tobacco
Cigarettes will not be costlier under GST, clarifies CBEC chairman
Jaitley on Monday said that 28 percent GST will remain, and so will 5 percent ad valorem, as part of compensation cess.
Less toxic cigarette may soon be a reality
Gene that helps reduce nitro-based fertilizers could also help reduce levels of carcinogens in cigarette.
ITC may cut prices post GST, abolishing of additional excise duty
With GST rollout, only the national calamity duty, GST and cess will be levied on cigarettes.
Smokeless tobacco is 95 percent safer than smoking: Study
Researchers demonstrate the potential of the low risk tobacco product to help reduce the impact of tobacco related disease.
Tobacco consumption ranks second in cause for cardiovascular disease
The top cause for the disease is high blood pressure
GST good but nitty gritty remains
Some quixotic aberrations have popped up already like guns attracting lesser tax than hybrid automobiles.
‘1 in 10 dies of smoking worldwide’
Policymakers need renewed efforts to tackle the epidemic, says a study by The Lancet.
How Iceland’s teens cleaned up their act
It is a stunning turnaround for a country that discovered rising worrying trends among its youth in the early 1990s, peaking in 1997.
Adityanath bans pan masala, tobacco in UP govt offices, schools
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said that Adityanath has inspected the annexe and directed the officials to maintain cleanliness.
Anti-tobacco ads in film and TV
We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.