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Topic: tobacco

Lighting up debate: AIIMS distances self from oncologists calling for review of e-cigarette ban

Experts say even manufacturers don’t claim e-cigarettes are cessation devices, and no amount of ‘harm reduction’ rhetoric can obscure evidence that these devices inflict serious damage.

WHO releases first-ever tobacco cessation guideline

Comprehensive interventions to help over 750 million quit.

Drug regulator’s plan to bring all nicotine replacement therapies under prescription gets ICMR nod

Doctors & experts are divided on the move's efficacy. Some believe this could help ensure responsible use, while others feel it could reduce access for those benefiting from it.

New Zealand govt to repeal world’s toughest anti-tobacco rules, draws heavy criticism

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said, even while researchers and campaigners

WHO urges Southeast Asian countries to step up efforts to control the use of tobacco and e-cigarettes

According to the WHO South-East Asia Region, the use of tobacco has decreased slightly from 68.9 per cent in 2000 to around 43.7 per cent in 2022. However, the region still accounts for the highest number of people using tobacco worldwide.

ITC announces spin-off of hotels business from cigarettes and food divisions

If approved, the cigarettes-to-hotels conglomerate would hold 40% stake in the newly formed entity, to be named ITC Hotels Ltd, with the remaining 60% held by shareholders of ITC.

World Anti-Tobacco Day: Tobacco consumption lowest in Punjab & other India stats on deadly habit

Punjab has lowest rate of tobacco consumption in India, according to NFHS-5 survey. Paan masala and gutka most common form of tobacco consumed in India.

1.7 lakh tonnes of waste per year — ICMR-AIIMS study calculates environmental toll of tobacco use

The study, ‘The Environmental Burden of Tobacco Products Wastes in India’, was released Tuesday. It was conducted by ICMR's National Institute of Cancer Prevention & Research and AIIMS Jodhpur. 

Govt set to amend tobacco laws to tighten control on evolving products, widen regulatory norms

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is currently working on bringing in amendments to regulate tobacco products in India, secretary...

Hard-won gutka ban is now under threat. This time from courts

Are pan masala, gutka, zarda, khaini food or tobacco? Indian manufacturers are challenging state bans and courts are the battleground.

On Camera

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.