनिधियों ने भारत में सिगरेट पैकेटों पर चेतावनी में उनकी तस्वीर के इस्तेमाल के खिलाफ शिकायत दर्ज कराई है आगे पढ़ें

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 3 January 2012

2012-01-03T12:08:00.007+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

Industry update

1- ITC raises Gold Flake Kings price 15%
(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

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- 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)

1- ‘Footballer John Terry’ in cigarette pack warning ignites controversy
(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

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 2 January 2012

2012-01-02T12:54:00.002+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Luther L Terry Award to Dr Mira B Aghi
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), India/Thailand)
One of the most respected and senior tobacco control advocates Dr Mira B Aghi has been rightly chosen to be conferred upon the 2012 Luther L Terry Award, for her outstanding community service. Dr Aghi has been on the forefront of the fight against the big tobacco. Read more
2- Modi hints at higher taxes on tobacco products
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said here on Wednesday that taxes would be hiked on tobacco products and pan masala in a bid to discourage their use as they cause cancer. Read more
3- ‘Around 3 crore people are tobacco addicts’
(Source: The Times of India, Nagpur, Maharashtra)
Close to a third of the state's population, or three crore people, consumes tobacco in some way or other. Nationally, 13% children are addicted to nicotine. Read more
4- ITC raises Gold Flake Kings price 15%
(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
5- WHO imposes Rs 250-cr tobacco tax on India
(Source: Business Standard, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has imposed a Rs 250-crore tax on India, for non-compliance of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) by the WHO. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- ‘Around 3 crore people are tobacco addicts’
(Source: The Times of India, Nagpur, Maharashtra)
Close to a third of the state's population, or three crore people, consumes tobacco in some way or other. Nationally, 13% children are addicted to nicotine. Read more
2- Fathers' Smoking Habits Increase Risk of Childhood Cancer
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Children whose fathers smoked around the time of their conception have at least a 15% higher risk of developing the most common form of childhood cancer. Read more
3- 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
4- BP drug could limit cigarette smoke-induced lung injury
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
Scientists have found that lostartan, a drug used widely in the clinic to treat high blood pressure, reduced lung disease in mice caused by exposure to cigarette smoke. Read more
5- Safety of Cigarette Additives: Study
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
A recent analysis states that the safety of cigarette additives cannot be taken at face value. The analysis led by Stanton Glantz from the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California in San Francisco, and published in this week's PLoS Medicine. Read more
6- E Cigarette – Smoking Is Harmful Nomore
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
While smoking a smoker inhales more than 200 harmful gases that some way or the other certainly not good for health. Read more
7- Parents show modest gains after smoking programs
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
About one out of every four parents with small children responds to interventions to help them quit smoking, which is slightly better than the one in five parents who would quit without any special help, according to a new study. Read more
8- Your guide to using Nicotine Replacement therapy products
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
According to the Global Adult Tobacco survey 2009-2010, one third of all adults in India use tobacco in one form or the other. Read more
9- Most smokers underestimate death risks
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
More than half of smokers misjudge risks associated with the habit, UK researchers say.A research from NHS Smokefree revealed that 53 per cent of smokers underestimate the number of annual deaths from smoking-related diseases. Read more
10- 'Panel to craete awareness on cancer prevention'
11- बस, इससे दूर रहिये

Smoke free

1- Law Ministry should resolve row over anti-smoking rules: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Health Minister
(Source: The Economic Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that he expected the Law ministry to resolve the row over anti-smoking rules issued by his ministry in a manner which would take care of public health and also the interests of filmmakers. Read more
2- Cops fail to counter celluloid smoking
(Source: Deccan Chronicle, Kochi, Kerala)
Police in the state are in no mood to take action against films which have smoking scenes. Till now just one case has been registered. Read more
3- Ban on Smoking Scenes Controlling, Unartistic: SRK
(Source: Daijiworld, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Reiterating his stand on the ban on smoking scenes in movies, actor Shah Rukh Khan said that the ban was a little too controlling and also unartistic. Read more
4- 3 hookah bars running in Sirsa despite ban
(Source: The Times of India, Sirsa, Chandigarh)
Notwithstanding the blanket ban on their operations, three hookah bars, operating from the heart of the city, are carrying on their business. Read more
5- Butt of course
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
I'm not supposed to smoke anymore. Oh, yes, i know. I was never ever supposed to smoke. Smoking causes cancer, arterosclerosis, thrombosis, emphysema, Crohn's disease, impotence and brown teeth. Read more
6- ISTS to host national symposium on tobacco
(Source: The Hindu, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh)
The Indian Society of Tobacco Science (ISTS) will organise a three-day national symposium on ‘New frontiers in tobacco science' here from Tuesday. Read more
7- Large quantities of tobacco goods seized
(Source: The Times of India, Kochi, Kerala)
Police on Tuesday seized huge quantities of tobacco products, valued around Rs five lakh, illegally stored at a house in the city. Two persons, Rahim, 51, of Kaloor, and Xavier, 65, of Elamakkara, have been arrested in connection with the incident. Read more
8- Shah Rukh Khan promises to quit smoking, this time after Don 2
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
At a time when actor Hrithik Roshan has been propagating among his family and friends, the side effects of smoking, his close friend Shah Rukh Khan seems less likely to kick the butt anytime soon. Read more
9- SRK to kick the butt, again!
(Source: India Today, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The chain smoker that he is, Shah Rukh Khan has once again pledged to kick the butt for good. "I want to quit smoking. I have tried before but to no avail. This time, however, I have finally decided to quit," he said. Read more
10- City Briefs: 10 fined for smoking near PAU
(Source: The Indian Express, Ludhiana, Punjab)
Ten persons were challaned on Tuesday by health department under Tobacco Act near PAU. These persons were caught smoking near PAU campus. “They were fined in around Rs 100 - 200 and the fine was collected from them on the spot,” said district health officer. Read more
11- Quitting smoking improves happiness, quality of life: study
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
Planning to kick the butt? You may find motivation from a new study which claims that people who successfully quit smoking are more satisfied with their lives, and feel healthier than those who continue to smoke. Read more
12- Tobacco products worth Rs. 5 lakh seized; two held
(Source: The Hindu, Kochi, Kerala)
The shadow wing of the City Police on Tuesday arrested two persons and seized tobacco products worth nearly Rs. 5 lakh. Read more
13- Luther L Terry Award to Dr Mira B Aghi
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), India/Thailand)
One of the most respected and senior tobacco control advocates Dr Mira B Aghi has been rightly chosen to be conferred upon the 2012 Luther L Terry Award, for her outstanding community service. Dr Aghi has been on the forefront of the fight against the big tobacco. Read more
14- Police, Health Dept launch anti-smoking squads
(Source: The Tribune, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh)
The police and the Health Department have joined hands to launch anti-smoking squads at each district headquarters to challan them with a fine ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 200 under the COTPA. Read more
15- Crackdown on use of tobacco in State
(Source: The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
Health Minister Adoor Prakash has said that the government will strictly enforce the laws to curb the use of tobacco and tobacco-based products in Kerala. Read more
16- Quitting smoking improves happiness, quality of life
(Source: The Pioneer, New Delhi, Delhi)
Planning to kick the butt? You may find motivation from a new study which claims that people who successfully quit smoking are more satisfied with their lives, and feel healthier than those who continue to smoke. Read more
17- Adoor Prakash for a tobacco-free Kerala
(Source: The Times of India, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
Launching a campaign to control the use of tobacco on Wednesday, health minister Adoor Prakash said that the countdown for a 'Tobacco Free Kerala' has begun. Read more
18- ‘Tobacco-Free Kerala’ launched
(Source: The New Indian Express, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
Health Minister Adoor Prakash today launched a campaign called ‘Tobacco-Free Kerala’, intended at controlling tobacco use in the state, especially among the youth, by a coalition of the same name. Read more
19- Tobacco products seized
(Source: The Hindu, Kochi, Kerala)
In continuation of the drive against sale of tobacco products near educational institutions, the City Police and Mattancherry police jointly searched the shop, P.S. Shah Paanwala functioning near the Gujarati School, Mattancherry. Read more
20- Bollywood actor to join no smoking club
(Source: Daily New and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
hahrukh Khan, a celebrated Indian film actor who has been struggling to quit smoking for a long time, is planning to kick the deadly habit after the release of his upcoming movie, Don 2. Read more
21- SmokeFree – Let Things Not Go Beyond Control
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
Cigarette is burns on tobacco which in result emits many harmful gases that are responsible for many different diseases, both minor and major like people start losing their stamina, look older than they are, digestion problem and other major diseases suffered are tuberculosis and cancer. Read more
22- 17 Fined for Smoking in Hospitals
(Source: Kashmir Observer, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
The Anti- Tobacco Squad (ATS) today fined 17 persons for smoking in different hospitals in Srinagar. Read more
23- Shah Rukh Khan still trying to cut down on smoking
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Actor Shah Rukh Khan has finally admitted that he is trying his level best to give up smoking. Yes, earlier too, he has said it several times, but this time, he says that he has a concrete plan. Read more
24- Women’s College declared smoke free zone
(Source: The Greater Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
As if this heritage educational institution for the female folk had been a smoking hub that the Principal Government College for Women, MA Road, Prof Mushtaq Ahmed Wani has declared it as “smoke free zone” adding that anyone caught smoking would be booked under law. Read more
25- Here's help for smokers
(Source: The Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre & Research Institute offers the ‘Stop Smoking Service' for the new year. The year-long treatment includes physical examination, counselling, tablets, group therapy, telephone support and more. Read more
26- Spreading the campaign against tobacco
(Source: The Hindu, Kochi, Kerala)
Forty-seven-year-old P. B. Shinde is a die-hard optimist. He is cycling all the way from Pune to Kanyakumari in the last month of 2011 to spread the message of ‘fight the evil of tobacco' and to learn for himself first-hand the plight and woes of the Home Guard personnel. Read more
27- For a smoking-free year ahead
(Source: The Hindu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)
The cigarette kept him company in the long hours of the night. He was a driver. He couldn't even imagine doing his job without a cigarette or two. Read more
28- Section 144 imposed on hookah bars
(Source: The Tribune, Rohtak, Punjab)
In compliance with the directions issued by the Drug Control department, the district administration has imposed Section 144 against the use of nicotine at the hookah bars in the district. Read more
29- शॉर्टकट : सिगरेट छूट जाएगी, वो भी बिना मशक्कत
(दैनिक भास्कर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
कहते हैं किसी चीज की आदत हो जाए, तो उसे छोडऩे के लिए काफी मशक्कत करनी पड़ती है। फिर आदत अच्छी हो या बुरी यह बात दोनों के लिए लागू होती है। किसी कार्य का बार-बार किया जाना या अभ्यास आदत का रूप ले लेती है। आगे पढ़ें
30- 19 सिगरेटों की पाबंदी!
(वन इंडिया, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
हांकांग के नये नियम के मुताबिक जो लोग हांगकांग आने की तैयारी में हैं, उन्हें अपने साथ सिर्फ 19 सिगरेट लाने की अनुमति होगी। पहले वे अपने साथ 60 सिगरेट ला सकते थे। आगे पढ़ें
31- शाहरुख़ पर किसी ने बनाया जबरदस्त दबाव, छोड़ दो उसे वरना...
(दैनिक भास्कर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
बकौल शाहरुख ‘मैं स्मोकिंग छोड़ना चाहता हूं और कई कोशिशें कर चुका हूं। अब तो मुझ पर दबाब है कि मुझे किसी भी तरह धूम्रपान की लत छोड़ना ही है।’ आगे पढ़ें
32- स्मोक फ्री मंडी अभियान के तहत 6 लाख वसूले
(दैनिक भास्कर, मंडी, हिमाचल प्रदेश )
मंडी को स्मोक फ्री बनाने के लिए सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर धूम्रपान करने वालों के खिलाफ मंडी पुलिस का अभियान रंग लाने लगा है। आगे पढ़ें
33- धूम्रपान छोडकर जीवन में खुशी और गुणवत्ता लाइए
(प्रभात खबर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
स्वास्थ्य के लिये नहीं तो खुशी के लिये धूम्रपान को तौबा कीजिये . एक अध्ययन में पाया गया है कि धूम्रपान की लत छोडने से जीवन में खुशी और गुणवत्ता में बृद्धि होती है.आगे पढ़ें

34- तम्बाकू के दुष्परिणामों के प्रति जागरूगता जरुरी: मोदी

35- जागरूकता के लिए संकल्प दिवस मनाएगी सरकार
36- تمباکو سے پیدا شدہ بیماریوں سے نمٹنے کیلئے حکومت پابند عہدہ
37- तम्बाकू सेवन को करें हतोत्साहित
38- संकल्प दिवस मनाएगी सरकार
39- Tobacco ban

Tax and price

1- Taxing cigarettes does not hurt
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, New Delhi, Delhi)
Over 30 per cent of the Indian adult population consumes tobacco in some form. But when it comes to user preference, smoking ranks as the least preferred option, accounting for a mere 15 per cent of tobacco consumption. Read more
2- Modi hints at higher taxes on tobacco products
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said here on Wednesday that taxes would be hiked on tobacco products and pan masala in a bid to discourage their use as they cause cancer. Read more
3- ITC raises Gold Flake Kings price 15%
(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
4- ITC: Markets expect rise in taxes
(Source: Business Standard, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Company continues to increase prices to create a buffer before the Budget. It’s that time of the year when markets start speculating whether or not the government would raise taxes on cigarettes. Read more
5- WHO imposes Rs 250-cr tobacco tax on India
(Source: Business Standard, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has imposed a Rs 250-crore tax on India, for non-compliance of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) by the WHO. Read more
6- Raise Taxes to Cut Tobacco Use: Modi
(Source: Patna Daily, Patna, Bihar)
Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, speaking at a program dubbed as 'Voice of Tobacco Victims' in Patna on Wednesday, favored raising taxes on tobacco products to reduce cancer cases in Bihar. Read more
7- तम्बाकू उत्पादों पर बढाया जायेगा टैक्स
8- तम्बाकूजनित उत्पादों पर टैक्स पढ़ेगा: मोदी
9- तम्बाकू उत्पादों पर अधिक कर लगाएगी सरकार
10- Modi hints at higher taxes on tobacco products

Tobacco and youth

1- Youth stabbed for refusing to share cigarette
(Source: The Times of India, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)
A person was stabbed for refusing to share a cigarette with another. The incident took place under the limits of Hanumanganj police station in the state capital. Read more
2- Institutes puff away Tobacco Act
(Source: The Tribune, Ahmadgarh, Punjab)
Even after seven years of the execution of the Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Act, 2003, the administration has failed to get the provisions of the Act implemented by authorities of various educational institutes. Read more
3- Teachers to check sale of tobacco near schools
(Source: IBN Live, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
n an all-out attempt to fight the tobacco menace among school children, the Health Department, along with the Education Department, has mooted the appointment of one teacher per school for monitoring use and sale of tobacco in and around the school premises. Read more
4- Maha minister urges youth to stay away from tobacco, liquor
(Source: Money Control, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Maharashtra government has urged Doordarshan to broadcast an awareness message urging youth to take a pledge to stay away from liquor and tobacco related products as their New Year resolution. Read more
5- 'Glitzy' cigarette branding lures new young smokers
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Branding on cigarette packets attracts more youngsters, according to a new report. It says young people would be less likely to smoke if cigarettes were sold in plain packaging," Sky News reported. Read more

Tobacco advertising

1- ‘Focus on research in flavoured tobacco'
(Source: The Hindu, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh)
Tobacco Board Chairman G. Kamalavardhana Rao has asked scientists to concentrate on strengthening research in flavoured tobacco than filler tobacco. Read more
2-बीड़ी के पैकेट से भगवान की फोटो हटाई जाए
(डेली भास्कर, गुरदासपुर, पंजाब)
पठानकोट त्न विश्व हिंदू परिषद के जिला प्रधान नरेश कुमार शामां के नेतृत्व में शिष्टमंडल ने डीसी सिब्बन सी को मांग पत्र सौंपा और गणेश बीड़ी के पैक्ट पर से भगवान गणेश की फोटो हटवाने की मांग की। आगे पढ़े

Industry update

1- 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
2- Integrated farming system need of the hour: expert
(Source: The Hindu, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh)
The national symposium on tobacco concluded at Central Tobacco Research Institute here on Wednesday. Eminent personalities have delivered guest lectures and presented theme papers in different scientific sessions during the two-day symposium. Read more
3- Rolling out their breathe in 'beedis'
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
90-95 percent of total employment in beedi manufacture comprises of women. Most of them start rolling the beedis at the tender age of 5. Read more
4- Development of viable alternative to tobacco crop mooted
(Source: The Hindu, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh)
The three-day national symposium on tobacco, which concluded on Thursday at the Central Tobacco Research Institute. Read more
5- Maharashtra consumes Rs 100 cr gutka daily: Oppn leader
(Source: The Times of India, Nagpur, Maharashtra)
Leader of opposition in Maharashtra legislative council Pandurang Phundkar dropped a bombshell on Thursday stating that gutka of around Rs 100 crore was consumed in state of which Rs 25 crore was in Mumbai alone. Read more
6- Growers want FDI in tobacco sector
(Source: The Hindu, Ongole, Andhra Pradseh)
A roundtable held by tobacco growers here on Friday urged the Centre to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing. Read more
7- Impoverished, their dreams go up in smoke
(Source: The Pioneer, New Delhi, Delhi)
Beedi-rollers are engaged in a hazardous occupation. But they have neither a safe present nor a secure future because Government benefits elude them. Read more
8- ITC yanks up Gold Flake price
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Tobacco major ITC is in no mood to leave anything to chance. In an attempt to hedge its bets, the Kolkata-headquartered company has raised the price of its flagship brand Gold Flake Kings by as much as 15% this week. Read more
9- 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
10- Is ITC a safe haven?
(Source: The Hindu, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Espirito Santo Securities in a note said, a confluence of events (a macro slowdown and a sharp increase in excise duty) will prompt ITC to make steep price increases in its cigarettes business, to deliver over 15 per cent EBIT growth. Read more
11- ITC raises Gold Flake Kings price 15%
(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
12- High Court stays order in cigarette smuggling case
(Source: The Hindu, Madurai, Tamil Nadu)
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court Bench here has stayed an order passed by a single judge directing the Commissioner of Customs at Tuticorin port to either complete, within two weeks, the enquiry into alleged smuggling of cigarettes in the guise of importing biscuits from Singapore or pay demurrage and container charges to the importer. Read more

13-تمباکو پر روک لگانے سے بہتر ہے اسکی پیداوار پر روک لگانا : مودی

International news

1- Bulgaria Keen to Prolong Heavy-smoking Ban
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco-addicted Bulgaria could have its government propose an absolute ban on smoking in enclosed public places, including cafes, bars and restaurants starting June 1, said its press office. Read more
2- Brazil bans smoking in public spaces
(Source: Zee News, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has signed a law banning smoking in public spaces. Smoking in all enclosed public spaces is forbidden in the new law, reported Xinhua. Read more
3- Brazil bans smoking in public spaces
(Source: Indo Asian News Service(IANS), Kerala)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has signed a law banning smoking in public spaces. Smoking in all enclosed public spaces is forbidden in the new law, reported Xinhua. Read more
4- Cigar smokers resist possible FDA rules
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Cigar smokers are trying to raise their profile in Washington, D.C., in advance of what they expect will be new regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more
5- Several US states weigh in on cigarette label suit
(Source: The Economic Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Several states and US territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government should be allowed to require the labels for the "lethal and addictive'' products. Read more
6- Firefighters Tackle Massive Blaze At Tobacco Plant
(Source: India TV, Noida Uttar Pradesh)
Firefighters fought a massive inferno at a tobacco factory in Nanning City, southern China, on Wednesday night. Read more
7- British heart group calls for plain tobacco packs
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Heart health campaigners urged the British government Thursday to follow Australia's lead and ban all eye-catching designs and branding from cigarette packs to stop young people being lured into smoking. Read more
8- Mancini asks Balotelli to quit smoking
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has urged his striker Mario Balotelli to quit smoking. Balotelli has become a key figure in City’s pursuit of their first league title since 1968, scoring 11 goals. Read more
9- Now, e-cigarettes that mimic sensation of smoking sans lethal effects
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Companies, including some of the biggest names in tobacco, are up to launching a generation of devices that deliver a hit of nicotine and mimic the experience of smoking without the lethal effects in a bid to eradicate harmful cigarettes. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

Modi hints at higher taxes on tobacco products

2012-01-02T12:45:00.000+05:30

The Times of India, Patna, Bihar

Tobacco ban

2012-01-02T12:42:00.000+05:30

The Telegraph, Patna, Bihar

संकल्प दिवस मनाएगी सरकार

2012-01-02T12:39:00.000+05:30

सन्मार्ग, पटना, बिहार

तम्बाकू सेवन को करें हतोत्साहित

2012-01-02T12:37:00.000+05:30

राष्ट्रीय सहारा, पटना, बिहार

तम्बाकू उत्पादों पर अधिक कर लगाएगी सरकार

2012-01-02T12:34:00.000+05:30

प्रत्युष नवबिहार, पटना, बिहार

2012-01-02T12:30:00.000+05:30

प्रभात खबर, पटना, बिहार

تمباکو پر روک لگانے سے بہتر ہے اسکی پیداوار پر روک لگانا : مودی

2012-01-02T12:27:00.000+05:30

پندار، پٹنہ ، بہار

बस, इससे दूर रहिये

2012-01-02T12:24:00.000+05:30

आई नेक्स्ट, पटना, बिहार

'Panel to craete awareness on cancer prevention'

2012-01-02T12:21:00.000+05:30

Hindustan Times, Patna, Bihar

तम्बाकू उत्पादों पर बढाया जायेगा टैक्स

2012-01-02T12:17:00.000+05:30

हिंदुस्तान, पटना बिहार

تمباکو سے پیدا شدہ بیماریوں سے نمٹنے کیلئے حکومت پابند عہدہ

2012-01-02T12:14:00.000+05:30

فاروقی تنظیم ، پٹنہ بہار

जागरूकता के लिए संकल्प दिवस मनाएगी सरकार

2012-01-02T12:07:00.000+05:30

दैनिक जागरण, पटना, बिहार

तम्बाकू के दुष्परिणामों के प्रति जागरूगता जरुरी: मोदी

2012-01-02T12:04:00.000+05:30

पटना, बिहार

धूम्रपान छोड़ने ने बढती है जीवन की गुणवत्ता

2011-12-22T11:05:00.000+05:30

डेली न्यूज़, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

तम्बाकू की लत से बचिए

2011-12-21T11:37:00.000+05:30

वायस ऑफ़ लखनऊ, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

परदर्शित नहीं हो सकी चेतावनी

2011-12-21T11:35:00.000+05:30

वायस ऑफ लखनऊ, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

लाइलाज होता जा रहा है नशे का कारोबार

2011-12-21T11:33:00.000+05:30

स्पष्ट आवाज, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

CNS Tambakookills Weekly: 10-16 December 2011

2011-12-17T09:46:00.000+05:30

Issue: 3990
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CNS Tambakookills Weekly, provides a snapshot of five major news pieces on tobacco control in India, and related issues. This issue is 3990 (10-17 December 2011).
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1- Smokers turned off detectors at Kolkata’s AMRI hospital
(Source: Hindustan Times, Kolkata, West Bengal)
The 93 persons who suffocated to death in the blaze at Kolkata’s AMRI hospital may well have been saved if insensitive smokers, including doctors and staffers, had not turned off the smoke alarms before puffing away. Read more

2- Campaigners cheers tax hike on tobacco
(Source: The New Indian Express, Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
The decision of the State Government to raise value added tax on cigarettes, bidis and every other form of tobacco products has got the thumbs up from the anti-tobacco campaigners and the medical fraternity. Read more

3- New pictorial warnings MISSING on tobacco packets
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
The government notification came out on 27 May 2011, and tobacco industry had more than SIX MONTHS to implement the same – serious action should be taken against the tobacco industry and stocks flouting pictorial warning ruling should be confiscated by the authorities. Read more

4- Azad face off with Ambika Soni over no smoking warning
(Source: News X, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
To smoke or not to smoke that’s the big dilemma being faced by two key ministers in the UPA government. The question is over whether or not to bring in new notifications that would require adequate warnings in movies which have smoking scenes. Read more

5- Budgam to be declared Tobacco free by January 26: Rafi
(Source: Kashmir Times, Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir)
To eradicate the menace of cigarette smoking and use of other Tobacco products at public places, a meeting was organized by J&K Voluntary Health Association in collaboration with District Administration Budgam today at Conference Hall Budgam. Read more
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Produced voluntarily by: CNS Tobacco Control Initiatives and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 16 December 2011

2011-12-16T11:51:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Tobacco use worries oncologists
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
Oncologists in Gujarat on Tuesday blamed the use of tobacco for the rampant rise in cancer cases in India, especially in children and the young population, revealed the minister of state for health, Sudip Bandyopadhyay. Read more
2- Hrithik Roshan’s no smoking club!
(Source: The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
It seems that Duggu has taken it upon himself to make Bollywood smoke-free. While he's training to look the part of a powerful superhero for Krrish 2, he's also spreading the fitness fever around town. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- Tobacco use worries oncologists
(Source: Daily News and Analysis(DNA), Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
Oncologists in Gujarat on Tuesday blamed the use of tobacco for the rampant rise in cancer cases in India, especially in children and the young population, revealed the minister of state for health, Sudip Bandyopadhyay. Read more
2- 32 महीनों में 39 को कैंसर
(वेबदुनिया, झाबुआ, मध्य प्रदेश)
जिले में सरकारी आँकड़े के अनुसार वर्ष 2009-10 में जिले के 17 लोगों को और 2010-11 में 12 लोगों को कैंसर हुआ। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- Book helped Hrithik Roshan to quit smoking
(Source: Parda Phash, New Delhi, Delhi)
Once hooked to smoking, Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan freed himself from the life threatening addiction thanks to a book. Read more
2- Hrithik Roshan’s no smoking club!
(Source: The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
It seems that Duggu has taken it upon himself to make Bollywood smoke-free. While he's training to look the part of a powerful superhero for Krrish 2, he's also spreading the fitness fever around town. Read more
3- Kerala Govt move to enforce ban on tobacco products
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
The State Government has decided to vigorously enforce the Centre's directive on restricting the sale and consumption of tobacco products such as pan masala. Read more

Tobacco and youth

1- Cigarette, Alcohol Use Down Among US Teens
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
US teenagers cigarette and alcohol use falls since the mid-1970s, but the use of marijuana remains steady, shows survey. Read more

Tax and price

1- सेल्स टैक्स बचाता था गुटखा व्यापारी
(दैनिक भास्कर, सागर, मध्य प्रदेश)
सागर शहर के एक थोक गुटखा व्यवसायी के यहां सेल्स टैक्स विभाग की एंटी-एविएजन ब्यूरो टीम ने छापामार कार्रवाई की है।विभाग के मुताबिक व्यवसायी लंबे से समय से एंट्री टैक्स की चोरी कर रहा था। आगे पढ़ें

Pictorial warning

1- तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पैकट से अब भी गायब हैं नयी चित्रमय चेतावनी
(न्यूज़ 24, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)
हालाँकि दिसंबर १, २०११ से भारत में बिकने वाले सभी तम्बाकू उत्पादों के पैकेट पर नयी प्रभावकारी चित्रमय स्वास्थ्य चेतावनी लागू हो जानी चाहिए थी परन्तु १५ दिन बाद तक यह लागू नहीं हुई है आगे पढ़ें
2- गुटखे के पैकेटों से चित्रमय चेतावनी नदारद
3- तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पैकेटों से चेतावनी गायब
4- तम्बाकू के पैकेटों से गायब है सचित्र चेतावनी
5- तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पैकेटों से गायब है नयी चित्रमय चेतवनी

Industry update

1- Kerala Govt move to enforce ban on tobacco products
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
The State Government has decided to vigorously enforce the Centre's directive on restricting the sale and consumption of tobacco products such as pan masala. Read more
2- उप्र में सिगरेट बाज़ार लूट रहा धन और ज़िन्दगी
3- तम्बाकू कंपनियों की मनमानी

International news

1-Tobacco Free Florida Re-launches Its Website
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco Free Florida re-launched its website, www.tobaccofreeflorida.com, in time for the New Year, when many Floridians resolve to quit tobacco. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पैकेटों से गायब है नयी चित्रमय चेतवनी

2011-12-16T11:47:00.001+05:30

लोकमत, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

तम्बाकू के पैकेटों से गायब है सचित्र चेतावनी

2011-12-16T11:44:00.000+05:30

दैनिक आज, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

तम्बाकू कंपनियों की मनमानी

2011-12-16T11:41:00.000+05:30

स्वतंत्र चेतना, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पैकेटों से चेतावनी गायब

2011-12-16T11:38:00.000+05:30

अमर उजाला, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

गुटखे के पैकेटों से चित्रमय चेतावनी नदारद

2011-12-16T11:36:00.000+05:30

प्रभात, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

उप्र में सिगरेट बाज़ार लूट रहा धन और ज़िन्दगी

2011-12-16T11:31:00.000+05:30

प्रभात, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 15 December 2011

2011-12-15T12:16:00.002+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

Tobacco and health

1- Smoking behind most cancer cases
(Source: Bio Scholars, New Delhi, Delhi)
Smoking has, by far, the largest effect on the risk of cancer, a new study has revealed. Researchers from the Boston University Medical Center also provided considerable new information on lifestyle and environmental factors that may relate to the risk of cancer. Read more
2- Kids' leukemia risk tied to dads' smoking
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Children whose fathers smoked have at least a 15 percent higher risk of developing the most common form of childhood cancer, a new Australian study finds. Read more
3- E Cig – Finally, Cigarettes Without Any Health Hazards
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
A cigarette is smoked on tobacco that releases nicotine when burnt and along with that nicotine it emits around 200 unwanted gases that can be really harmful to a smoker's body. Read more
4- कैंसर से बचिए
(अमर उजाला, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
शराब और सिगरेट की आदत या लत यूं भी सेहत के लिए अच्छी नहीं है, मगर इन्हें शौक में शामिल करना भी महंगा सौदा है। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- Budgam in J-K to be declared tobacco free by Jan 26
(Source: Press Trust of India (PTI), Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir will be the first district in the state to declare public places as smoke free zones by January 26 next year. Read more
2- Quitting Smoke Will Lead to Overall Wellbeing
(Source: News Tonight, New Delhi, Delhi)
Recent reports are of the view that when a person quits smoking, it not only benefits the health and overall wellbeing of the person, but also tends to have a great impact on the moods of the person. Read more
3- Quit smoking - feel happier, healthier
(Source: Zee News, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Some smokers have concerns that their quality of life may deteriorate if they stop smoking but research shows that those who kick the butt feel more satisfied and healthier than those who continue with the habit. Read more
4- Kicking the butt makes you happier and healthier than smokers
(Source: Bio Scholars, New Delhi, Delhi)
People who successful quit smoking are more satisfied with their lives and feel healthier, both one year and three years afterwards, than those who continue to smoke, according to a new study. Read more
5- Hrithik Roshan teaches easy way to quit smoking
(Source: The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan was hooked to smoking not so long ago. But when he chanced upon Allen Carr's book, "The Easy Way to Quit Smoking", he got free from his habit, and is now helping others too to kick the butt. Read more
6- Tobacco free central Kashmir, Badgam by January 26
(Source: United News of India (UNI), Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
Taking a strong note of tobacco menace prevalent in Budgam, the authorities decided to involve voluntary associations to make this central Kashmir district smoking free zone by January 26 next year. Read more
7- धूम्रपान छोड़िए, खुश और स्वस्थ रहिए
(समय लाइव, नॉएडा, उत्तर प्रदेश)
धूम्रपान करने वालों को लगता है कि वे धम्रपान छोड़ देंगे तो उनके जीवन की गुणवत्ता कम हो जाएगी लेकिन उनका सोचना गलत है. आगे पढ़ें
8- अगर रहना हो स्वस्थ तो छोड़ें धूम्रपान
(पर्दा फाश, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
धूम्रपान करने वालों को अक्सर लगता है कि अगर वे धम्रपान छोड़ देंगे तो उनके जीवन की गुणवत्ता कम हो जाएगी लेकिन उनका सोचना गलत है। आगे पढ़ें

Pictorial warning

1- New pictorial warnings MISSING on tobacco packets
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
The government notification came out on 27 May 2011, and tobacco industry had more than SIX MONTHS to implement the same – serious action should be taken against the tobacco industry and stocks flouting pictorial warning ruling should be confiscated by the authorities. Read more
2- तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पाकेटों से गायब है नयी चित्रमय चेतावनी
(सिटिज़न न्यूज़ सर्विस, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)
जब सरकार ने गजट नोटिफिकेशन २७ मई २०११ को जारी कर दिया था तो तम्बाकू कंपनियों के पास ६ महीने से अधिक समय था इस जन-स्वास्थ्य अधिनियम का पालन करने के लिये. उचित अधिकारियों को ऐसे तम्बाकू उत्पाद जो कानून का उलंघन कर रहे हैं उनको जब्त करना चाहिए. आगे पढ़ें

Industry update

1- New pictorial warnings MISSING on tobacco packets
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
The government notification came out on 27 May 2011, and tobacco industry had more than SIX MONTHS to implement the same – serious action should be taken against the tobacco industry and stocks flouting pictorial warning ruling should be confiscated by the authorities. Read more
2- ITC up on long positions, technical support
(Source: The Economic Times, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Shares of tobacco major ITC gained on back of long positions in December contract and strong technical support around 200 day moving average, said two dealers. 200 day moving average has served as support five out of six times since May 2009. Read more
3- तम्बाकू उत्पाद के पाकेटों से गायब है नयी चित्रमय चेतावनी
(सिटिज़न न्यूज़ सर्विस, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश)
जब सरकार ने गजट नोटिफिकेशन २७ मई २०११ को जारी कर दिया था तो तम्बाकू कंपनियों के पास ६ महीने से अधिक समय था इस जन-स्वास्थ्य अधिनियम का पालन करने के लिये. उचित अधिकारियों को ऐसे तम्बाकू उत्पाद जो कानून का उलंघन कर रहे हैं उनको जब्त करना चाहिए. आगे पढ़ें

International news

1- Bulgaria to ban smoking in indoor public spaces
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Bulgaria, where more than a third of adults smoke, plans to ban smoking in indoor public spaces from June 1, 2012, the government said on Wednesday. Read more
2-Teen smoking at historic lows but marijuana use high: survey
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Cigarette and alcohol use among teens is at the lowest level in decades, but marijuana use is on the rise, according to a survey released on Wednesday. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 14 December 2011

2011-12-14T11:50:00.002+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Budgam to be declared Tobacco free by January 26: Rafi
(Source: Kashmir Times, Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir)
To eradicate the menace of cigarette smoking and use of other Tobacco products at public places, a meeting was organized by J&K Voluntary Health Association in collaboration with District Administration Budgam today at Conference Hall Budgam. Read more
2- Stress, smoking major health risks among working class
(Source: Hindustan Times, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Stress and smoking-related disorders affect a majority of the working population, according to a study done with employees of 188 Indian companies. Read more
3- Azad face off with Ambika Soni over no smoking warning
(Source: News X, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
To smoke or not to smoke that’s the big dilemma being faced by two key ministers in the UPA government. The question is over whether or not to bring in new notifications that would require adequate warnings in movies which have smoking scenes. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- Have Dark Lips Due To Smoking? - Natural Cure
(Source: One India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Everyone knows about the side effects of smoking on health but getting dark lips due to the cigarette can add a flaw on the beautiful face and lips. Read more
2- Stress, smoking major health risks among working class
(Source: Hindustan Times, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Stress and smoking-related disorders affect a majority of the working population, according to a study done with employees of 188 Indian companies. Read more

Smoke free

1- Curbing tobacco intake
(Source: The Tribune, Ludhiana, Punjab)
Meeting of the district task force led by Dr Subhash Batta for the effective implementation of Tobacco Control Act in which NGOs, police, health and legal departments participated. Read more
2- Budgam to be declared Tobacco free by January 26: Rafi
(Source: Kashmir Times, Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir)
To eradicate the menace of cigarette smoking and use of other Tobacco products at public places, a meeting was organized by J&K Voluntary Health Association in collaboration with District Administration Budgam today at Conference Hall Budgam. Read more
3- 8 Healthy Alternatives To Quit Smoking
(Source: One India, New Delhi, Delhi)
It is difficult to quit smoking because the addiction is very strong and the urge to take a puff makes you have more than the required cigarettes. Every smoker knows the side effects of smoking and even after taking strict measures, it is difficult for them to quit smoking. Read more
4- Speak Out India: Row over smoking scenes in movies
(Source: Youtube, New Delhi, Delhi)
To smoke it out or not to smoke it out. This is the big dilemma between two key ministries over whether or not to bring in new notifications that could ensure adequate warnings in movies that have smoking scenes. Read more
5- Azad face off with Ambika Soni over no smoking warning
(Source: News X, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
To smoke or not to smoke that’s the big dilemma being faced by two key ministers in the UPA government. The question is over whether or not to bring in new notifications that would require adequate warnings in movies which have smoking scenes. Read more
6- धुंए के छल्ले उड़ाने वाले घाटे में

Industry update

1- सिगरेट और गुटखा कंपनियों में जीवन बीमा करने वाली एलआईसी का निवेश
(वेस्टर्न एक्सप्रेस, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली)
विज्ञापनों के जरिए ” जीवन के साथ और जीवन के बाद भी का आश्वासन देने वाली भारतीय जीवन बीमा निगम ने जानलेवा सिगरेट बनाने वाली कंपनियों में निवेश किया है आगे पढ़ें
2- 27 कार्टून नकली गुटखा बरामद
(प्रत्यूष नव बिहार, पटना, बिहार)
पटना सिटी में तैयार किये जा रहे नकली गुटखा को कानपुर की मंडियों में असली के नाम पर बेचने जा रहे दो कारोबारियों को पटना जंक्शन रेल पुलिस ने गिरफ्तार कर लिया। आगे पढ़ें

International news

1- Chinese fume over honour to tobacco academic
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Chinese health officials and commentators have assailed one of the country's most prestigious academic bodies for recruiting a scientist who specialised in refining low-tar cigarettes -- at a time when the government has said it is fighting smoking. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

धुंए के छल्ले उड़ाने वाले घाटे में

2011-12-14T11:17:00.000+05:30

पंजाब केसरी, भिवानी, पंजाब

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 13 December 2011

2011-12-13T11:51:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Campaigners cheers tax hike on tobacco
(Source: The New Indian Express, Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
The decision of the State Government to raise value added tax on cigarettes, bidis and every other form of tobacco products has got the thumbs up from the anti-tobacco campaigners and the medical fraternity. Read more
2- Tobacco growers urged to cultivate other crops
(Source: The Hindu, Mysore, Karnataka)
A retired official of the Tobacco Research Institute, Venugopal, has described tobacco as a harmful crop with a “devastating” impact on the environment, and urged farmers to take up alternative crops. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- Detox Diet For Smokers
(Source: One India, New Delhi, Delhi)
First advice if you are reading this article; quit smoking, there is no alternative to it. However, if you are one of those incurable nicotine addicts, then this smokers diet might help you live longer than you ideally would. Read more

Smoke free

1- After hookah bars, massage parlours & casinos on cop radar
(Source: The Times of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
After the hookah bars, it is now the turn of casinos and massage parlors to face the police music. After imposing a ban on the hookah bar on Friday. Read more
2- Govt cracks whip on use of tobacco products in media
(Source: Indian Television, New Delhi, Delhi)
The Government has directed that all films and television programmes made before 14 November 2011 and showing consumption of tobacco or liquor will have to mandatorily display anti-tobacco health spots or messages of minimum thirty seconds. Read more
3- Lit cigarette butt kills one
(Source: Deccan Herald, Bangalore, Karnataka)
A daily wage worker carelessly threw a lit cigarette butt and paid for it with his life.Girish, 25, a native of Gulbarga was staying at the basement of the complex. Police said that Girish was a chain smoker and he may have forgotten to stub the cigarette butt before falling asleep. Read more

Tax and price

Industry update

1- Tobacco growers urged to cultivate other crops
(Source: The Hindu, Mysore, Karnataka)
A retired official of the Tobacco Research Institute, Venugopal, has described tobacco as a harmful crop with a “devastating” impact on the environment, and urged farmers to take up alternative crops. Read more
2- BEEDI Workers
(Source: Press Information Bureau, New Delhi, Delhi)
No such case has been reported that the Beedi Industry is reeling under acute financial crunch and is on the varge of being declared sick thereby adversely affecting the workers. Read more

Tobacco advertising

1- Smoke Free – Non-Polluting Cigarettes
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
SmokeFree is an electronic cigarette which has been introduced lately in the India markets to help people save themselves from ill effects of smoking. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 12 December 2011

2011-12-12T11:49:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

Tobacco and health

1- Weak Dutch tobacco controls to cost lives
(Source: Zee News, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Leading cancer, asthma and heart health experts accused the Dutch government on Friday of "all but closing down" its tobacco controls and said such lax policies could lead to 145,000 preventable deaths by 2040. Read more
2- Smoking strongly associated with non-melanoma skin cancer in women
(Source: Bio Scholar, New Delhi, Delhi)
Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes as compared to women without skin cancer, a new study has claimed. Read more
3- पान मसाला के 155 नमूनों में जहर
(दैनिक भास्कर, जबलपुर, मध्य प्रदेश)
प्रदेश भर से हाल ही में लिये गये 170 गुटखा पान मसाला के नमूनों में से 155 में जानलेवा मेग्नेशियम काबरेनेट एवं तम्बाखू निकोटन पाया गया है। राज्य खाद्य प्रयोगशला में जांच के दौरान यह बात सामने आई है। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- Smokers turned off detectors at Kolkata’s AMRI hospital
(Source: Hindustan Times, Kolkata, West Bengal)
The 93 persons who suffocated to death in the blaze at Kolkata’s AMRI hospital on Friday may well have been saved if insensitive smokers, including doctors and staffers, had not turned off the smoke alarms before puffing away. Read more
2- 'Hookah bars' banned in Jaipur
(Source: Press Trust of India(PTI), Jaipur, Rajasthan)
To check the mushrooming of 'hookah bars' in the city, a ban has been imposed on running of such outlets. The order was issued today as "hookah bars" were serving tobacco molasses containing nicotine which is injurious to health of the people. Read more
3- Ban on hookah bars in city
(Source: The Times of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Police on Friday imposed a two-month ban on 'hookah bars' in the entire city with immediate effect. A total of 47 such bars operates in the city. Read more
4- Decision on on-screen smoking soon
(Source: Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
The tussle between the right to creative freedom and health rights - sparked by the health ministry's notification prohibiting smoking scenes or any form of tobacco use - is now in the law ministry's court which is expected to give its view on the matter this week. Read more
5- Students spread awareness about tobacco's ill effects
(Source: The Times of India, Rajkot, Gujarat)
At least 750 students of class I to XII took out a rally in the city on Saturday to create awareness about the ill effects of tobacco. Read more
6- Smoking kills! 93 people died because 'smokers' turned off AMRI alarms
(Source: Dainik Bhaskar, Kolkata, West Bengal)
The 93 unfortunate people had to lose their lives in the fire at the AMRI hospital in Kolkata just because of the insensitive staff who had turned off the smoke alarms. Read more
7- धुएं में उड़ाई जा रही धूम्रपान की बंदिश
(दैनिक जागरण, मैनपुरी, उत्तर प्रदेश)
सार्वजनिक स्थलों पर धूम्रपान के खिलाफ सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले ने नॉन स्मोकर्स को भले ही उत्साहित किया था। लेकिन सरकारी निरंकुशता के चलते यह खुशी ज्यादा दिनों की मेहमान नहीं रह पाई। आगे पढ़ें
8- जयपुर में आज से हुक्का बार बंद!
(दैनिक भास्कर, जयपुर, राजस्थान)
होटलों, बार व रेस्टोरेंट में चल रहे हुक्का बार शनिवार से बंद करा दिए जाएंगे। पुलिस कमिश्नर बीएल सोनी ने इस संबंध में आदेश जारी किए हैं। आगे पढ़ें

Pictorial warning

Industry update

1- Imperial Tobacco Launches Legal Challenge Against Australia's Plain Packaging Law
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
"Imperial Tobacco has filed a challenge which has some similarities to the British American Tobacco (BAT) challenge," a spokeswoman for Australia's High Court told AFP. Read more
2- Risk cover for tobacco, tea in offing
(Source: The Times of India, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
The Centre is considering to bring the crops that are being managed by independent boards such as tobacco , tea and rubber under insurance cover. Read more
3- Tobacco merchants resent govt apathy
(Source: City Journal, Kerala)
An All Kerala Tobacco Merchants Association meet was held yesterday at Casino Hotel auditorium to discuss the problems faced by the tobacco merchants. Read more
4- बीड़ी नं.72 परिवार का विशाल अन्नकूट भण्डारा आज फतेहपुर में
(द भास्कर, शिवपुरी, मध्य प्रदेश)
बीड़ी उद्योग के शिखर पुरूष के रूप में ख्याति प्राप्त बीड़ी नं.72 परिवार के संस्थापक स्व.रमेशचन्द्र अग्रवाल की 12वीं पुण्यतिथि के अवसर पर इस बार सेवा माह का आयोजन किया गया है। आगे पढ़ें

International news

1- बच्चे के लंच बॉक्स में मिली मारिजुआना सिगरेट
(आई बी एन लाइव, नॉएडा, उत्तर प्रदेश)
अमेरिका के कनेक्टिकट राज्य में बच्चों की देखरेख करने वाले संस्थान का एक कर्मचारी यह देखकर दंग रह गया कि डेढ़ वर्षीय बच्चे के लंच बॉक्स में मारिजुआना सिगरेट रखी है। आगे पढ़ें

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Tambakookills Weekly: 3-9 December 2011

2011-12-10T09:37:00.001+05:30

Issue: 3989
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CNS Tambakookills Weekly, provides a snapshot of five major news pieces on tobacco control in India, and related issues. This issue is 3989 (3-9 December 2011).
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1- A Healthy Childhood Means A Tobacco Free Childhood
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Life seems to have come full circle for Aamir Khan, the much acclaimed Bollywood star, who after being named the brand ambassador in July 2011, of the Women and Child Development Ministry, for spreading the message of curbing malnutrition among children and mothers, was recently appointed, in November 2011, as the national brand ambassador of UNICEF, to promote Child Nutrition and Child Rights. Read more

2- Odisha to increase VAT on Tobacco and its products
(Source: United News of India(UNI), Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
In a bid to discourage the consumption of tobacco in the state the Odisha Government has proposed to impose a higher tax on tobacco and its products. Read more

3- I&B stays no-smoking rules by Health Ministry
(Source: IBN Live, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
The new regulations on onscreen smoking that were handed out ambitiously by the the Health Ministry have been stalled as the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) has given in to the plea of the film makers, asking for their creative rights. Read more

4- Textbooks may cover ill-effects of tobacco
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
Textbooks in Bihar government schools may soon cover the topic of ill-effects of tobacco consumption. The project director, Bihar Education Project, Rajesh Bhushan, has given assurances to a team of Cancer Awareness Society (CAS) in this regard. Read more

5- Smokers beware! Deep drags can impair kidneys
(Source: The New Indian Express, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh)
There’s more bad news for smokers. It’s not only the lungs and heart that are affected by their habit, but the kidneys too. According to a new study by a city-based hospital, smokers form a significant number of heart patients with kidney problems. Read more
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Produced voluntarily by: CNS Tobacco Control Initiatives and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 9 December 2011

2011-12-09T11:42:00.000+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Electronic Cigarette – When Tuberculosis, Cancer Are Prime Concerns
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
Every year millions lose their lives just because of smoking but still people smoke although every smoker is aware of the fact that smoking not just causes respiratory diseases but it is also a major cause of cancer. Read more
2- Tobacco to be dearer, coconut oil cheaper
(Source: IBN Live, Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
The State Government has decided to raise the rate of value added tax (VAT) on several items and slash it on some goods ahead of the winter session of the Assembly beginning December 9, during which the first supplementary budget will be placed. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- Electronic Cigarette – When Tuberculosis, Cancer Are Prime Concerns
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
Every year millions lose their lives just because of smoking but still people smoke although every smoker is aware of the fact that smoking not just causes respiratory diseases but it is also a major cause of cancer. Read more
2- Smoking Prior to or After Breast-Lift Surgery can Cause Women's Nipples to Fall Off
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
A doctor has warned that women who smoke regularly before or after a breast lift surgery are at great risk of seeing their nipples turn black and fall off. Read more

Smoke free

1- Dear Mr Farhan Akhtar...
(Source: IBN Live, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Viewer base of 48 per cent of all adult males in India - who use tobacco. The figure is more than 20 per cent in females. Fourteen per cent of us use bidis...and please don't think it's the rikshaw pullers... anyone who can't afford cigarettes puffs bidi in our country. Especially, college students. Read more
2- I&B, Health ministries in row over smoking rules for films Close
(Source: The Economics Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
he Information and Broadcasting Ministry has instructed the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) to maintain status quo and not implement for now the anti-smoking rules for films that the Health Ministry had notified in September. Read more
3- HC allows state to seize gutka
(Source: The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The Bombay high court on Wednesday upheld the state government's powers to proceed under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) 1954 against gutka manufacturers. Read more
4- Gutkha sellers to be penalized in Sikkim
(Source: I Sikkim, Ganagtok, Sikkim)
Pan Parag, Pan Masala, Tulsi, Madhu Supari, Tamanna, Gutkha Supari, Rajnigandha and Pass Pass and plastic are officially banned in Sikkim but many are found using plastic and selling gutkha in small shop like pan shops. Read more
5- Shahrukh Khan smokes while riding cycle!
(Source: Apun Ka Choice, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Shahrukh Khan who recently disclosed his struggle with nicotine addiction lit up a cigarette while riding the cycle on Carter Road in Mumbai. Read more
6- 18 साल के युवा की छोटी सी कोशिश का नतीजा देखेंगे दुनिया के 80 देश!
(दैनिक भास्कर, जयपुर, राजस्थान)
जयपुर में निर्मित इस एस्ट्रे का अनावरण नई दिल्ली स्थित भारत पर्यावास भवन में जुलाई 2011 को फैशन डिजायनर राहुल बाल ने किया था इस एस्ट्रे तो विश्व स्वस्थ्य संगठन(WHO) के धूम्रपान विरोधी अभियान का प्रतीक बताया. आगे पढ़ें
7- शाहरुख ने डॉन-टू में उड़ाये धुंए के छल्ले, अब पड़ेगी तंबाकू की मार
(सहारा लाइव, मुंबई, महाराष्ट्र)
एक दिसम्बर के बाद फिल्मों व धारावाहिकों को उसी शर्त पर अनुमति दी जाएगी जब उनमें तंबाकू उत्पादों का किसी भी रूप में प्रदर्शन नहीं होगा. आगे पढ़ें

Tax and price

1- Tobacco to be dearer, coconut oil cheaper
(Source: IBN Live, Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
The State Government has decided to raise the rate of value added tax (VAT) on several items and slash it on some goods ahead of the winter session of the Assembly beginning December 9, during which the first supplementary budget will be placed. Read more

Industry update

1- Worries at ITC as govt weighs selling stake to bridge revenue gap
(Source: The Financial Express, Kolkata, West Bengal)
The government’s plan to sell the 11.54% stake it holds in ITC has been viewed with concern in Virginia House, the headquarters of the Kolkata-based FMCG company. Read more
2- AITUC stages dharna for minimum wages for beedi workers
(Source: The Hindu, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh)
Demanding that the minimum wage for workers must be declared as Rs. 10,000 per month, activists of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Thursday staged a dharna in front of the district Collector's office here. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 8 December 2011

2011-12-08T17:54:00.002+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Odisha to increase VAT on Tobacco and its products
(Source: United News of India(UNI), Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
In a bid to discourage the consumption of tobacco in the state the Odisha Government has proposed to impose a higher tax on tobacco and its products. Read more
2- Textbooks may cover ill-effects of tobacco
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
Textbooks in Bihar government schools may soon cover the topic of ill-effects of tobacco consumption. The project director, Bihar Education Project, Rajesh Bhushan, has given assurances to a team of Cancer Awareness Society (CAS) in this regard. Read more
3- I&B stays no-smoking rules by Health Ministry
(Source: IBN Live, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
The new regulations on onscreen smoking that were handed out ambitiously by the the Health Ministry have been stalled as the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) has given in to the plea of the film makers, asking for their creative rights. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- Textbooks may cover ill-effects of tobacco
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
Textbooks in Bihar government schools may soon cover the topic of ill-effects of tobacco consumption. The project director, Bihar Education Project, Rajesh Bhushan, has given assurances to a team of Cancer Awareness Society (CAS) in this regard. Read more
2- Change lifestyle, beat cancer
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Want to stave off cancer? Just a few simple lifestyle changes would do, a research has claimed. In fact, the research, published in the 'British Journal of Cancer', found smoking is the biggest lifestyle contributor to one's risk of developing cancer. Read more

Smoke free

1- No one smoked in public in 7 districts this year!
(Source: The Times of India, Vadodara, Gujarat)
Guess how many people would have defied the ban on smoking in public places in Gujarat this year? If one goes by the state government records, not a single person smoked in public places in Porbandar. Read more
2- Illegal hookah joints yet to be stubbed out in Delhi
(Source: India Today, Gurgaon, Haryana)
The Gurgaon district administration may have enforced Section 144 of the CrPC to shut down all hookah bars in Millennium City a week ago, but the authorities in Delhi are yet to ban these joints where tobacco molasses containing nicotine are served in brazen violation of the law. Read more
3- I&B stays no-smoking rules by Health Ministry
(Source: IBN Live, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
The new regulations on onscreen smoking that were handed out ambitiously by the the Health Ministry have been stalled as the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) has given in to the plea of the film makers, asking for their creative rights. Read more
4- धूम्रपान के दृश्यों पर पाबंदी से बॉलीवुड नाराज
(वेबदुनिया, मुंबई, महाराष्ट्र)
फिल्मों में धूम्रपान के दृश्यों पर पूरी तरह पाबंदी लगाने की अधिसूचना जारी होने से फिल्म जगत इसके विरोध में खड़ा हो गया है। आगे पढ़ें
5- ग्रामीणों ने बंद किया तंबाकू-गुटखा खाना
(अमर उजाला, मैनपुरी, उत्तर प्रदेश)
विकास खंड सुल्तानगंज क्षेत्र के ग्राम नगला देवी में कैंसर से पीड़ित होने से हुई मौतों से लोग दहशत में हैं। गांव में पिछले तीन माह में कैंसर रोग से पीड़ित होने पर छह लोगों की जाने जा चुकी हैं। आगे पढ़ें

Tax and price

1- State alters VAT rates
(Source: Business Standard, Orissa/West Bengal)
In a significant restructuring of Value Added Tax (VAT) rates, the Orissa government on Wednesday announced a hike in tax rate on tobacco products from the existing 13.5 per cent to 25 per cent. Read more
2- Odisha to increase VAT on Tobacco and its products
(Source: United News of India(UNI), Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
In a bid to discourage the consumption of tobacco in the state the Odisha Government has proposed to impose a higher tax on tobacco and its products. Read more

Industry news

1- 2nd tobacco company fights Australian logo ban
(Source: Yahoo News, New Delhi, Delhi)
A second major tobacco company went to Australia's High Court on Tuesday to argue that new laws banning logos from cigarette packs are unconstitutional. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 7 December 2011

2011-12-07T12:36:00.004+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- BBC World Investigates Why India is the Oral Cancer Capital of the World
(Source: BBC World, New Delhi, Delhi)
BBC World's innovative series The Health Show will broadcast a report this weekend examining India's daunting problem of tobacco use among children and its shocking consequences for health. Read more
2- Legal Wars of the Tobacco Firms Continue
(Source: News Tonight, New Delhi, Delhi)
It has been recently revealed in a report that the tobacco firm Imperial Tobacco is raising its voice against the new plain packaging laws in Australia. Read more
3- A Healthy Childhood Means A Tobacco Free Childhood
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Life seems to have come full circle for Aamir Khan, the much acclaimed Bollywood star, who after being named the brand ambassador in July 2011, of the Women and Child Development Ministry. Read more

Tobacco and health

1- E Cigarette – Finally a Perfect Replacement for Cigarettes
(Source: SB Wire, New Delhi, Delhi)
A cigarette is smoked on tobacco, that emits more than 200 unwanted gases that a smoker inhales along with the need of nicotine. Read more
2- Smoking can cause women's nipples to fall off!
(Source: Asian News International(ANI), New Delhi, Delhi)
Women who smoke regularly before or after a breast lift surgery are at great risk of seeing their nipples turn black and fall off, a doctor has warned. Read more
3- Oral cancer rising among India's younger generation
(Source: BBC News, New Delhi, Delhi)
India accounts for 86% of the world's cases of oral cancer and 90% of these are linked to tobacco. Incidences of oral cancer are particularly high in areas where chewable tobacco is popular. Read more
4- BBC World Investigates Why India is the Oral Cancer Capital of the World
(Source: BBC World, New Delhi, Delhi)
BBC World's innovative series The Health Show will broadcast a report this weekend examining India's daunting problem of tobacco use among children and its shocking consequences for health. Read more
5- A Healthy Childhood Means A Tobacco Free Childhood
(Source: Citizen News Service(CNS), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Life seems to have come full circle for Aamir Khan, the much acclaimed Bollywood star, who after being named the brand ambassador in July 2011, of the Women and Child Development Ministry. Read more
6- मोहतरमा...सुट्टे लगाना छोड़िए और 'जवानी' को रखिए संभालकर
(दैनिक भास्कर, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली )
अमेरिका के प्रमुख प्लास्टिक सर्जन एंथॉनी युऑन ने एक चौंका देने वाला दावा किया है। एंथॉनी ने बताया है कि सिगरेट पीने से महिलाओं के ब्रेस्ट के निप्पल ढ़ीले पड़ सकते हैं, जिससे ब्रेस्ट लटक सकते हैं। आगे पढ़ें

Smoke free

1- I&B Ministry wants a relook at conditions on smoking scenes
(Source: NDTV, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Finding it impractical to implement the strict conditions on showing smoking scenes in films, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has reportedly asked the other concerned ministries to take a relook at the issue. Read more
2- Smoking ban likely to burn SRK’s ‘Don 2’
(Source: Deccan Herald, New Delhi, Delhi)
Ahead of the release of Shahrukh Khan’s Don-2, a section of the Hindi film industry including the producer is lobbying with the Centre to ensure that a new order restricting on-screen smoking scene does not throw a spanner in the film’s release. Read more
3- Cigarettes to be stubbed out in Kannada films
(Source: NDTV, Bangalore, Karnataka)
There is bad news for Kannada film heroes who appear smoking cigarettes on the silver screen.The Regional Censor Board has decided to implement norms of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the use of cigarettes in films. Read more
4- Bezawada sets example for Bollywood
(Source: Deccan Chronicle, New Delhi, Delhi)
This is something that Union health ministry would like the Bollywood to replicate from the Tollywood-(Telugu film industry), for, Ram Gopal Varma’s movie-Bezawada, a Telugu movie has become the first movie to have started scrolling health warnings during the smoking scenes in the film. Read more
5- Smoking scene ban is very much in force, says Ministry
(Source: The Hindu, Vijayvada, Andhra Pradesh)
Vijayawada is better known by that name — is the first feature film to carry health warnings on every smoking scene, as required under the just notified second amendment of the Rules of the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003. Read more
6- Smoke Free Ernakulam Efforts

Tobacco advertisement

1- Newly Redesigned eCigarette Site One of the First to Offer Real Customer-Based Product Reviews
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
The Electronic Cigarette Guy website (http://www.electroniccigaretteguy.com) recently announced a total site redesign, that now features reviews of current electronic cigarette products from actual users of these products. Read more

Tobacco and youth

1- Oral cancer rising among India's younger generation
(Source: BBC News, New Delhi, Delhi)
India accounts for 86% of the world's cases of oral cancer and 90% of these are linked to tobacco. Incidences of oral cancer are particularly high in areas where chewable tobacco is popular. Read more

Industry update

1- Indian Stocks Retreat After Biggest Weekly Rally in 2 1/2 Years
(Source: Bloomberg, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Tata Steel Ltd. (TATA), the nation’s largest producer, lost 2.2 percent after jumping 12 percent last week. ITC Ltd. (ITC), the biggest cigarette maker, fell for the first time in six days. Read more
2- ITC readies model for brand Choupal evolution
(Source: The Times of India, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh)
ITC is refreshing the storyboard for e-Choupal. The decade-old initiative, one of the largest Internet-based interventions in rural India that helps farmers with better income for their produce. Read more
3- I&B Ministry wants a relook at conditions on smoking scenes
(Source: The Economic Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
The I&B Ministry has found it impractical to implement the strict conditions on showing smoking scenes in films and is understood to have asked the other concerned ministries to give the issue a relook. Read more
4- Insurance on cards for tobacco crop
(Source: The Times of India, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
The Centre is seriously contemplating bringing the crops that are being managed by independent boards such as tobacco, tea and rubber under insurance purview shortly. Read more
5- Legal Wars of the Tobacco Firms Continue
(Source: News Tonight, New Delhi, Delhi)
It has been recently revealed in a report that the tobacco firm Imperial Tobacco is raising its voice against the new plain packaging laws in Australia. Read more
6- Newly Redesigned eCigarette Site One of the First to Offer Real Customer-Based Product Reviews
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
The Electronic Cigarette Guy website (http://www.electroniccigaretteguy.com) recently announced a total site redesign, that now features reviews of current electronic cigarette products from actual users of these products. Read more
7- सील तोड़कर कर रहे थे सिगरेट उत्पादन
(अमर उजाला, गाज़ियाबाद, उत्तर प्रदेश)
केंद्रीय उत्पाद शुल्क एवं सेवा कर (सेंट्रल एक्साइज) विभाग ने दुहाई में शनिवार को एक सिगरेट फैक्ट्री में छापा मारा। टीम को सूचना थी कि यहां टैक्स चोरी करने के मकसद से रात में सिगरेट बनाई जाती थी। आगे पढ़ें

International news

1- Imperial Tobacco challenges Australia plain packaging
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Imperial Tobacco launched a legal challenge in Australia's High Court on Tuesday against new laws forcing tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging from next year, becoming the third tobacco giant to do so. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

Smoke Free Ernakulam Efforts

2011-12-07T12:23:00.000+05:30

Mathrubhoomi, Ernakulam, Kerala

CNS Daily Tobacco News Monitoring Report: 5 December 2011

2011-12-05T11:55:00.002+05:30

Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!

1- Smokers beware! Deep drags can impair kidneys
(Source: The New Indian Express, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh)
There’s more bad news for smokers. It’s not only the lungs and heart that are affected by their habit, but the kidneys too. According to a new study by a city-based hospital, smokers form a significant number of heart patients with kidney problems. Read more
2- Smoke ban alert back in campus
(Source: The Asian Age, Delhi/West Bengal/Maharashtra)
Smoking hubs continue to thrive on Delhi University campus despite a ban on sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of any educational institution. Read more
3- Hrithik's gift to Sanjay Dutt
(Source: Mid Day, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
While it's been a year since he gave up smoking, Hrithik Roshan is trying to help his colleagues in the industry kick the butt too. Read more

Tobacco and health

Smoke free

1- Cops trained in tobacco control
(Source: The Times of India, Patna, Bihar)
In a district-level capacity building workshop, held at the ATS Bhawan here, senior police officials from seven districts of the state. Read more
2- HC order snuffs out hopes of hookah-bar owners
(Source: The Times of India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
Titanic has sunk again. Only this time it is a hookah bar in the city. Fate of Titanic restaurant along with 40 other hookah bars has been sealed with Gujarat high court. Read more
3- Parents, breathe easy! No hookah bars in city
(Source: Daily Bhaskar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
For those opposing hookah bars in Ahmedabad, Gujarat high court's decision to uphold the city commissioner's notification of closure of these bars brings a reason to smile. Read more
4- Smoke ban alert back in campus
(Source: The Asian Age, Delhi/West Bengal/Maharashtra)
Smoking hubs continue to thrive on Delhi University campus despite a ban on sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of any educational institution. Read more
5- Hrithik's gift to Sanjay Dutt
(Source: Mid Day, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
While it's been a year since he gave up smoking, Hrithik Roshan is trying to help his colleagues in the industry kick the butt too. Read more
6- Illegal tobacco hoardings pulled down
(Source: The Times of India, Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
Police cracked the whip on tobacco product sellers in Bhubaneswar on Friday for allegedly violating guidelines laid down for advertisement of tobacco products. Read more
7- Hookah ban: Patrons fume but residents loving it
(Source: Hindustan Times, Gurgaon, Haryana)
The recent ban on hookahs in the city has been a party pooper for most youngsters, but locals see it as an end to the nuisance created by tipsy youth. Read more
8- ऋतिक छुड़ाएंगे संजू बाबा की स्मोकिंग
(अमर उजाला, मुंबई, महाराष्ट्र )
संजू बाबा अपनी स्मोकिंग की आदत से छुटकारा पाना चाह रहे हैं, लेकिन लाख जतन करने पर भी उन्हें कामयाबी नहीं मिल रही है। आगे पढ़ें
9- सार्वजनिक स्थल पर सिगरेट पी, तो फाइन
(प्रभात खबर, पटना, बिहार )
अब अगर सार्वजनिक स्थल पर किसी ने सिगरेट पी या स्कूल-कॉलेज के 100 मीटर के दायरे में तंबाकू-गुटखा बेचा, तो दंडात्मक कार्रवाई की जा सकती है. शनिवार से 200 रुपये का जुर्माना लगाया जायेगा. आगे पढ़ें
10 - सिगरेट पर निर्देशः अंबिका-गुलाम भिड़े
(वन इंडिया, नई दिल्ली, दिल्ली )
केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने अक्तूबर में अधिसूचना जारी कर फिल्मों के दृश्यों में धूम्रपान जानलेवा है लिखना अनिवार्य कर दिया था। आगे पढ़ें

Tobacco and youth

1- Smoke ban alert back in campus
(Source: The Asian Age, Delhi/West Bengal/Maharashtra)
Smoking hubs continue to thrive on Delhi University campus despite a ban on sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of any educational institution. Read more

Industry update

1- Iran deal may help AP tobacco ryots
(Source: The Times of India, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
In what could come as a morale-booster for the tobacco growers and traders, Iran has invited tenders for importing tobacco from India. Read more

Pictorial warning

1- Stricter indicators on tobacco products
(Source: The New Indian Express, Kochi, Kerala)
The Union Health Department’s notification which stipulates clear display of warning signs on tobacco products came into force on Saturday. Read more

Produced voluntarily by:

Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF), CNS Tobacco Control Initiative and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).