by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2025 | Health, Indian News
The bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Y G Khobragade on June 20 said it came across “disturbing” news articles on people running businesses selling banned items such as drugs, cigarettes and e-cigarettes outside schools and colleges. Mumbai,The Bombay...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
“The GoM has agreed to propose a special rate of 35 per cent on tobacco and related products and aerated beverages. The four-tier tax slab of 5, 12, 18, and 28 per cent will continue and a new rate of 35 per cent is proposed by the GoM,” said the official...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 24, 2023 | Health, International News, Policy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Those measures include free vape kits, a voucher scheme to incentivise pregnant women to quit, and consulting on mandatory cigarette pack inserts, the spokesperson added. The spokesperson declined to comment further on The Guardian...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 3, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Policy
“We were early in restricting smoking in public spaces, first in school playgrounds and after-school centers, and later in restaurants, outdoor cafes and public places such as bus stations,” said Ulrika Årehed, secretary-general of the Swedish Cancer Society As the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 11, 2022 | Health, International News, Policy
“Adding health warnings on individual tobacco products will help ensure that these essential messages reach people, including the youth, who often access cigarettes one at a time in social situations sidestepping the information printed on a package,”...
