Smokescreen
The most powerful government in the world and the behemoth tobacco industry are waging a ding-dong battle over...well, cigarettes
Will this one work?
If the first class action suit against tobacco companies in Florida is successful, the US tobacco industry is in trouble
Feeling the heat
The Justice department files a mammoth civil lawsuit against cigarette manufacturers in the US
Customer be damned
A new report claims that cigarette manufacturers had the know-how to make cigarette smoking safer, but did not introduce them
The Insider
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Big tobacco replies
UK tobacco companies will challenge a government report suggesting a ban on tobacco advertising
SPREADING SMOKE
Strict US legislations are forcing cigarette companies to shift business to developing countries, where they are helped by lax laws and …
Smoky future
A US jury holds tobacco companies liable for manufacturing a product that causes lung cancer and other diseases
Ban sale of e-cigarettes: Centre to states
The advisory comes on the heels of a Delhi High Court order on regulating sale of e-cigarettes
Parliamentary panel recommends reduction of pictorial warnings on tobacco products
The committee has taken the decision in view of the possible loss of livelihood of bidi workers and the increase in illicit trade of tobacco products
Miracle medicine
Bananas that are actually vaccines. Potatoes that kill bacteria. Tobacco plants that fight tooth decay. Medical science has more tricks up its sleeve
Big tobacco comes under the hammer
A Miami jury slams unprecedented punitive damages on tobacco companies, who will appeal the verdict
Up in smoke
US state governments misuse funds meant for curbing smoking; A US anti-tobacco negotiator quits
Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks
Tobacco, as with much agricultural production, promotes unsustainable modes of commodification and consumption of nature
Anti-smoking ads motivate brain to quit tobacco: Study
NIMHANS study supports the need for continuing mass media campaigns to tackle growing tobacco consumption
Don't ignore the deadly sign
Government buckles under pressure from tobacco industry and halts order on large pictorial warnings on tobacco products. Will profit prevail over …
World No-Tobacco Day: ICMR calls for ban on e-cigarettes
In a white paper released on May 31, the council noted that e-cigarettes and other such devices contained not only nicotine solution, which was …
Vaping ban in India: Health experts support; tobacco farmers and merchants oppose
Tobacco merchants appeal to the Cabinet to reconsider the draft ordinance intended to ban e-cigarettes
Area under tobacco cultivation in Africa rose over 3% in 6 yrs: WHO report
The number of tobacco users in the WHO African Region increased to 73 million in 2018 from 64 million adult users in 2000
Tax hike on cigarettes can prevent four million deaths in India: report
ADB report points out that the amount of money spent by the poorest 10 million male smokers on cigarettes a day can actually help them buy 1,400 …
'Tobacco not only injurious to health but also a major source of radiation exposure'
Alok Srivastava, physical and nuclear chemist who is the co-author of a study on radioactive Polonium in tobacco, talks about how the …
Big Tobacco is stubbed out
An arbitral ruling upholding Uruguay's anti-smoking regulations and fining Philip Morris is a big win for public health
Parliamentary panel finds tobacco harmful for forests
The panel found that financial benefits due to tobacco cultivation were negligible as compared to losses suffered in terms of deaths
Few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on tobacco products, says WHO report
Evidence shows WHO’s recommendation to increase tax on tobacco products is the most effective way to curb its consumption
Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011: report
Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would …