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GST Council to Combat Tax Evasion by Taxing Sin Goods Based on Retail Price. (Image Source: Twitter)

Compensation cess on tobacco products may stay till Jan

As the cess is now limited to only tobacco products, the cess collections have plummeted to Rs 7,812 crore in…

November 11, 2025 22:09 IST

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90 percent of Head and Neck cancers in India are associated with tobacco use, reveals top oncologist

Globally, an estimated 300 million people use smokeless tobacco and 600 million people use areca nut or Supari. The highest…

November 19, 2024 22:23 IST

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Why quitting smoking is the ultimate paw-sitive move

As awareness about the dangers of secondhand smoking develops, more pet owners are finding new reasons to quit in order…

June 4, 2024 09:04 IST

World No Tobacco Day 2024, How to Quti Smoking:

World No Tobacco Day 2024: How to prepare your body and mind to quit tobacco

World No Tobacco Day 2024: Many smokers connect their smoking rituals with tea breaks while others take a drag after…

May 31, 2024 10:34 IST

World No Tobacco Day 2024, Smoking Affects Your Health:

World No Tobacco Day: Unexpected ways smoking is harming your body apart from your lungs

World No Tobacco Day 2024: Studies show that most adults who regularly use tobacco products started before the age of…

May 31, 2024 10:08 IST

World No Tobacco Day 2023 Theme, History and Significance

World No Tobacco Day 2023: Know how smoking or chewing tobacco affects your health

World No Tobacco Day: According to Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking leads to disease and disability and…

May 31, 2023 15:51 IST

Tackling the menace of smokeless tobacco in India: A path to health and well-being

With almost 199 million SLT users worldwide, roughly 65 percent of them are in India, immediate action is required to…

Updated: May 31, 2023 09:41 IST

From green fields to green chemistry: Converting tobacco’s threat to the planet into an opportunity

For the first time ever, two UN bodies- the WHO and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), have published a list…

May 31, 2022 15:18 IST

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On ‘World No Tobacco Day’, a fact sheet on sin taxes on cigarettes, tobacco products in India

Currently, the government levies GST of 28 per cent, the highest in the tax slab, on cigarette and tobacco products.…

Updated: May 31, 2022 11:48 IST

Civil society should pitch in to control tobacco usage: J P Nadda

Seeking the support of civil society organisatons in curbing use of tobacco, Union Health Minister J P Nadda today asked…

May 30, 2016 18:32 IST

Government likely to completely ban FDI in tobacco sector

The ban would eliminate the possibility of indirect flow of overseas funds to the tobacco sector, even through foreign technology…

April 25, 2016 17:11 IST

The Pink Hope Patient Support Group join hands with IFHNOS and IDA for awareness on head and neck cancers

Launch Voice of the Head and Neck Cancer patients initiative to promote awareness and aid prevention The Pink Hope Patient…

July 24, 2015 17:36 IST

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IndiGo flight status today: 50+ flights cancelled – Delhi, Kolkata, B’luru remain affected

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