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AIIMS Delhi Declared "Tobacco-Free Zone", Smoking A Punishable Offence
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi premises have been declared as a "Tobacco Free Zone".
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Cigarette-Makers Moved To Environment-Friendly Packs Before Plastic Ban
Cigarette makers have shifted from regular plastic wrapping to environment-friendly biodegradable wrapping for cigarette packs, well ahead of the single-use plastic ban, industry body Tobacco Institute of India said on Friday.
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Students Can't Accept Prizes Or Scholarships From Tobacco Firms: Health Ministry
Educational institutions and students should not also accept any prize or scholarship instituted by such firms, the Ministry stated.
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Plea To Government To Make Educational Institutions Tobacco Free
It has called for a combination of measures including enforcement and stakeholder involvement to achieve this public health-friendly goal.
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Madras High Court Comes Down On Sale Of Tobacco Products Near Educational Institutions
Coming down heavily on sale of tobacco products near educational institutions, particularly schools, Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to immediately form special squads to conduct surprise raids on shops located near them.
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Supreme Court To Hear Cases Challenging Tobacco Pack Warnings On Monday
The cases have been filed by a group that makes traditional cigarettes, called beedis, and the Tobacco Institute of India (TII) that represents large cigarette firms, some backed by "Big Tobacco" firms in the West.
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Adequate Cigarette Stocks Available Despite Shutting Manufacturing: ITC
FMCG major ITC on Wednesday said it has adequate cigarette stocks available in the market despite shutting all its manufacturing in the wake of the government rule that requires larger pictorial warnings on packets.
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Cigarette Larger Pictorial Warnings: Companies Shut Factories
The companies, which are members of Tobacco Institute of India, who account for more than 98 per cent of the country's domestic sales of duty paid cigarettes in India claimed the estimated production revenue loss of over Rs 350 crore per day for the tobacco product manufacturers.
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Smaller Warnings On Cigarette Packs, Recommends Parliamentary Committee Again
Just a fortnight before larger pictorial warnings are meant to appear on cigarette packets, a parliamentary committee has said that a requirement of 85 per cent of surface area is too harsh on the tobacco industry.
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Kerala Government Plans Ban on Sale of Intoxicants Near Schools
As part of its ongoing campaign against drug abuse among the youth, the Kerala government plans to bring in a legislation preventing sale of intoxicanting substances, including tobacco products, within 500 metres of any educational institution in the state.
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74 per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, reveals study
Seventy-four per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, according to a recent multi-site survey conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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AIIMS Delhi Declared "Tobacco-Free Zone", Smoking A Punishable Offence
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi premises have been declared as a "Tobacco Free Zone".
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Cigarette-Makers Moved To Environment-Friendly Packs Before Plastic Ban
Cigarette makers have shifted from regular plastic wrapping to environment-friendly biodegradable wrapping for cigarette packs, well ahead of the single-use plastic ban, industry body Tobacco Institute of India said on Friday.
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Students Can't Accept Prizes Or Scholarships From Tobacco Firms: Health Ministry
Educational institutions and students should not also accept any prize or scholarship instituted by such firms, the Ministry stated.
-
Plea To Government To Make Educational Institutions Tobacco Free
It has called for a combination of measures including enforcement and stakeholder involvement to achieve this public health-friendly goal.
-
Madras High Court Comes Down On Sale Of Tobacco Products Near Educational Institutions
Coming down heavily on sale of tobacco products near educational institutions, particularly schools, Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to immediately form special squads to conduct surprise raids on shops located near them.
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Supreme Court To Hear Cases Challenging Tobacco Pack Warnings On Monday
The cases have been filed by a group that makes traditional cigarettes, called beedis, and the Tobacco Institute of India (TII) that represents large cigarette firms, some backed by "Big Tobacco" firms in the West.
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Adequate Cigarette Stocks Available Despite Shutting Manufacturing: ITC
FMCG major ITC on Wednesday said it has adequate cigarette stocks available in the market despite shutting all its manufacturing in the wake of the government rule that requires larger pictorial warnings on packets.
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Cigarette Larger Pictorial Warnings: Companies Shut Factories
The companies, which are members of Tobacco Institute of India, who account for more than 98 per cent of the country's domestic sales of duty paid cigarettes in India claimed the estimated production revenue loss of over Rs 350 crore per day for the tobacco product manufacturers.
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Smaller Warnings On Cigarette Packs, Recommends Parliamentary Committee Again
Just a fortnight before larger pictorial warnings are meant to appear on cigarette packets, a parliamentary committee has said that a requirement of 85 per cent of surface area is too harsh on the tobacco industry.
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Kerala Government Plans Ban on Sale of Intoxicants Near Schools
As part of its ongoing campaign against drug abuse among the youth, the Kerala government plans to bring in a legislation preventing sale of intoxicanting substances, including tobacco products, within 500 metres of any educational institution in the state.
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74 per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, reveals study
Seventy-four per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, according to a recent multi-site survey conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
