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GST On Cigarettes, Tobacco, Aerated Beverages May Be Hiked To 35%
The GoM on GST rate rationalisation on Monday decided to hike tax on sin goods like aerated beverages, cigarettes, tobacco and related products to 35 per cent from the present 28 per cent, an official said.
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Karnataka Government Bans Staff From Using Tobacco Products Inside Offices
Karnataka government has prohibited its employees from smoking cigarettes and consuming any tobacco products inside government offices and premises.
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Cigarette Prices Remain Unchanged After No Tobacco Tax Hike In Budget 2024
Union Budget 2024: The price of cigarettes will remain unchanged after the government announced no hike in the existing tax rates on tobacco products in the 2024 Union Budget.
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After Liquor And Meat, Jammu And Kashmir's Katra Bans Tobacco Products
The Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday banned the sale, possession and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the holy town of Katra, which houses the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, officials said.
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Delhi Customs Disposes Off 328 Kg Narcotic Drugs, 80 Lakh Foreign Origin Cigarettes
Delhi Customs on Wednesday disposed off 328 kg of seized narcotic substance and foreign origin cigarettes worth about Rs 294 crore.
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Karnataka Plans To Ban Hookah Bars, Raise Minimum Age For Tobacco Products
To tackle the threat of young people getting addicted to tobacco, the Karnataka government is planning to ban hookah bars and increase the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21.
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Mandatory For Streaming Platforms To Display Anti-Tobacco Warning: Centre
The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as a prominent static message at the bottom of the screen during the period of a tobacco product being displayed or used in a programme.
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Health Ministry Notice To 15 Websites For Selling E-Cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.
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Like Cinemas, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Others To Carry Anti-Tobacco Warnings
On World No Tobacco Day, the Union health ministry has notified the amended rules under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2004, making it mandatory for streaming platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings.
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This Indian Factory Makes Soft Toys From Cigarette Stubs
Sitting on the floor of a house on the outskirts of New Delhi, women smile and chat as they fill brightly coloured toy bears with white stuffing made from a product more commonly found in a trash can.
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FDA Announces All Juul E-Cigarettes, Vaping Products Off Market Over Safety Concerns
The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered all vaping products produced by Juul Labs off the market after finding the former industry leader had failed to address certain safety concerns. Juul was blamed for a surge in youth vaping over its marketing of fruit and candy flavored e-cigarettes.
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Denmark Plans To Go Tobacco-Free For Anyone Born After 2010
Denmark unveiled plans on Tuesday to ensure that future generations are tobacco-free, and is considering banning the sale of cigarettes and other nicotine products to anyone born after 2010.
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No Decision Yet On Cigarette Ban Over Smoking-Covid Link: Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it had not yet decided on taking any action against the production and sale of cigarettes and beedis over a possible link between smoking and COVID-19.
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Parliament Passes Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Bill
Parliament on Monday passed a bill prohibiting the production, trade, transport, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the country.
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Impending Product Launch Was Factor In Centre's Move To Ban E-Cigarette
The impending launch of Juul e-cigarettes in India was a factor in the government's decision to ban the sale of vaping products, a top government lawyer said on Tuesday while defending the move in a Kolkata court. Last month, India banned the sale and import of electronic cigarettes, warning of a vaping "epidemic" among young people and dashing pla...
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GST On Cigarettes, Tobacco, Aerated Beverages May Be Hiked To 35%
The GoM on GST rate rationalisation on Monday decided to hike tax on sin goods like aerated beverages, cigarettes, tobacco and related products to 35 per cent from the present 28 per cent, an official said.
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Karnataka Government Bans Staff From Using Tobacco Products Inside Offices
Karnataka government has prohibited its employees from smoking cigarettes and consuming any tobacco products inside government offices and premises.
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Cigarette Prices Remain Unchanged After No Tobacco Tax Hike In Budget 2024
Union Budget 2024: The price of cigarettes will remain unchanged after the government announced no hike in the existing tax rates on tobacco products in the 2024 Union Budget.
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After Liquor And Meat, Jammu And Kashmir's Katra Bans Tobacco Products
The Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday banned the sale, possession and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the holy town of Katra, which houses the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, officials said.
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Delhi Customs Disposes Off 328 Kg Narcotic Drugs, 80 Lakh Foreign Origin Cigarettes
Delhi Customs on Wednesday disposed off 328 kg of seized narcotic substance and foreign origin cigarettes worth about Rs 294 crore.
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Karnataka Plans To Ban Hookah Bars, Raise Minimum Age For Tobacco Products
To tackle the threat of young people getting addicted to tobacco, the Karnataka government is planning to ban hookah bars and increase the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21.
-
Mandatory For Streaming Platforms To Display Anti-Tobacco Warning: Centre
The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as a prominent static message at the bottom of the screen during the period of a tobacco product being displayed or used in a programme.
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Health Ministry Notice To 15 Websites For Selling E-Cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.
-
Like Cinemas, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Others To Carry Anti-Tobacco Warnings
On World No Tobacco Day, the Union health ministry has notified the amended rules under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2004, making it mandatory for streaming platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings.
-
This Indian Factory Makes Soft Toys From Cigarette Stubs
Sitting on the floor of a house on the outskirts of New Delhi, women smile and chat as they fill brightly coloured toy bears with white stuffing made from a product more commonly found in a trash can.
-
FDA Announces All Juul E-Cigarettes, Vaping Products Off Market Over Safety Concerns
The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered all vaping products produced by Juul Labs off the market after finding the former industry leader had failed to address certain safety concerns. Juul was blamed for a surge in youth vaping over its marketing of fruit and candy flavored e-cigarettes.
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Denmark Plans To Go Tobacco-Free For Anyone Born After 2010
Denmark unveiled plans on Tuesday to ensure that future generations are tobacco-free, and is considering banning the sale of cigarettes and other nicotine products to anyone born after 2010.
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No Decision Yet On Cigarette Ban Over Smoking-Covid Link: Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it had not yet decided on taking any action against the production and sale of cigarettes and beedis over a possible link between smoking and COVID-19.
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Parliament Passes Prohibition Of Electronic Cigarettes Bill
Parliament on Monday passed a bill prohibiting the production, trade, transport, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the country.
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Impending Product Launch Was Factor In Centre's Move To Ban E-Cigarette
The impending launch of Juul e-cigarettes in India was a factor in the government's decision to ban the sale of vaping products, a top government lawyer said on Tuesday while defending the move in a Kolkata court. Last month, India banned the sale and import of electronic cigarettes, warning of a vaping "epidemic" among young people and dashing pla...
