India has 12 crore tobacco users, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2009-2010, which means every ninth Indian consumes tobacco. According to the recent data, tobacco-related diseases kill about 2500...
Tobacco is the foremost preventable cause of death and disease in the world today. Tobacco use is one of the common risk factors for 4 major Non-communicable Diseases, i.e. Cancer, Cardio-vascular diseases, and accounts...
The tobacco endgame concept reorients discussion away from the persistent control of tobacco toward plans for ending the tobacco epidemic, and envisions a tobacco-free future. A variety of policy approaches have been...
India made some progress in the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2020 by scoring 8 less at 61/100 from last year. Lower the score, lower is the interference of tobacco industry in the governance of a...
Wednesday 27 May 2020 (Paris, France) — Ahead of World No Tobacco Day next Sunday, 31 May, The Union has today publicly advocated for the prohibition of the sale of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low...
All laws prohibiting advertising and controlling the supply and distribution of commercial trade of tobacco related products in India under COTPA 2003 is being compiled and translated in Bengali. Read Cigarettes and...
West Bengal Government implemented an Act to prohibit the use of tobacco in any form and spitting in places of public work or use and in public service vehicles throughout the state and made provisions for the...
Between 2009 and 2016, India has made progress in reducing the prevalence of use of both smoked and smokeless forms of tobacco. There is significant reduction in prevalence even when disaggregated for gender, urban or...