Tobacco fight

Bad tobacco ads

Cigarette smoke may lead to cataract

Reading 2021 NCRB report: Jump in forest-related crimes in Jharkhand

Jharkhand registered the maximum number of crimes under the Forest Act since 2012

Large graphical health warnings on tobacco packets more effective: Study

Such warnings help prevent initiation and motivate cessation, find researchers

Ads term gutkha ban unfair

Analysts call the ads misleading; health ministry plans action against industry

Bihar bans gutkha on World No Tobacco Day

The ban is already successful in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala

The shifting smoke of tobacco

Science & Technology - Briefs

Coronavirus update: WHO snubs ‘smokers better off’ theory

World tally crosses 4 million

Punjab bans gutkha

It is the ninth state to do so

Science & Technology - Bytes

As told to Parliament (March 15, 2022): No proposal being considered by Centre to waive farmer loans

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Gutkha sympathiser

Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others

Madhya Pradesh bans gutkha and other chewing tobacco products

Licences of two gutkha manufacturing companies were cancelled in March

Bytes

Gutkha ban: Supreme Court seeks compliance report from states

Ban remains on paper; activists demand nationwide enforcement

WHO urges strict regulations to curb use of e-cigarettes

Calls for additional research and bans on indoor use and advertising

In short

Malawi suspends tobacco sales in fluctuating market

PR companies give public face to corporate agenda

In Court

Partial ban

New rules ban metalised plastic only in tobacco sachets

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