As high as 225 (about 40%) of the 487 points of sale surveyed around 243 schools by Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) and Consumer Voice as part of the study — ‘Tiny Targets’ — were found flouting the 100-yard guidelines read more

The President has given assent to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2018 recently, a Home ministry official sai... read more

The health ministry warned that violators would be punished with imprisonment or fine. read more

The notification to be brought into effect from September 1, 2018, also requires the packets to carry a “Quit Today Call” number, an online assistance for those who want to quit tobacco products read more

The staggering data also reveals that 24 per cent of children in India under the age of 16 have used some form of tobacco in the past and 14 per cent are still using tobacco products. read more

Owners of hookah bars had sought relief from the Allahabad high court, after the Expressway police served a notice on January 13, asking hookah bar owners to stop operations in the area. read more

The LMC is mulling to stop any sale of tobacco and related products without its permission. read more

Addressing members of the legislative council, FDA minister Girish Bapat said existing laws are inadequate to tackle this menace read more

The aim of the January 9 notification is to reduce the exposure of tobacco products to children and teenagers, thus reducing its consumption. read more

The areas covered by Delhi Police are Hauz Khas, New Friends Colony, Greater Kailash, Lajpat Nagar and Saket. read more

According to a circular, sale of tobacco products without licence will also be considered a crime. Similarly, those selling biscuits, cold drinks, wafers, chips, or toffees cannot sell tobacco products, the circular stated. read more

Doctors and 10 medical associations on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to reverse 85% pictorial warnings on all tobacco products as directed by the Karnataka high court read more

The high court had on December 15 struck down the 2014 amendment rules that mandated the pictorial health warning to cover 85 per cent of the tobacco product packaging space. read more

The Karnataka High Court had ruled that 85% pictorial warnings on tobacco products is unconstitutional. read more

According to the 2010 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 32% (15 million) people in Rajasthan were using tobacco in one form or the other; among them, 72,000 died due to tobacco-related illness every year read more