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Students of Dream Bells School Lead Inspiring Campaign Against Tobacco
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5: In a heartening display of social responsibility, students from Dream Bells School in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, recently took to the streets with a powerful message against tobacco use. The initiative, marked by a compelling street play and a spirited rally, highli
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Union Health Ministry urges BCCI, SAI to take steps to prevent surrogate a
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The ministry sent letters to top sports bodies addressing the risk of disease due to these harmful substances and urged them to take various steps to control its surrogate advertising of such products. The ministry also expressed disappointment with some sportspersons indulging in advertisin
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Health, child rights experts warn against use of e-cigarettes, vapes
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Health and child rights experts raised concern over the promotion of e-cigarettes and vapes as a safe alternative to smoking and healthier alternatives to traditional tobacco products.
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Govt approves sale of excess FCV tobacco by registered growers in Andhra
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The decision has been taken due to "Michaung" cyclonic rains during the period 3rd to 5th December, 2023 that resulted in an additional expenditure incurred by farmers towards replantation/gap filling in the main field.
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Jindal India Institute Partners with MEA to Train Diaspora Youth
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], July 17: The Jindal India Institute (JII) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) hosted 39 Indian diaspora youth achievers for a one-day learning visit on 12th July 2024 as part of the 75th Know India Programme (KIP), an initiative of the Ministry of External Affai
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Government won't liberalise FDI in tobacco sector: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In 2020, a parliamentary panel on Ministry of Commerce and Industry had recommended to explore prospects for permitting regulated Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the tobacco sector and establishing export-only tobacco farms to boost tobacco export.
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Marco Jansen rested as South Africa name 16-player squad for West Indies T
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Test series will begin on August 7 in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit accredited as India's next High Commissioner to M
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit, presently serving as India's High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, has been concurrently accredited as India's High Commissioner to Montserrat
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"PM Modi sensitive towards farmers' demand": Piyush Goyal
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The government of India will make all efforts to waive the penalty on excess tobacco produced by the tobacco farmers, highlighted Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal during a meeting with Farmers and traders of tobacco in Hyderabad on Saturday.
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Mumbai customs seizes massive quantity of contraband worth over 10 crore
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"On 25.06.2024, Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone III carried out destruction of 10,000 kgs of confiscated/seized cigarettes ( 74 lakh sticks approx), e-cigarettes & Tobacco/Gutkha, valued at Rs. 10.60 crore at facility of Mumbai Waste Management Limited, Taloja," Mumbai custo
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WHO calls on member countries to eliminate illicit trade in Tobacco, contr
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation has called on the member nations in the Southeast Asia region to recognise that alcohol and tobacco in any form, whether legal or illicit, are harmful to one's health, and thus decisive actions must be taken to stop the illicit trade in tobacco products and to t
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Air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021: Report
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Air pollution is the second-leading risk factor for death globally, putting it ahead of tobacco and poor diet, according to the fifth edition of the State of Global Air (SoGA) report.
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