Meghalaya to ban tobacco
The health department of Meghalaya has proposed a ban on smoking, tobacco and pan masala in the state within the next few weeks. The move has come in view of the number of people suffering from
The health department of Meghalaya has proposed a ban on smoking, tobacco and pan masala in the state within the next few weeks. The move has come in view of the number of people suffering from
This time round India seems to be following the 'think global, act local' maxim, for it has been as vociferous on the global front, as it has at home in its efforts to push the Indian Tobacco Control
Tobacco major ITC Ltd plans to create a Trust through which business houses, both in the private and public sector, can help provide a range of critical services to Indian farmers. Announcing this
Funded by the World Health Organisation and the ministry of health and family welfare, Tobacco Cessation Centre (TCC), at Nimhans has treated over 200 cases of nicotine addiction free of cost, since
The tobacco industry waged a two-decade fighting retreat against the medical evidence that linked smoking to cancer, heart disease, emphysema and other illnesses. Millions died prematurely who might
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), demanded declaring the holy city of Amritsar as tobacco-free zone on the pattern of Hardwar and Kurukshetra where cow
Germany has angered its European allies by throwing in doubt European Union support for the World Health Organisation's Convention for Tobacco Control, due to be signed this month in Geneva. The
The World Health Organisation said it was confident that its annual assembly would adopt a trailblazing tobacco control treaty next week, despite objection from the US and Germany. The pact as
The World Health Organisation's decision making assembly gave preliminary approval to a landmark anti tobacco convention, with speaker after speaker declaring that it will save millions of lives. A
Mr Chandrababu Naidu has reportedly prevailed upon the Centre to get the Tobacco board to intervene in the ongoing auctions for the AP crop. However, that may not be a solution to the growers
The Tamil Nadu state government has empowered 25 officials, including school headmasters, to act against those found smoking or chewing and spitting tobacco products in public places. A notification
It has taken over the three years for the UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) to bring round over 190 countries to adopting the global Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The treaty aims
The US tobacco industry won an important legal victory yesterday when a Florida appeals court over-turned a $145bn verdict against it - the biggest punitive damages award in US legal history.The
Unanimous adoption of the agreed draft of a Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by the WHO member-countries in Geneva on May 20 is undoubtedly a significant development. It is reasonable to
The Bush administration finally came to its senses last week and stopped trying to undermine a tobacco-control treaty that was approved by the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The decision ended a
"India is passing through a social transformation phase which is the leading cause for lifestyle diseases. And tobacco is one of the main reasons for this." said the National Professional Officer of
A Florida appeals court threw out a record-setting $145 billion verdict for thousands of Florida smokers against the tobacco industry, saying the case shouldn't have been tried as a class-action
Even if no one in this village on the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat knew it was World Anti-Tobacco Day on Saturday, they did remember a pledge taken three years ago: to kick gutkha out
Tobacco is the largest cause of death in the United States, but obesity and a general lack of physical fitness is rapidly catching up and needs to become a priority for the country's healthcare
Dalmia Consumer Care (DCC) on Wednesday announced the launch of its tobacco-free bidi 'Vardaan', the first product from this fledgling group company of the Rs 1,200 crore Dalmia Group. An estimated