Tobacco

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030

Progress in reducing tobacco use is a key indicator for measuring countries’ efforts to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – target 3.a under the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. Countries have adopted this indicator to report progress also towards the tobacco reduction target under the Global Action Plan …

Bangladesh in top 10 countries of smokers

The World Health Organisation said Friday that only a total ban on all forms of tobacco advertising can stop the

World No Tobacco Day today

World No Tobacco Day 2008 will be observed today in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world with the theme

PR companies give public face to corporate agenda

at the fag end of the monsoon session of Parliament last year, 28 parliamentarians and politicians, including veterans like Motilal Vohra and Natwar Singh, sent a letter urging human resources development (hrd) minister Arjun Singh to serve biscuits

PR is legit

Regulation on lobbying a dream According to Jayoti Lahiri, secretary general, Public Relations Consultants Association of India, "There is very little literature on the functioning of public relations agencies in India, hence we along with the Personal Relations Council of India are trying to approach independent agencies to form some …

Under the influence

Lobbyists crawl around legislators An Action Aid report on lobbying, released on January 25, 2006, highlights privileges enjoyed by corporate lobbyists in framing global trade rules under the WTO regime. The report exposes the underbelly of corporate lobbying that has led to unfair trade laws and undermined the fight against …

Nicotine monitors released

After several hurdles, a consignment of air-monitoring devices that calculate nicotine levels in buildings has finally reached the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD), which is coordinating with the Health Ministry in its fight against tobacco. With the aim of making Delhi, Chennai, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad smoke-free, Johns …

Black Group Turns Away From Bill on Smoking

A bill to regulate tobacco products has lost the support of a black antismoking group, which said Thursday that the legislation failed to adequately protect the health of African-Americans because it would not ban menthol flavorings from cigarettes. The legislation, which has been cleared by crucial committees in both the …

Goodwill Hunting

CROSSING OVER: A little girl in Rajasthan goes to a state school supported by Mahindra & Mahindra Every year, the 100-year old Tata Steel trains batches of 10-15 unskilled women to operate cranes, earth movers and blast furnaces at its Jamshedpur plant. Eschewing cleaning, sweeping and odd jobs, the women, …

Anti-tobacco campaign on

The stalls are fake, but the messages very real: "Stay away from tobacco abuse to stay healthy.' In an effort to drive home the message of healthy living without tobacco, a non-government organisation working in the areas of mental health, Manas Foundation, with support from the Union Health and Family …

Ministrys paper poses threat to bidi sector

Bidi tobacco is cultivated in around 30% of the total area under tobacco crop and its production accounts 33% of the total tobacco production. About 2,90,000 farmers grow bidi tobacco in India and around 4.4 workers are employed in production of bidis. This employment-oriented sector has become controversial with a …

Personal Thought: Bidi smoking..(II)

Policy interventions needed urgently are as follows:

Alchemy, the safer cigarette, and Philip Morris

20 years ago Philip Morris, the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, notes in its annual report to shareholders that the company accounted for just 7% of worldwide cigarette sales, but added determinedly that "since our share of most international cigarette markets is still far below our US level, we have considerable …

Farmers told not to cultivate above the limit

Tobacco farmers should not cultivate tobacco over the limit for the next agricultural season due to rising prices of tobacco this year, said J. Suresh Babu, chairman of the tobacco board on Tuesday here at Tangutur. Speaking to newsmen, he said that penalty on excess tobacco was diminished but as …

For Sale: Machine To Make Home-Made Ethanol

A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food prices. E-Fuel Corp unveiled on Thursday the "MicroFueler" touting it as the world's first machine that allows homeowners to make their own ethanol and pump the brew directly into their cars. …

Retail chains starting to put out smokes

Cigarettes are getting harder to find. More retail chains are dropping them, and for the first time, officials in a few states want to ban pharmacies from selling them. This month, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proposed an unprecedented city ban on drugstores selling tobacco products, including cigars, pipes and …

Government can seize gutka containing magnesium carbonate

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to grant any interim stay in favour of Gutka manufacturers allowing the State government to continue to take action against gutka and pan masala which have poisonous contents like magnesium carbonate. However, another order by a different bench of High Court today stayed …

Higher tobacco tax suggested

The government should impose higher tax on tobacco products to reduce their consumption, speakers suggested at a roundtable on Wednesday. Public health should get utmost importance in fixing tax rates, they said. There should be a holistic approach to reduce the consumption of such products, said economist Muzaffer Ahmed. Adulthood, …

30pc of cancer patients suffer from head, neck cancer

Among the cancer patients of the country, around 30 percent are suffering from head and neck cancer. Smoking, chewing tobacco leaves and taking alcohol cause high risk for mouth, vocal cord and lung cancer, specialists told a seminar in the city yesterday. ENT department of Medical College for Women and …

View Point: Activists to move HC against Amitabh

"We will seek justice in the honourable High Court of Bombay" said Dr Shekhar Salkar, General Secretary of National Organization for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE). "Amitabh Bachchan was clearly shown smoking a cigar [in 'Family' film] in all the display-hoardings prominently. This amounts to clear and unambiguous breach of the law …

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