New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on the World Tobacco Day on Sunday said the battle against tobacco was a personal fight for him and he wanted total ban on it and its products. “The battle against tobacco is a personal fight for me. As an ENT surgeon, I’ve been first-hand witness to how […]
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Smoking, spitting & chewing tobacco banned at MGNREGA work sites
New Delhi: The Centre has directed strict adherence to instructions at places where work is being carried under the MGNREGA scheme. It has said that smoking cigarettes or beedis, chewing tobacco and spitting should be disallowed at the work sites. Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Rajesh Bhushan has asked all the states to […]
4 in 10 Indians want ban on tobacco, PUBG: Study
New Delhi: Amid the controversy over restrictions on the popular mobile game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) in Gujarat, a new study has found that about 40 per cent of Indians want a complete ban on cigarettes, marijuana, e-cigarettes, violent video games and online betting. While 68 per cent respondents endorsed social media use in moderation, 62 […]
Tobacco vendors eye schools for sale: Study
New Delhi : Tobacco companies in India are targeting schoolchildren as young as eight years for sale of their products and placing advertisements, finds a new study. Conducted by Consumer Voice and Voluntary Health Association (VHA) of India the study titled ‘India Tiny Targets Report’ which was released here on Wednesday, found that nearly half […]
SC stays Karnataka HC order on pictorial warning on tobacco packs
New Delhi, Jan 8 The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Karnataka High Court order setting aside 2014 rules mandating that 85 per cent space on both sides of packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products carry pictorial warning on their harmful effects. Staying the December 15, 2017 order of the Karnataka […]