World No Tobacco Day 2020: Smokeless tobacco products contain more nicotine than cigarettes, increase risk of stroke
Smokeless tobacco is found in paan masala, gutkha, khaini, zarda and other such products.
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Five tips to stop the urge to smoke early in the morning
The habit of smoking a cigarette early in the morning can prove to be dangerous, here are five ways which may help reduce the early morning cravings for a puff
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Smoking e-cigarettes may increase risk of heart attacks, suggest studies
Even though e-cigarettes contain lower levels of carcinogens than conventional tobacco products, each vaping device releases ultrafine particles along with toxins that can actually damage blood vessels and encourage blood clotting, which may lead to heart attacks
Tobacco farmers' body urges govt for 'pragmatic' approach on cigarette taxation; says NCCD hike in Budget to increase smuggling
NCCD on cigarettes proposed in the Budget is a major setback to the FCV tobacco farmers who have been fighting torrential and unseasonal rainfall this year in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Decline in GST revenue to have a direct impact on ITC as govt may turn to tobacco to hike tax
A high-level panel constituted by the government to suggest measures to augment GST revenue collection will hold its first meeting today.
Trade body asks Centre to reconsider proposed e-cigarette ban, calls for regulation and standardisation
E-cigarettes are handheld battery powered electronic devices which heat a liquid formulation — often containing nicotine — to create a vapour which can be inhaled.
The smoker's guide to why vaping is the first step in the road to quitting cigarettes
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Health Ministry issues new pictorial warning for tobacco products, to be used from 1 September
The government released two separate set of images. The first set will be used on tobacco products from September 1, 2018, for a period of 12 months, after which the second set of images will be used.
ITC Q3 net profit up 17% at Rs 3,090.20 cr; FMCG revenue declines 31%
ITC's total income during the October-December quarter stood at Rs 10,579.11 crore
Delhi stabbing: Naked body of nine-year-old boy found; police finds cigarette burns, suspects sexual assault
A nine-year-old boy was brutally killed after being allegedly stabbed and burnt with cigarette butts in southeast Delhi
Health ministry to amend draft of tobacco-control law after analysing one lakh suggestions
The health ministry will come out with a fresh draft proposing amendments to a legislation on tobacco control after it analysed over one lakh suggestions
Under YC Deveshwar ITC moved from cigarette to FMCG: 5 key points
Under him, ITC launched e-Choupal in 2000, an initiative to link directly with rural farmers via the Internet for procurement of agricultural and aquaculture products like soybeans, wheat, coffee, and prawns
Attention smokers: Cigarette brands implement 85% pictorial health warnings
International cigarette companies including ITC and Godfrey Phillips have implemented the rule requiring 85 percent pictorial warning, they said on Tuesday.
More women take to smoking under the garb of being modern and independent
The most common time when women initiate smoking is in their teens, and the number of adolescents who initiate smoking increases every year from grades nine through 12.
ITC's spectacular Q4 cigarette, non-cigarette growth triggers 7.5% surge in stock
In early trade, the ITC counter notched up gains of 7.5 percent to touch a high of Rs 354.75 before losing some ground thereafter
ITC shuts cigarette plants from May 4 to comply with a new pictorial warnings rule
India's biggest cigarette maker ITC Ltd shut its plants from May 4 to comply with a new stipulated pictorial warnings rule issued by the federal government, the company said in a statement.
Hyderabad tobacco retailers join nationwide protest against pictorial warning
Retailers selling tobacco products in Hyderabad on Thursday joined the nationwide protest against 85% pictorial warning.
Cigarette firms threaten to shut shop over larger pictorial warnings: Govt stands to lose Rs 350 cr/day
Major cigarette manufacturers including ITC, Godfrey Philips and VST have decided to shut all their factories and stop manufacturing with effect from Friday in the wake of larger pictorial warnings covering 85 percent of the packaging space coming into force.
Sunny Leone urges youngsters not to pick up cigarette
Sunny Leone took part in an informative advertisement titled, '11 minutes' that also stars Alok Nath and Deepak Dhobrial
Juvenile Justice Act: India is the only nation to impose harsh penalty on sale of Tobacco to minors
Nearly 27.5 crore Indians are using tobacco and a vast majority of them start their habit in their childhood.