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India: The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Goods and Services Tax (GST) has proposed raising the GST on tobacco products from 28% to
India: The Madras High Court has urged the Union government to ban oral tobacco products – specifically mentioning the snus-like Cool Lip brand
India: A survey from Doctors Against Addiction (DAAD), conducted in partnership with Saizen Global Insights & Consulting, indicates an enhanced tolerance towards harm-reduction
India: The states of West Bengal and Chandigarh have extended their ban on the manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco
India: The Manipur government has issued a ban on tobacco-containing food products, press reports. The ban is based on the Food Safety and Standards
India: The Consortium for Tobacco-Free Karnataka (CFTFK) has called for strict enforcement of the law requiring vendor licences for the sale of tobacco
India: During a review meeting of the “Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0”, officers of the Jharkhand state government and Socio Economic and Educational
India: In the state of Goa and the Papum Pare district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, governments have created tobacco-free zones, aiming to
India: Deputy commissioner Vishesh Mahajan chaired a District Level Coordination Committee meeting in Reasi district – in India’s northern state of Jammu and
India: In Kashmir, the Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0 is being actively implemented, creating tobacco-free schools and villages while enhancing enforcement of tobacco
India: In Bengaluru – the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka, with a population of over 8m –
India: Several public health initiatives have been launched across the country that emphasise the connection between tobacco and cancer. Mizoram’s health minister, Pi
India: On 11th October, a national consultation addressed the need for standardising tobacco testing laboratories, specifically focusing on the measurement of tar, nicotine
India: The Tobacco Board has initiated the registration process for processors, manufacturers and exporters of Virginia Tobacco for 2025 by setting 1st November 2024
India: On 8th October, Morigaon district magistrate Devashish Sharma declared all premises known as “mandaps” in the district used for the Durga Puja festival
India: A study by Indian health economists has found that reducing tobacco consumption could temporarily lower gross domestic product (GDP) and employment but result in
India: India has the highest rate of oral cancer caused by smokeless tobacco and betel/areca nut use in South Asia, according to a study from
India: The top official of Health and Family Welfare in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, defended the new regulation requiring stores to obtain
India: According to recent findings from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), the absence of effective tobacco control policies has left youth in Kashmir increasingly
India: A study published in the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis revealed that no secondary schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad city (which has a population of
India: Earlier this year, the Ministry of Finance decided not to raise the tobacco tax in the Union Budget 2024. However, a panel
India: The Indian Dental Association has launched a tobacco-cessation certification programme in Kashmir to train professionals with the skills to help patients quit
India: The Union Government has called on state governments to enforce tobacco-free guidelines in educational institutions more rigorously. In a joint advisory, the Ministry of
India: The government has proposed mandatory 30-second, non-skippable anti-tobacco ads on streaming platforms to run before and during films made after 1st September 2023
India: Tobacco Cessation Centres (TCCs) will be virtually inaugurated in all medical institutions across India on 24th September. Guidelines for establishing the TCCs
India: The Sikkim state government has announced a ban on smoking in all public spaces, including office premises, washrooms and toilets, press reports. This
India: A new study has found a sharp increase in smoking and tobacco use in northeastern India. Published in the Annals of Oncology Research
India: The central government has proposed stricter tobacco regulations for online content platforms, amending the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation
India: The Anti-Tobacco Forum has called on the Karnataka state government to ensure that the upcoming Dasara festival (a major Hindu celebration) will be
India: Health experts have highlighted India’s unique tobacco burden, noting that both traditional products – such as bidis – and modern cigarettes contribute
India: The Ministry of Finance has decided not to increase the tobacco tax in the Union Budget 2024. Although tobacco tax falls mostly under
India: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is working on a proposal to further tighten foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in the tobacco
India: The Ministry of Health is reportedly planning to ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India to stop promoting tobacco products in
India: The Ministry of Health has said in a clarification that the possession of heated tobacco products (HTPs) is in violation of the
India: The lieutenant governor of Delhi has approved the extension of the ban on the "manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of tobacco –
India: The Ministry of Health has asked state ministries to report violations of the nationwide ban on the production, sale, import, export, assembly,
India: Netflix, Amazon and Disney reportedly met last Friday to explore a possible legal challenge to the rules issued by the Ministry of Health on 31st May obliging streaming
India: The Ministry of Health has issued new rules today pursuant to which media streaming services must display anti-tobacco warning messages whenever a
India: The Health Ministry has called for stricter enforcement of the statutory ban, which covers manufacturing, import, export, distribution and advertising of heated
India: The Supreme Court has stayed an order by the Madras High Court that quashed the Tamil Nadu food safety commissioner’s decision to ban the manufacture, storage,
India: A former Parliament member has published an academic paper concluding that the national ban on heat-not-burn (HnB) products ordered by the government in
India: The Delhi High Court has upheld a ban imposed by the city’s Food Safety Commissioner on the manufacture, storage and sale of
India: Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said yesterday that the central government is working on amending several laws regulating tobacco, namely the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
India: The national Ministry of Health has written to all state health ministries asking them to ensure compliance with the statutory ban on heated
India: The health department of the state of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of 76m citizens, will appeal the recent order of the
India: The Madras High Court has quashed the decision of the commissioner of food safety of Tamil Nadu banning the manufacture, storage, transport,
India: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is cracking down on advertising agencies to ensure strict compliance with the guidelines for
India: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has published new rules in the Gazette of India setting out new text and graphic health
