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7 Out Of 10 People Protected By At Least One Tobacco Control Measure: WHO Report

In the last 15 years since WHO’s MPOWER tobacco control measures were introduced globally, smoking rates have fallen. Without this decline there would be an estimated 300 million more smokers in the world today

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ITC's FMCG Revenue Surges 20% in FY23

Notably, this impressive growth does not include revenue from its tobacco business

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Netflix, Disney, Amazon To Challenge Health Ministry's Tobacco Rules For Streaming

The pushback is the latest headache for streaming giants in India, a top growth market. Companies often face legal cases and police complaints their content sometimes hurt religious sentiment, and many have self-censored content over the years. As part of the country's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry this week ordered streaming platforms should within three months insert static health warnings during smoking scenes.

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India Helms Global Leadership By Regulating Anti-tobacco Warnings On OTT Platforms

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms. This notification mandates OTT platforms to carry anti-tobacco warning messages as we watch in theatres and TV programmes.

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Canada To Put Health Warnings On Individual Cigarettes

According to health officials, the labels on individual cigarettes will make it "virtually impossible" for smokers to escape warnings. "Tobacco smoke harms children." "Cigarettes are a cause of leukaemia." "Poison is in every puff." These are some of the messages that will soon appear on cigarettes in Canada, in both English and French.

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Govt Revives GST Cess Rate On Pan Masala

The notification came in as a part of the amendments to the Finance Bill, 2023 passed in the Lok Sabha last Friday

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Centre Provides Relief To Over 28,000 Cyclone Affected Tobacco Farmers

FCV tobacco is a major commercial crop grown in 10 districts of Andhra Pradesh with an annual production of 121 m.kg (2021-22) grown in an area of 66,000 ha.

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Smokeless Tobacco Use In Work And Public Places Must Be Prohibited, Akin To Smoking Ban

To achieve the Indian health target that aims to reduce tobacco use by 15% by 2020 and by 30% by 2025, culture- and context-specific strategies addressing the inequalities in tobacco use must be devised, accompanied by strict implementation of tobacco control policies pertaining to SLT. By Sachi Satapathy & Balasubramanian Gopalan

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CGST Delhi West Commissionerate arrests one person for duty evasion of over Rs 800 crore

CGST Delhi West Commissionerate arrests one person for duty evasion of over Rs 800 crore

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Gutka worth Rs 54 lakh, foreign cigarettes seized in Krishna District

Gutka worth Rs 54 lakh, foreign cigarettes seized in Krishna District

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Tobacco Companies Benefit From India's Policy Against E-cigarettes

This would force a rethink of the problem, framing it in ways that actually help the world’s 1 billion tobacco users and removes incentives for strategies that do little to improve their lives or conditions while further alienating and punishing them.

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Multiplier Effect

Rs 34,000 crore The tax revenue generated by tobacco & tobacco products

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#NoTobaccoDay Campaign Launched To Improve Tobacco Control Policies

It also launched a global social media campaign, #WomenAgainstTobacco, highlighting efforts led by women to promote tobacco control and protect the health of millions around the world.

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