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Rs 13,000 Crore Revenue Lost Owing To Cigarette Smuggling
Illegal cigarette trade is more than 25% of the cigarette industry in the country, says Federation of All India Farmers Association (FAIFA).
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Tobacco Farmers Seek Balanced Taxation Under GST
Aiming to check cigarette smuggling into the country, farmers' body FAIFA on Monday urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to protect the Indian tobacco farmers' interests through balanced and uniform taxation under the GST.
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2 Lawmakers Oppose Increasing Pictorial Warnings On Cigarette Packs
Two Lok Sabha members today opposed increasing the size of pictorial warning on tobacco products, saying it had adversely affected farmers and bidi workers and their livelihood was in danger.
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Science Nod to Family of Unwitting Medical Heroine
Sixty-two years ago, scientists harvested cancer cells from an African American tobacco farmer which were used for some of the biggest breakthroughs in medical science -- without her knowledge or consent.The abnormally resilient cells were taken from...
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Farmer's widow left with tears and tobacco
While more cases of farmer suicides are being reported across the country, Karnataka seems relatively better equipped this time to handle the agrarian crisis.
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Rs 13,000 Crore Revenue Lost Owing To Cigarette Smuggling
Illegal cigarette trade is more than 25% of the cigarette industry in the country, says Federation of All India Farmers Association (FAIFA).
-
Tobacco Farmers Seek Balanced Taxation Under GST
Aiming to check cigarette smuggling into the country, farmers' body FAIFA on Monday urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to protect the Indian tobacco farmers' interests through balanced and uniform taxation under the GST.
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2 Lawmakers Oppose Increasing Pictorial Warnings On Cigarette Packs
Two Lok Sabha members today opposed increasing the size of pictorial warning on tobacco products, saying it had adversely affected farmers and bidi workers and their livelihood was in danger.
-
Science Nod to Family of Unwitting Medical Heroine
Sixty-two years ago, scientists harvested cancer cells from an African American tobacco farmer which were used for some of the biggest breakthroughs in medical science -- without her knowledge or consent.The abnormally resilient cells were taken from...
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Farmer's widow left with tears and tobacco
While more cases of farmer suicides are being reported across the country, Karnataka seems relatively better equipped this time to handle the agrarian crisis.
