The Latest Breaking News from Tobacco

Vijayawada DRM informed 250 passengers booked under COTPA 2003. Special fire safety drive conducted in last 30 days with 626 checks in trains, 395 raids in stations & public awareness meetings. Passengers urged to not carry inflammable material & cooperate with officials to prevent fire accidents.

SWR Mysuru Division conducted preventive checks & safety drives leading to Deepavali, 47 cases of law violation detected & cases registered. 3 cases booked under Railway Act, 11 smoking cases, 33 cases under Cigarette & Tobacco Act, boxes of crackers seized, person carrying LPG nabbed. 44 safety inspections, 21 station…

At least 20.8 million years of life lost from smoking tobacco alone, study reveals

Research from The Conversation has unveiled an alarming lack of detail when it comes to government lobbying registers, with most lacking crucial information.

Alcohol, tobacco, food and gambling industries are among those that lobby government ministers and their advisors to help shape public policy.

In his speech on Tuesday, King Charles III outlined what measures the government plans to introduce to cut smoking rates and create a smoke-free generation in England.

Amid the clamour for shifting from tobacco crop to other crops in view of the serious health hazards tobacco consumption poses, sericulture has been mooted as a viable alternative.

Farmers in Ongole/Nellore, AP, have taken up tobacco cultivation due to timely monsoon & remunerative prices. 11,000 hectares have been planted so far, with 2,500 added daily. Prices of seedlings & barns have risen, & the CTRI suggests early rabi season planting. Wet spell predicted for two weeks.

Proposed ban would make it illegal for the next generation to ever buy cigarettes

As ministers plan to create ‘smokefree generation’

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will restrict the sale of tobacco so that anyone turning 14 this year or younger will never legally be sold cigarettes.