The Delhi Police has been independently running a campaign to reduce the use of tobacco
Industry body Ficci estimates the Indian tobacco market at Rs 1,44,000 crore
The move also assumes significance as India is signatory to WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Tobacco industry has raised concern that the decisions in the meet may be one-sided affecting the Indian tobacco industry
The global tobacco industry is estimated to be worth nearly $800 billion this year
Total direct and indirect cost of diseases attributable to tobacco use was Rs 1.04 lakh crore
Rajkot based Peoples Cooperative bank charged 1% additional interest to addicted borrowers
Appeal is for highest possible tax rate under GST on all types of tobacco in order to discourage their consumption amongst Indians
Institute says anti-tobacco lobbying has led to drop in demand for locally grown crop, impacting livelihood of Indian farmers
The lobbying body claimed the decisions on tobacco control at WHO's COP7 conference in India will affect the livelihoods of millions of tobacco farmers and farm labour
A non-profit body, Crusade Against Tobacco says time has come for bold steps to reduce tobacco consumption in India
The demand from bidi and jarda makers in Gujarat drastically declined in the aftermath of larger pictorial warnings mandated on tobacco product covers
Court was hearing a petition filed against shopkeepers who sell tobacco products to students
Smoking cigarettes during pregnancy is already linked to problems for babies, including low birth weight and early delivery
Tobacco is leading to death of 1.3 million people across the region every year - the equivalent of 150 fatalities per hour
The apex court said that the tobacco companies have to follow the rules till the Karnataka HC pronounced its final order
Last month, tobacco companies protested against requirements that 85% of a cigarette should be covered
Traders demanded probe into the alleged 'motives' behind the new rule mandating implementing of 85% graphic health warning on tobacco products
Presently, cigarettes are the most smuggled item in the country after gold.
Industry estimates stoppages cost it as much as $68 million a day, taking cumulative losses to up to $850 million