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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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Meghalaya Sets National Record: 86% Of Schools Now Certified Tobacco-Free
Shillong, March 20 (IANS) In a significant public health and education milestone, Meghalaya has become the first state in India where 86 per cent of schools have been certified as Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI), the highest percentage
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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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Between 2024 Raids And 2026 Crash, A Tobacco Baron's Son, His Lamborghini
On Sunday afternoon, at approximately 3:15 pm, a Lamborghini sped down a road in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur before veering out of control near Rev-3 Mall in the upscale Gwaltoli area.
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UP Businessman's Son Rams Lamborghini Into Pedestrians, Vehicles
Eyewitnesses said the car first hit an auto-rickshaw and then crashed into a parked Royal Enfield motorcycle, flinging its rider nearly 10 feet into the air.
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E-Cigarettes Cause These 5 Health Risks
Understanding the potential health risks of vaping is crucial for making informed health decisions.
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BCCI Set To Take Major Decision On Tobacco And Crypto Company Sponsorships
The BCCI will form the organising committee of the Women's ODI World Cup besides taking a call on the venues for the ICC event it will be hosting later this year at its Apex Council emergent meeting in Kolkata on March 22.
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Here's Why We Need Better Tobacco Control Programs To Promote Cessation
Tobacco cessation is a complex behavioral process that requires tailored, science-based interventions.
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Government Asks BCCI To Take Steps To Prevent Surrogate Tobacco Ads By Sportspersons
The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons.
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No More Tobacco Ads At Cricket Stadiums? BCCI Set To Receive New Mandate: Report
The Union Health Ministry is planning to instruct the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to stop putting hoardings with advertisements for smokeless tobacco products at cricket venues.
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BCCI Prohibits Women’s Premier League Teams from Featuring Crypto Ads
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned all the participating WPL teams from engaging with crypto-related sponsors. In its advisory to the five registered teams, the Indian cricket body said that “no franchisee shall undertake a partnership or any kind of association with an entity that is in any way connected/related to an en...
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Jharkhand To Get WHO Award For Tobacco Control
Recognising its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption, the World Health Organization (WHO) has selected Jharkhand for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022, an official said on Sunday.
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WHO Honours Harsh Vardhan For Tobacco Control Efforts
World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan with 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for his accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
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World No Tobacco Day 2021: Here's Why Quitters Are Winners
World No Tobacco Day 2021: Today is World No Tobacco Day. The theme of 2021 theme and campaign of World No Tobacco Day is: Commit to Quit. Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health
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E-Cigarettes' Consumer Base Small, Ban Will Be Effective: Health Minister
Bringing an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes was an urgency as vaping was turning into an epidemic among the youth and allowing such products would have seriously undermined the government's tobacco control efforts, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
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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?
-
Meghalaya Sets National Record: 86% Of Schools Now Certified Tobacco-Free
Shillong, March 20 (IANS) In a significant public health and education milestone, Meghalaya has become the first state in India where 86 per cent of schools have been certified as Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI), the highest percentage
-
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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Between 2024 Raids And 2026 Crash, A Tobacco Baron's Son, His Lamborghini
On Sunday afternoon, at approximately 3:15 pm, a Lamborghini sped down a road in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur before veering out of control near Rev-3 Mall in the upscale Gwaltoli area.
-
UP Businessman's Son Rams Lamborghini Into Pedestrians, Vehicles
Eyewitnesses said the car first hit an auto-rickshaw and then crashed into a parked Royal Enfield motorcycle, flinging its rider nearly 10 feet into the air.
-
E-Cigarettes Cause These 5 Health Risks
Understanding the potential health risks of vaping is crucial for making informed health decisions.
-
BCCI Set To Take Major Decision On Tobacco And Crypto Company Sponsorships
The BCCI will form the organising committee of the Women's ODI World Cup besides taking a call on the venues for the ICC event it will be hosting later this year at its Apex Council emergent meeting in Kolkata on March 22.
-
Here's Why We Need Better Tobacco Control Programs To Promote Cessation
Tobacco cessation is a complex behavioral process that requires tailored, science-based interventions.
-
Government Asks BCCI To Take Steps To Prevent Surrogate Tobacco Ads By Sportspersons
The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons.
-
No More Tobacco Ads At Cricket Stadiums? BCCI Set To Receive New Mandate: Report
The Union Health Ministry is planning to instruct the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to stop putting hoardings with advertisements for smokeless tobacco products at cricket venues.
-
BCCI Prohibits Women’s Premier League Teams from Featuring Crypto Ads
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned all the participating WPL teams from engaging with crypto-related sponsors. In its advisory to the five registered teams, the Indian cricket body said that “no franchisee shall undertake a partnership or any kind of association with an entity that is in any way connected/related to an en...
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Jharkhand To Get WHO Award For Tobacco Control
Recognising its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption, the World Health Organization (WHO) has selected Jharkhand for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022, an official said on Sunday.
-
WHO Honours Harsh Vardhan For Tobacco Control Efforts
World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan with 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for his accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
-
World No Tobacco Day 2021: Here's Why Quitters Are Winners
World No Tobacco Day 2021: Today is World No Tobacco Day. The theme of 2021 theme and campaign of World No Tobacco Day is: Commit to Quit. Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health
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E-Cigarettes' Consumer Base Small, Ban Will Be Effective: Health Minister
Bringing an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes was an urgency as vaping was turning into an epidemic among the youth and allowing such products would have seriously undermined the government's tobacco control efforts, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
