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Centre Launches Digital Platform ToFEI To Make School And Colleges Tobacco-Free
The platform is designed to strengthen the implementation of tobacco-control guidelines in educational institutions across the country.
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France Updates Smokeless Tobacco Policy: What It Means For India
France's health agency finds smokeless tobacco far less harmful than cigarettes. Could India adopt harm reduction policies to cut tobacco deaths?
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In A Blow To Philip Morris, India Rules Out Lifting E-Cigarette Ban: Report
India has ruled out relaxation of a ban on e-cigarettes that would have allowed heat-not-burn tobacco products, dealing a blow to a lengthy private lobbying campaign by Philip Morris International for New Delhi to permit such devices.
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Cigarettes, Pan Masala Get Costlier From Today As New Excise Duty Kicks In
According to the new rules, the excise duty will now range from Rs 2,050 to Rs 8,500 per 1,000 non-standard or uniquely designed cigarettes.
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Cigarettes, Pan Masala To Be Costlier From Feb 1 As New Excise Duty Kicks In
From February 1, the government is bringing a new tax structure for cigarettes, tobacco products and pan masala, aiming to tighten regulation and keep tax levels high on these so-called sin goods'.
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Republic Day 2026: List Of Items Prohibited For Spectators At Kartavya Path Parade
Republic Day 2026: Before attending the Republic Day Parade 2026 at Kartavya Path, it's important to know what items are prohibited.
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India's Largest Cigarette Maker ITC Plunges 10% After Tobacco Tax Hike
Shares of ITC Ltd. plunged the most in nearly six years after a higher levy on tobacco products by the government fueled concerns about its impact on Indias largest cigarette maker.
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Cigarette, Beedi, Pan Masala To Be Costlier From Feb 1 With New Tax, Cess
The government on Wednesday notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty will be levied on tobacco products, and a new cess on pan masala.
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Minister Says Centre Ready For Debate On Electoral Reforms
Winter Session Live Updates: The Winter Session of Parliament started on Monday and is expected go on till December 19. The first day of the session in the Lok Sabha saw repeated sloganeering by opposition MPs alleging electoral fraud.
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Bills In Lok Sabha Seek Levies On Tobacco, Pan Masala After GST Phaseout
The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill provides for a new central excise duty on tobacco products like cigarette, chewing tobacco, cigars, hookahs, zarda, and scented tobacco.
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Is Duty-Free Shopping Cheaper? The Truth About Airport Prices For Indians
That tempting "Duty-Free" sign at airports feels like a passport to savings - perfumes, whisky, and chocolates all neatly stacked under "special prices." But are you really getting a deal? Here is what makes duty-free shopping cheaper sometimes - and why it often is not.
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Kerala Congress Unit's Social Media Chief Resigns Amid 'Bidis-Bihar' Post Row
Kerala Congress unit's social media head steps down from role amid row over 'bidis, Bihar start with B' post
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Congress' Post On Bihar, Bidis Sparks Row, BJP Calls It "Insult To Entire State"
In a now-deleted post on X, the Congress said that "Bidis and Bihar start with B" and "cannot be considered a sin anymore", referring to the GST cut on the tobacco product.
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GST On Bidis Drops To 18% But Cigarettes And Gutkha Rises To 40%. Here's Why
While prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products, such as Gutkha, are set to rise after the GST reforms announced yesterday, the humble bidi will see a marginal drop in prices
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Virat Kohli's Bengaluru Pub Charged For Not Having Designated Smoking Zone
Cricketer Virat Kohli-owned One 8 Commune pub and restaurant in Bengaluru has run into trouble again, after the Cubbon Park Police registered a suo-moto case for Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) violations.
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Centre Launches Digital Platform ToFEI To Make School And Colleges Tobacco-Free
The platform is designed to strengthen the implementation of tobacco-control guidelines in educational institutions across the country.
-
France Updates Smokeless Tobacco Policy: What It Means For India
France's health agency finds smokeless tobacco far less harmful than cigarettes. Could India adopt harm reduction policies to cut tobacco deaths?
-
In A Blow To Philip Morris, India Rules Out Lifting E-Cigarette Ban: Report
India has ruled out relaxation of a ban on e-cigarettes that would have allowed heat-not-burn tobacco products, dealing a blow to a lengthy private lobbying campaign by Philip Morris International for New Delhi to permit such devices.
-
Cigarettes, Pan Masala Get Costlier From Today As New Excise Duty Kicks In
According to the new rules, the excise duty will now range from Rs 2,050 to Rs 8,500 per 1,000 non-standard or uniquely designed cigarettes.
-
Cigarettes, Pan Masala To Be Costlier From Feb 1 As New Excise Duty Kicks In
From February 1, the government is bringing a new tax structure for cigarettes, tobacco products and pan masala, aiming to tighten regulation and keep tax levels high on these so-called sin goods'.
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Republic Day 2026: List Of Items Prohibited For Spectators At Kartavya Path Parade
Republic Day 2026: Before attending the Republic Day Parade 2026 at Kartavya Path, it's important to know what items are prohibited.
-
India's Largest Cigarette Maker ITC Plunges 10% After Tobacco Tax Hike
Shares of ITC Ltd. plunged the most in nearly six years after a higher levy on tobacco products by the government fueled concerns about its impact on Indias largest cigarette maker.
-
Cigarette, Beedi, Pan Masala To Be Costlier From Feb 1 With New Tax, Cess
The government on Wednesday notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty will be levied on tobacco products, and a new cess on pan masala.
-
Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Minister Says Centre Ready For Debate On Electoral Reforms
Winter Session Live Updates: The Winter Session of Parliament started on Monday and is expected go on till December 19. The first day of the session in the Lok Sabha saw repeated sloganeering by opposition MPs alleging electoral fraud.
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Bills In Lok Sabha Seek Levies On Tobacco, Pan Masala After GST Phaseout
The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill provides for a new central excise duty on tobacco products like cigarette, chewing tobacco, cigars, hookahs, zarda, and scented tobacco.
-
Is Duty-Free Shopping Cheaper? The Truth About Airport Prices For Indians
That tempting "Duty-Free" sign at airports feels like a passport to savings - perfumes, whisky, and chocolates all neatly stacked under "special prices." But are you really getting a deal? Here is what makes duty-free shopping cheaper sometimes - and why it often is not.
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Kerala Congress Unit's Social Media Chief Resigns Amid 'Bidis-Bihar' Post Row
Kerala Congress unit's social media head steps down from role amid row over 'bidis, Bihar start with B' post
-
Congress' Post On Bihar, Bidis Sparks Row, BJP Calls It "Insult To Entire State"
In a now-deleted post on X, the Congress said that "Bidis and Bihar start with B" and "cannot be considered a sin anymore", referring to the GST cut on the tobacco product.
-
GST On Bidis Drops To 18% But Cigarettes And Gutkha Rises To 40%. Here's Why
While prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products, such as Gutkha, are set to rise after the GST reforms announced yesterday, the humble bidi will see a marginal drop in prices
-
Virat Kohli's Bengaluru Pub Charged For Not Having Designated Smoking Zone
Cricketer Virat Kohli-owned One 8 Commune pub and restaurant in Bengaluru has run into trouble again, after the Cubbon Park Police registered a suo-moto case for Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) violations.
