Levying 40% sin tax on tobacco products sought
A voluntary action group has urged the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council to levy sin tax to the tune […]
Remove tobacco vendors from educational areas: experts
India has been witnessing 2.5-3 lakh new cases of head and neck cancer every year. Concerning the same, the country’s […]
Female smokers outnumber male smokers
Tobacco kills nearly six million people each year, globally. India now has 12.1 million women smokers and falls only behind […]
Need Stronger Regulations in e-cigarettes
A group of paediatricians from United States have strongly recommended that the minimum age to purchase tobacco products — including […]
Health ministers of South East Asia sign anti-tobacco declaration
Health ministers from 11 countries of the WHO South-East Asia region, including India, signed a declaration pledging to accelerate tough […]
FDA announce proposal to regulate e-cigarettes
As part of its implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed by the President in 2009, […]
Study Says 206 Million Indians Use Smokeless Tobacco
Having nearly 275 million tobacco users, India ranks second globally and very close to China (approximately 301 million users). But […]
Shocking Smoking Habits Registers in Poorer Countries
Two fifths of men in developing countries still smoke or use tobacco, and women are increasingly starting to smoke at […]
New Delhi call for action on combating noncommunicable diseases in India
Outcome of National NCD Summit 1. Gathered in New Delhi on the occasion of the National Summit on Non-communicable Diseases, […]
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World No Tobacco Day is celebrated worldwide on 31st May every year to encourage tobacco users to abstain from consumption of all forms of tobacco for a period of at least 24 hours.
Tobacco control communities in India unite against budget provisions on Tobacco taxation
Emphasize current tobacco taxation regime as detrimental to public health.
