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ITC Q4 results: Adjusted net profit rises 6.1% on cigarettes, FMCG growth

ITC reported a 6.1 per cent rise in adjusted net profit for Q4FY26, aided by strong growth in cigarettes, FMCG and paper businesses

UK passes bill to ban cigarette sales to future generations to curb smoking

Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations. "The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain - it's inevitable," Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health, said after a decades-long campaign in favour of legislation approved Tuesday. Children born after December 31, 2008 will be banned from ever buying cigarettes under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. The legislation that needs approval by King Charles III - a formality - before taking effect will also allow the government to regulate tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, including flavours and packaging. It is currently illegal to sell cigarettes, tobacco products or vapes to people under 18. But most youths today will continue to face a ban their entire life as the minimum age to buy cigarettes rises each year. The passage gives the UK one of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the worl

Can your body expose a smoking habit before you admit it yourself?

You may hide a cigarette, but the body keeps score. A doctor explains how smoking leaves subtle signs across organs long before stains, smell or a confession appear

Tobacco taxes: How India’s new excise rules will push cigarette prices higher | Cigarette prices

From February 1, 2026, cigarettes and tobacco products will be taxed under a new excise framework. The government has scrapped the GST compensation cess and replaced it with a new excise duty,

ITC sheds $7 billion as tax hike on tobacco products triggers rating cuts

ITC shares slump as steep excise duty hike on cigarettes wipes out over $7 billion in market value and triggers a spate of brokerage downgrades

Switching to vaping raises heart risk, warns ICMR; quitting fully only way

Pooling data from global studies, the ICMR research shows vaping increases cardiovascular risk, with the sharpest rise seen among smokers who switched to e-cigarettes

Japan battles rise of 'zombie cigarettes' as etomidate drug crisis deepens

Japan is confronting a fast-evolving drug crisis as etomidate-laced 'zombie cigarettes' spread among young users, triggering arrests and trafficking probes

Chai-sutta habit: What happens to your body when tea meets cigarette

Doctors explain how the caffeine-nicotine mix overstimulates your brain, heart, and gut, making the chai-sutta combo more addictive and harmful than it may appear

ITC Q2 results: Net profit rises 2.7% to ₹5,126.11 cr, revenue down 1.3%

The company reported consolidated gross revenue of Rs 21,255.86 crore for Q2FY26, down 1.3 per cent compared to Rs 21,536.38 crore a year ago

Godfrey Phillips soars 16% on turning ex-bonus, hits new life-time high

The stock of cigarettes & tobacco products company - Godfrey Phillips - turned ex-date for 2:1 bonus issue viz., 2 new bonus equity shares for every 1 existing equity share on Tuesday.

NCLAT scraps audit, reinstates Resolution Professional at Golden Tobacco

The Insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT has set aside the directions of the NCLT for a forensic audit of Golden Tobacco, and a change in the resolution professional of the debt-ridden cigarette maker. Passing an order over a batch of petitions filed against the NCLT order, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal also extended the timeline for completing the CIRP (Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process) of Golden Tobacco till October 17, 2025. Besides, the appellate tribunal has also directed the NCLT to decide over the claims of financial creditors -- Central Bank of India, Arrow Engineering and others and then to reconstitute the lenders' body -- Committee of Creditors (CoC). "The direction of the Adjudicating Authority to conduct a forensic audit by KPMG is set aside," said a two-member bench comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Barun Mitra. Vadodara-based Golden Tobacco owns cigarette brands such as Panama, Chancellor, Golden's Gold Flake and Taj Chhap. I

Godfrey Phillips share extends gains, zooms 55% in 3 days on strong Q3 show

Godfrey Phillips share today hit a 10 per cent upper circuit limit at Rs 7,745.75 per share

Volume trends in cigarettes, FMCG key to ITC's recovery after weak Q3

Cigarettes and FMCG margin contracted due to inflation in input costs

Breathing or smoking? Delhi's air now equals 49 cigarettes per day

The national capital grapples with a serious pollution crisis as Air Quality Index soars to 978, equivalent to smoking 49 cigarettes a day

TN CM Stalin welcomes ban on import of pocket cigarette lighters' parts

On October 13, the Department of Commerce implemented certain restrictions on importing parts for pocket lighters

Increase taxes anymore and we leave: British American Tobacco to Pak govt

Multinational company warns country's leadership against increasing taxes on tobacco

BAT sells 3.5% stake in ITC for Rs 17,485 cr via open market transactions

British multinational BAT Plc on Wednesday divested a 3.5 per cent stake in FMCG-to-hotel conglomerate ITC Ltd for Rs 17,485 crore through open market transactions. British American Tobacco Plc (BAT), through its affiliate Tobacco Manufacturers (India) Ltd, offloaded more than 43.68 crore equity shares of ITC, amounting to 3.5 per cent stake, according to the block deal data available with the BSE. The shares were sold in 48 tranches, with an average price of Rs 400.25 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 17,484.97 crore.

Long use of e-cigarettes may lead to drug addiction, say health experts

Expressing concern over rising use of e-cigarettes among youths, health experts on Wednesday warned that practising such vaping methods may lead to addiction to drugs like cocaine and nicotine. 'Mothers Against Vaping' (MAV), a platform of concerned mothers combatting vaping among youths, cited several studies and said these devices harbour around 900-2,000 chemicals and can penetrate deep into the lungs, causing extensive and detrimental respiratory damage. "There exists a looming threat of an entire generation becoming addicted to these new-age tobacco devices, posing a significant risk to their health and well-being," Gauhati Medical College and Hospital Superintendent Dr Abhijit Sarma told PTI. It is imperative to take urgent comprehensive action to prevent the emergence of a new generation of e-cigarette smokers, he added. "Alongside this concerning trend, another issue is that these devices become gateway devices to more serious addictions like using cocaine and nicotine," Dr

Plastic pollution from cigarettes likely costs $26 bn per year: Study

The costs of environmental pollution caused by plastics in cigarette butts and packaging amount to an estimated USD 26 billion every year, according to a study. The analysis, published in the journal Tobacco Control, found the costs to be USD 186 billion every 10 yearsadjusted for inflationin waste management and marine ecosystem damage worldwide. These costs may seem small compared with the overall economic and human toll of tobacco, but they are cumulative and preventable, the researchers said. Although great strides have been made in developing policies to curb or ban single use plastics around the globe, tobacco's plastic has been overlooked, they said. The team noted that this is despite the fact that cigarette filtersthe main component of cigarette buttsare the most common item of rubbish collected on the planet. And they are made of single use plastic. The researchers drew on currently available public data sources for cigarette sales, clean-up costs, and plastic waste on l

ITC Q2 profit rises 10.3% to Rs 4,927 crore, misses estimates as costs rise

Analysts, on average, had expected a profit of Rs 4,954 crore rupees, according to LSEG data