Nagpur bench of Bombay HC rejects PIL on total prohibition of cigarettes Pooja Bhatia Bhatia6 Feb 2016 10:57 AM ISTIn a recent judgment by the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, a PIL seeking total prohibition on production, sale and consumption of liquor,...
Punjab Bans Manufacturing of gutka, tobacco products savita thakur thakur8 Jan 2016 2:12 PM ISTThe Punjab Government banned the manufacturing of gutka, pan masala, processed, flavoured or scented chewing tobacco and any other food products...
Lawmakers, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings savita thakur thakur8 Jan 2016 9:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: The parliamentary panel reviewing whether to put larger health warnings on cigarette packets has asked the health ministry for evidence to...
Nadda launches IT-enabled tools to make health hi-tech savita thakur thakur26 Dec 2015 12:43 PM ISTShri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare announced four new IT-based initiatives on Good Governance Day, to mark the birth...
Nadda to attend 'bhoomi pujan' of National Cancer Institute in Haryana Pooja Bhatia Bhatia9 Dec 2015 12:50 PM ISTThe 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony of National Cancer Institute to be set up at Badsa in Jhajjar district of Haryana would be held on December 12...
Fight against tobacco held up due to stack of public letters at the Ministry Pooja Bhatia Bhatia20 Aug 2015 11:17 AM ISTAfter inviting public opinion on a slew of measures to curb tobacco use, the health ministry is stuck due to the stack of letters received in its...
E-cigarettes are a quick aid to quit smoking: UK study Pooja Bhatia Bhatia20 Aug 2015 11:10 AM ISTA UK study says E-cigarettes are 95 percent less harmful than tobacco, and can be used as an effective aid to help quit smokingA UK based study has...
India’s efforts on levying tobacco consumption tax complex: implies WHO Pooja Bhatia Bhatia8 July 2015 12:26 PM ISTIf you are regular cinema-goers, you will explicitly remember the short length video of how smoking can cause you cancer, or be a happy family life...
Raise Tobacco Taxes: WHO to governments Meghna A Singhania7 July 2015 11:36 AM ISTGovernments around the world should increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to save lives and generate funds for stronger health...
