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India’s poorest households are consuming gutkha, other tobacco products at an alarming rate, spending more and more on it: Study reveals

Rukma Rathore -
The country is expanding its subsidised healthcare system while gutkha is being consumed at an alarming rate.
Economy and Finance

Prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products to rise as govt hikes taxes sharply, tobacco share prices fall

OpIndia Staff -
The prices of cigarettes and other tobacco products are set to rise sharply from next month as the Union government has decided to hike...
News Reports

Mohammed Ammruddin caught smoking ‘beedi’ inside Indigo flight’s restroom, arrested at Mumbai airport

OpIndia Staff -
The accused Mohammed Ammruddin has been booked under Section 336 of the IPC and relevant sections of the Aircraft Act and sent to judicial custody.
News Reports

Did you know: Nehru loved ‘555’ brand cigarettes so much that a special plane flew from Bhopal to Indore only to pick them up

Anurag -
Independent India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru did have expensive taste
News Reports

PM Modi draws nation’s attention to the harmful effects of e-cigarettes in Mann ki Baat

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that there is very little awareness of the harmful effects of e-cigarettes among the masses.
Opinions

E-cigarettes: What are they, why they were banned, and why it is difficult to ban traditional cigarettes

Raju Das -
Ban on e-cigarette is a welcome decision, but government will have a tough time explaining not banning cigarettes
News Reports

Cigarette stocks rally about 5.5 per cent after cabinet’s decision to ban e-cigarettes

OpIndia Staff -
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance making the production, import, distribution and sale of electronic cigarettes a cognizable offence.

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