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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicSmokeless tobacco

Topic: Smokeless tobacco

Gutkha, paan masala fix: Policy reform can save Indian users $19 bn in healthcare costs, finds study

Researchers find that perception of smokeless tobacco is safer than cigarettes has led to more use, at a cost to people’ health, and to national finances in South Asian countries.

Even 10-year-old Indians are starting to use smokeless tobacco. 4 reasons behind it

Easy availability of flavoured, cheap tobacco products, exposure to enticing marketing, and misperception about their harms promote SLT use among the Indian youth.

No gutkha, zarda, or khaini is ‘safe’. But here’s how their cancer-causing risk can be reduced

There are grassroots methods to control the production of carcinogens in smokeless tobacco products. And these can be implemented at different stages of production.

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.