The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 or COTPA, 2003 is an Act of Parliament of India enacted in 2003 to prohibit advertisement of, and to provide for the regulation of trade and commerce in, and...
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GLOBAL ADULT TOBACCO SURVEY – Second Round
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...
World No Tobacco Day 2021 Contest
We are conducting a creative content creation contest with an objective to celebrate World No Tobacco Day and to make people aware of the benefits they can experience in their life by “Quitting Tobacco”...
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Rule 2018
The Governor of West Bengal approved changes in rules, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (Appointment, Confirmation, Conduct and Discipline of Teachers and Non-Teaching staff) Rule, 2018. Read the...
Smoke Free Howrah – Becoming an Official Smoke-free City
Smoke-free efforts in India gained momentum when revised smoke-free rules came into force on 2 October 2008, further strengthening national tobacco control legislation and empowering action to protect the public at...
Commit to Quit – WHO’s global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021
WHO initiated a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.” The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” were released...
Observance of World No Tobacco Day 2019
Introduction: Tobacco use continues to be the leading global cause of death and threatening to become an uncontrollable epidemic. As a result Tobacco related mortality is increasing day by day. In this context Tobacco...
District Level Sensitization Meeting on Advancing Tobacco Control with Special emphasis on Capacity Building and Enforcement of COTPA 2003
Introduction: Tobacco use is considered to be the leading global cause of death and threatening to become an uncontrollable epidemic with 13 lakh deaths every year due to tobacco use, As a result tobacco related...
District Level Household and Facility Survey-4
Three rounds of District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS) have been undertaken by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in the past (Round- I in 1998-99, Round-II in 2002-04, and Round...
