Up in smoke
On May 31, India joined the rest of the world in celebrating World No Tobacco Day. Despite the ban on cigarette smoking in public places by the Supreme Court, one can see the smokers moving about
On May 31, India joined the rest of the world in celebrating World No Tobacco Day. Despite the ban on cigarette smoking in public places by the Supreme Court, one can see the smokers moving about
The Centre has decided to enact a new law to ban the production, sale and consumption of all forms of chewing tobacco, according to the Union Health minister, C.P.
Five months ago, soccer's governing body declared the 2002 World Cup tournament tobacco-free. Some one forgot to tell the cigarette companies. In Malaysia fans, tuning into televised World Cup games
A New Zealand woman dying of lung cancer is suing British American Tobacco for NZ$ 330,000 in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the South Pacific country, her lawyer said on
How can a company whose products kill millions be considered socially responsible? That is the key question that faces British American Tobacco as it publishes its first social report this week. This
Gutka (treated and flovoured tobacco) and 'pan masala' have been banned in Maharashtra. The Democratic Front (DF) government ordered a complete ban on the production, stoking selling and also
Vaccines are one of several new approaches to fight the escalating problem of addiction to hard drugs, tobacco and alcohol. Dealing with this - in terms of health care, law enforcement and lost
Lung cancer, the Big killer, tops the list of 10 causes of cancer in the country. But oral cancer, which can be directly blamed on the tobacco and pan masala habit, is only three notches down. Data
Following Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Goa too is now planning to ban consumption of gutka in the tourist state. The tiny coastal state has already banned smoking and chewing of any tobacco products
If Maharashtra state government ban on gutka and paan masala from August 1 has anything to do with oral/ throat cancer, the question that anti-tobacco activists and concerned citizens are asking is
Bangalore has the highest proportion of tobacco-related cancers (TRCs) in women - 17.3 per cent - among the eight places surveyed by the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP). Surprisingly, the
With the Allahabad and Madhya Pradesh high courts banning pan masala and related tobacco items, the Supreme Court stayed the Allahabad High Court order on appeal by several manufacturers. The Andhra
The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) has launched a "Gutkha Free Delhi" campaign and has demanded a ban on all tobacco-based products in the Capital in view of various health hazards. The initiative
The West Bengal government will organise a two day sensitization programme against chewing tobacco and smoking, director of health services, Dr Prabhakar Chatterjee said. A report by the Centre says
The UK government called for a crackdown on shopkeepers who sell cigarettes to children under 16, after evidence that one in eight turned a blind eye to under age purchase of tobacco. Hazel Blears,
The ICRISAT has announced a $5,00,000 collaborative project with the Monsanto subsidiary, MAHYCO, to develop crop varieties, which will be resistant to the tobacco streak virus and its variants. The
Five agricultural institutions have agreed to undertake a collaborative research project to find a long-term sustainable solution to the tobacco streak virus (TSV) that has been causing heavy damage
A division bench of the Bombay High Court upheld the ban on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka and pan masalas (chewing tobacco varieties) imposed by the Maharashtra government within the state.
Union Health Minister Shatrughan Sinha has strongly advocated a ban on the use of tobacco. Toeing the line of his predecessor C.P. Thakur, Mr Sinha told that he was not at all scared of lobbying for
India stands third among the largest producers of tobacco, through which it earns Rs 5,500 crore. However, the irony is, it spends Rs 13,500 crore for treating smoking related diseases. smoking and