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From FASTag Rules To Tobacco Prices: Key Changes Coming Into Effect From February 1
On February 1st, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget in Parliament.
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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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How Tobacco Companies Are Using Gaming, Metaverse And NFTs To Target Young Smokers
A new report warns that tobacco and vape companies are exploiting the metaverse to target young people through digital tokens and game sponsorships.
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UN Report Flags Threat To Children From Climate Change. How India Fares
The health and future of every child and adolescent worldwide is under immediate threat from ecological degradation, climate change and exploitative marketing practices that push fast food, sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco at children, said a new report on Wednesday.
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Rajya Sabha Takes Up Bill To Ban E-Cigarettes
Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up a bill seeking a ban on electronic cigarettes, with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighting the urgency to bring an ordinance earlier saying some big tobacco firms had announced plans to enter India with a different name and would have taken the market by storm.
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After Meow Meow, Mumbai Teens Turn To Synthetic Drug 'Spice'
Young girls, in particular, form the biggest market for the narcotic, called Spice or K2 or synthetic weed. Peddlers sell it to them with the promise that it will not be detected in drug tests, allowing users to remain above suspicion.
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Government To Quiz Marlboro Cigarette Makers For Alleged Violation
India plans to seek an explanation from Philip Morris International Inc about its marketing practices after Reuters reported that the tobacco giant used tactics that government officials say flout the country's law, a health ministry official said on Friday.
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E-Cigarettes May Lead To Cancer: Study
Marketed as a safer alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes, electronic cigarettes could actually damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer, suggests new research.
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75 Per Cent of Cigarettes Sold Loose in India: Study
Nearly 75 per cent of all cigarettes in India are sold as single sticks valued at close to 30 per cent of the Rs.35,000 crore (over $5 billion) Indian market, an international journal says. The sale of single cigarettes, which is not in the interest of public health, is an important factor for early experimentation, initiation and persistence of to...
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China Chokes as Tobacco Profits a Tough Habit to Quit
In the tobacco-producing heartland of China -- the world's largest cigarette market -- smoking is commonplace at work, in taxis and even in hospitals.
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From FASTag Rules To Tobacco Prices: Key Changes Coming Into Effect From February 1
On February 1st, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget in Parliament.
-
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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How Tobacco Companies Are Using Gaming, Metaverse And NFTs To Target Young Smokers
A new report warns that tobacco and vape companies are exploiting the metaverse to target young people through digital tokens and game sponsorships.
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UN Report Flags Threat To Children From Climate Change. How India Fares
The health and future of every child and adolescent worldwide is under immediate threat from ecological degradation, climate change and exploitative marketing practices that push fast food, sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco at children, said a new report on Wednesday.
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Rajya Sabha Takes Up Bill To Ban E-Cigarettes
Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up a bill seeking a ban on electronic cigarettes, with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighting the urgency to bring an ordinance earlier saying some big tobacco firms had announced plans to enter India with a different name and would have taken the market by storm.
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After Meow Meow, Mumbai Teens Turn To Synthetic Drug 'Spice'
Young girls, in particular, form the biggest market for the narcotic, called Spice or K2 or synthetic weed. Peddlers sell it to them with the promise that it will not be detected in drug tests, allowing users to remain above suspicion.
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Government To Quiz Marlboro Cigarette Makers For Alleged Violation
India plans to seek an explanation from Philip Morris International Inc about its marketing practices after Reuters reported that the tobacco giant used tactics that government officials say flout the country's law, a health ministry official said on Friday.
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E-Cigarettes May Lead To Cancer: Study
Marketed as a safer alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes, electronic cigarettes could actually damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer, suggests new research.
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75 Per Cent of Cigarettes Sold Loose in India: Study
Nearly 75 per cent of all cigarettes in India are sold as single sticks valued at close to 30 per cent of the Rs.35,000 crore (over $5 billion) Indian market, an international journal says. The sale of single cigarettes, which is not in the interest of public health, is an important factor for early experimentation, initiation and persistence of to...
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China Chokes as Tobacco Profits a Tough Habit to Quit
In the tobacco-producing heartland of China -- the world's largest cigarette market -- smoking is commonplace at work, in taxis and even in hospitals.
