Say No To Tobacco

Globally tobacco use is known to be among the leading causes of cancer, apart from it having other health impacts. Hence, annually World No-Tobacco Day is celebrated on May 31 in order to raise awareness on the subject.

E-cigarettes banned: The alternative tobacco product has become a major problem, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who banned production, manufacturing, transport, sale and distribution of e-cigarettes with immediate effect. Here are other effective ways to quit smoking.

Cigars and pipes in no way are safer than cigarettes, says new study.

Slamming the decision of tobacco manufacturers to halt production, the Centre today hardened its stand on the implementation of larger pictorial warnings on such products, saying it will take all the necessary steps to curb tobacco use in the country.

Another BJP parliamentarian joined the "smoking is not dangerous" brigade on Friday. "I knew two elderly people. They used to smoke 60 cigarettes per day and also drink a bottle of alcohol daily," he said, "but one died at the age of 86, the other is still alive. So whether smoking is cancerous or not is debatable," said Ram Prasad Sarmah, the BJP ...

India will miss the deadline for a major initiative to dissuade smoking. Tobacco companies had been told late last year that starting April 1, they would have to stamp health warnings across 85 per cent of the surface of cigarette packets from next year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for spreading awareness on the risks of tobacco consumption and also to lay the foundation of a healthier India by saying no to it on World No Tobacco Day.

Their advertising may be banned in Maharashtra, but come Navratri the tobacco spread is hard to match. They are the biggest sponsors of mandals that attract lakhs of people every day.But something has changed this year.Of the over 400 Navratri mandals in Mumbai, 25 have chosen to say no to tobacco sponsorship this year. It's a small number but that...

Globally tobacco use is known to be among the leading causes of cancer, apart from it having other health impacts. Hence, annually World No-Tobacco Day is celebrated on May 31 in order to raise awareness on the subject.

E-cigarettes banned: The alternative tobacco product has become a major problem, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who banned production, manufacturing, transport, sale and distribution of e-cigarettes with immediate effect. Here are other effective ways to quit smoking.

Cigars and pipes in no way are safer than cigarettes, says new study.

Slamming the decision of tobacco manufacturers to halt production, the Centre today hardened its stand on the implementation of larger pictorial warnings on such products, saying it will take all the necessary steps to curb tobacco use in the country.

Another BJP parliamentarian joined the "smoking is not dangerous" brigade on Friday. "I knew two elderly people. They used to smoke 60 cigarettes per day and also drink a bottle of alcohol daily," he said, "but one died at the age of 86, the other is still alive. So whether smoking is cancerous or not is debatable," said Ram Prasad Sarmah, the BJP ...

India will miss the deadline for a major initiative to dissuade smoking. Tobacco companies had been told late last year that starting April 1, they would have to stamp health warnings across 85 per cent of the surface of cigarette packets from next year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for spreading awareness on the risks of tobacco consumption and also to lay the foundation of a healthier India by saying no to it on World No Tobacco Day.

Their advertising may be banned in Maharashtra, but come Navratri the tobacco spread is hard to match. They are the biggest sponsors of mandals that attract lakhs of people every day.But something has changed this year.Of the over 400 Navratri mandals in Mumbai, 25 have chosen to say no to tobacco sponsorship this year. It's a small number but that...