tobacco
World Cancer Day: One in 10 Indians will develop cancer in their lifetime
February 4, 2020
World Cancer Day is organised on February 4 every year by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)as an initiative under which the entire world can come together to fight against the global cancer epidemic. The theme for the years 2019-21 has been set as ‘I Am and I Wi...
Read MoreAir pollution is killing more people in India than smoking, says study
April 13, 2019
In 2014, Delhi was named the most polluted city in the world by World Health Organisation (WHO), along with 13 more cities hailing from India in the 20 most polluted cities of world. According to a study titled ‘State of Global Air 2019’, air pollution has contributed...
Read MoreThe smoky future of the tobacco farmers in India
June 1, 2017
‘At the crossroads of life and livelihood’ was a perfect name given to a study done on India's tobacco industry; the second largest in the world after China. As the country endorses campaigns against the consumption of tobacco, the alternative employment for workers remains t...
Read MoreUnion Budget 2017: India on the path of remonetisation
February 3, 2017
After the Indian government has started wheeling the remonetisation mechanism enduringly, banks and ATMs are witnessing a flow of currency. However, the authorities are urge the citizens to go cashless and it was reflected on the budget this year, which was centralised at spendin...
Read MoreFour-tier Goods and Services Tax structure approved in India
November 5, 2016
A four-tier Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure that was proposed by the GST council headed by the Indian Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, in October this year, was passed on November 3
Read MoreFour-tier GST bill structure proposed in India
October 19, 2016
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council headed by the Indian Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, proposed a four-tier GST bill structure and rates on the first day of the GST meeting that is scheduled to run from October 18-20.
Read MoreThe name’s Bahar, Pan Bahar
October 7, 2016
As Pierce Brosnan’s recent advertisement endorsing Pan Bahar, a heritage pan masala, had the netizens of the country respond to it by making it the day’s figure of fun, it opens up the ground for important questions on the country’s confusing stance on tobacco consumption a...
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