Smoke Alarm
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E-cigarette ban: Vapers make up just 0.07% of the 267 million who use more harmful tobacco products
Health experts widely justify the ban, citing that a young population doesn’t need an added addiction.
Factchecker Team
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Despite ban on public smoking, nine out of 10 children in Bangladesh are exposed to secondhand smoke
Any death due to secondhand smoke is avoidable, and Bangladeshi children are clearly not benefiting from their country’s smoking ban.
Kamran Siddiqi, The Conversation
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Explained: Why social smoking can be just as bad for you as daily smoking
About one in 10 Americans say they sometimes smoke, often in social settings. Many think it's not so bad for them.
Bernadette Melnyk, The Conversation
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
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What explains reports of infighting within the BJP during the elections?
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GST rates: Why the proposed 26% sin tax on tobacco will make no dent in sales
The Goods and Services Tax Council's recommended rate is too low and will only encourage more people to consume tobacco while reducing tax revenue.
Pankaj Chaturvedi
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How India’s tax system helps heavily taxed cigarettes flourish
Thanks to India’s complex tax structure, which categorises cigarettes by length and filter, tobacco companies have substantial wriggle room to deal with tax hikes.
Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
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Why India ignores a $16-billion smoking-led health crisis
The biggest problem in curbing tobacco use lies with the influence wielded by those who make the humbler – but more damaging – cousin of cigarettes, the bidi.
Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show