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“Sugar early in life is the new tobacco”: Scientists urge food companies to reformulate baby foods and tax sugary options
Research on individuals born in the 1950s UK revealed that those exposed to lower sugar levels duri…
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Cancers in head and neck rising, account for 26% cases in India: Study
Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation, a Delhi-based non-profit organisation, conducted the study by co…
PTI
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Millennial and Gen X are developing 17 types of cancers far more frequently than older generations, study finds
Cancer rates has surged among younger generations, with significant increases in pancreatic, kidney…
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Indian tobacco consumption, exports may dip by 20% due to lockdown
"Like any other industry the tobacco industry also cameto standstill due to lockdown. Tobacco aucti…
PTI
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Indian government’s budget dilemma – curb the sale of cigarettes or let the over $12 billion tobacco industry provide the much needed cash
The Indian government has proposed several changes to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products …
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Public health groups, doctors urge govt to hike excise duty on tobacco products in next Union Budget
"There is substantial proof that tobacco increases risk for severe Covid infection and complicatio…
PTI
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Sin stocks are shares in companies whose business can be considered unethical — here's why they're so enticing and the major players
Sin stocks are public companies engaged in activities or industries considered unethical or immoral…
Amy Fontinelle
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COVID-19: Jharkhand bans use of tobacco products in public places
The offence will be punishable under section 188 IPC (disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated…
PTI
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World No Tobacco Day: Ways to use this lockdown as a catalyst to quit smoking
New Delhi, May 31 (IANSlife) Tobacco kills more than 1 million people each year in India, according…
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Excise duty in cigarette hiked. Tobacco farmers in india are struggling to make ends meet
Cigarette smoking is injurious to health
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Despite government efforts, 625,000 Indian children still use tobacco daily
The WHO’s Global Adult Tobacco Survey estimated that the total number of smokers in India fell by 8…
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Consumption in India to treble by 2025, says study
As per the report, elite and affluent income segments of the society will constitute 40% of all spe…
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Government wants you to ditch tobacco by making it costlier
The health ministry, in its memorandum, suggested that exemptions from the high taxation norms shou…
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This is a 'golden age' for tobacco investors
"We continue to refer to this period of time as 'The Golden Age,' given the robust growth dynamic c…
Bob Bryan
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Indians finding it tough to stub out smoking. Here is why!
A rickshaw-puller by profession, Tejas has been chewing ‘gutka’ since time immemorial to him. He sa…