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 | May 15, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Risk Management
Dr Narender Saini, Former General Secretary of the Indian Medical Association, said “Tobacco use affects both the health and economy. The burden of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality has been on the rise. Respiratory ailments, cardiovascular diseases and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
The survey also stated that spending on beverages and processed food has increased to 10.64 per cent in urban areas in 2022-23 from 8.98 per cent in 2011-12. New Delhi: Consumption of paan, tobacco and other intoxicants has increased with people spending a bigger...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 27, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Policy
Set to take effect from July, the toughest anti-tobacco rules in the world would have banned sales to those born after Jan. 1, 2009, cut nicotine content in smoked tobacco products and reduced the number of tobacco retailers by more than 90% New Zealand will repeal on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
”Combined NRT and behavioural therapy resulted in nearly 5-fold higher quit rates compared to counselling alone. The clinical trial demonstrated the efficacy of NRT for both smokers and smokeless tobacco users,” said Dr Utkal Mohanty, associate professor,...
