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Topic: Cigarettes

Electrical goods and tobacco to get costlier, raw sugar and tuna bait cheaper

Srijan Shukla - February 1, 2020

The relative change in price of these products is due to custom duties and taxes imposed by the central government

Govt has banned vapes, but owns 28% of ITC – India’s biggest cigarette maker

Remya Nair - September 19, 2019

The Union government and state-owned companies together held a 28.64 per cent stake in ITC as of June end.

Tobacco companies in China are opening schools, and the Chinese welcome it

Jennifer Fang - August 15, 2019

Many such ‘tobacco schools’ were built following the devastating Sichuan earthquake in 2008.

Modi govt takes U-turn on e-cigarettes, says no plan to ban import

Himani Chandna - August 8, 2018

But minister tells Lok Sabha that e-cigarettes are harmful for both active and passive users.

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Topic: Cigarettes

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YourTurn

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Opinion

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

There’s a new M-Y formula at work in Bihar this time

Economy

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

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