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N Korea Sends 600 Balloons Filled With Trash, Cigarette Butts To Seoul
North Korea has sent around 600 balloons carrying trash to South Korea, Seoul's military said on Sunday, despite a warning that South Korea would take "unendurably" painful measures against such provocative acts.
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"Poison In Every Puff": Each Cigarette In Canada To Come With Health Label
Each cigarette sold in Canada will have to come with an individual health warning that "cigarettes cause impotence" and cancer, and that there is "poison in every puff" under new rules that came into effect Tuesday.
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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 Said to Issue Notices to 15 Websites for Selling E-Cigarettes, Monitoring Advertisements on Social Media
The Union Health Ministry is said to have issued notices to 15 websites over the illegal sale of e-cigarettes, while six more websites are under the scanner. The ministry is also said to be monitoring the sale and advertisement of e-cigarettes on social media. The websites have been warned that failure to take necessary action may attract penalties...
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Canada To Print "Poison In Every Puff" On Individual Cigarettes
The policy seeks to reduce tobacco usage to less than five per cent by 2035. New laws also aim to strengthen health-related visual representations on cigarette packets.
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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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Kullu Police's Hilarious Road Safety Advisory Leaves Internet In Splits
Police departments across India have started using fun and innovative ways to spread awareness on various topics. Now, joining the trend, the Kullu Police has also come up with a witty warning signboard to educate the masses on road safety.
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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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Toxins Found In E-cigarettes Can Lead To Asthma: Warns Study
Toxins in e-cigarette products adds to the growing concerns about the potential for adverse respiratory effects in users.
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"Newborn Gulps Air Equal To 25 Cigarettes": Warning On Delhi Smog Crisis
Yogesh Kumar wheezes after life-saving surgery to remove a diseased lung, but his surgeons wonder how long he can last outside hospital breathing some of the world's dirtiest air. Smog kills more than one million Indians every year and Delhi has the worst air of any major city on the planet, the World Health Organization says. Every November, hospi...
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India Ranked 5th In Pictorial Warnings On Cigarette Packets
India has slipped to the fifth position among 206 countries in terms of the largest pictorial warning on cigarette packs with 85 per cent of both sides of the packets covered, according to a report released by the Canadian Cancer Society on Monday.
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New Health Warning Images On Cigarette Packs From September 1
The government on Monday announced that the existing health warning images on the packs of cigarettes and other tobacco products will be replaced with new sets of images for all tobacco product packs, which will be effective from September 1.
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No Harm In Pictorial Warnings For Tobacco Products: Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the operation of new amended rules of the Union Health Ministry directing the manufacturers to have graphic warning images on packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products and helpline numbers for those who wanted to quit the habit.
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Delhi Government Suggests Revised Text Warning For Cigarettes, Tobacco
The Delhi government has suggested the Union Health Ministry to add the word 'early' to its recently revised text warning -- 'Tobacco causes painful death' -- which, it said, does not clearly explain the fact that the life span of tobacco users get shortened.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Order On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packs
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Karnataka High Court order setting aside 2014 rules mandating that 85 per cent space on both sides of packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products carry pictorial warning on their harmful effects.
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N Korea Sends 600 Balloons Filled With Trash, Cigarette Butts To Seoul
North Korea has sent around 600 balloons carrying trash to South Korea, Seoul's military said on Sunday, despite a warning that South Korea would take "unendurably" painful measures against such provocative acts.
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"Poison In Every Puff": Each Cigarette In Canada To Come With Health Label
Each cigarette sold in Canada will have to come with an individual health warning that "cigarettes cause impotence" and cancer, and that there is "poison in every puff" under new rules that came into effect Tuesday.
-
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 Said to Issue Notices to 15 Websites for Selling E-Cigarettes, Monitoring Advertisements on Social Media
The Union Health Ministry is said to have issued notices to 15 websites over the illegal sale of e-cigarettes, while six more websites are under the scanner. The ministry is also said to be monitoring the sale and advertisement of e-cigarettes on social media. The websites have been warned that failure to take necessary action may attract penalties...
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Canada To Print "Poison In Every Puff" On Individual Cigarettes
The policy seeks to reduce tobacco usage to less than five per cent by 2035. New laws also aim to strengthen health-related visual representations on cigarette packets.
-
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.
-
Kullu Police's Hilarious Road Safety Advisory Leaves Internet In Splits
Police departments across India have started using fun and innovative ways to spread awareness on various topics. Now, joining the trend, the Kullu Police has also come up with a witty warning signboard to educate the masses on road safety.
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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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Toxins Found In E-cigarettes Can Lead To Asthma: Warns Study
Toxins in e-cigarette products adds to the growing concerns about the potential for adverse respiratory effects in users.
-
"Newborn Gulps Air Equal To 25 Cigarettes": Warning On Delhi Smog Crisis
Yogesh Kumar wheezes after life-saving surgery to remove a diseased lung, but his surgeons wonder how long he can last outside hospital breathing some of the world's dirtiest air. Smog kills more than one million Indians every year and Delhi has the worst air of any major city on the planet, the World Health Organization says. Every November, hospi...
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India Ranked 5th In Pictorial Warnings On Cigarette Packets
India has slipped to the fifth position among 206 countries in terms of the largest pictorial warning on cigarette packs with 85 per cent of both sides of the packets covered, according to a report released by the Canadian Cancer Society on Monday.
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New Health Warning Images On Cigarette Packs From September 1
The government on Monday announced that the existing health warning images on the packs of cigarettes and other tobacco products will be replaced with new sets of images for all tobacco product packs, which will be effective from September 1.
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No Harm In Pictorial Warnings For Tobacco Products: Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the operation of new amended rules of the Union Health Ministry directing the manufacturers to have graphic warning images on packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products and helpline numbers for those who wanted to quit the habit.
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Delhi Government Suggests Revised Text Warning For Cigarettes, Tobacco
The Delhi government has suggested the Union Health Ministry to add the word 'early' to its recently revised text warning -- 'Tobacco causes painful death' -- which, it said, does not clearly explain the fact that the life span of tobacco users get shortened.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Order On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packs
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Karnataka High Court order setting aside 2014 rules mandating that 85 per cent space on both sides of packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products carry pictorial warning on their harmful effects.
