2017 in review: These three stories from the year show India’s apathy towards public healthcare

Scroll Staff

· Dec 31, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Despite ban on public smoking, nine out of 10 children in Bangladesh are exposed to secondhand smoke

Kamran Siddiqi, The Conversation

· Dec 14, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Tobacco hurts more than just your lungs – it damages the communities that grow it

Eleanor Jew, The Conversation

· Nov 24, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Gauhati High Court sets aside Assam government’s anti-tobacco law

Scroll Staff

· Oct 30, 2017 · 04:09 pm

UAE introduces ‘sin taxes’ on tobacco, energy drinks

Scroll Staff

· Oct 02, 2017 · 04:01 pm

Video: Scientist explains how nicotine in just one e-cigarette can cause changes to the heart

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· Sep 27, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Proposed e-cigarette ban: Users are up in arms, fear they will return to smoking tobacco

Menaka Rao

· Sep 19, 2017 · 02:44 pm

The business wrap: Arun Jaitley says fake notes over Rs 11 crore detected, and six other top stories

Scroll Staff

· Jul 19, 2017 · 05:13 pm

Gutka scam: IPS officer mired in a bribery scam appointed as head of police in Tamil Nadu

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jul 03, 2017 · 07:30 am

This farmer with oral cancer has quit chewing tobacco, but cannot stop growing it

Menaka Rao

· Jun 29, 2017 · 02:30 pm

The use of tobacco in India has dropped by 6% over the last seven years, says survey

Scroll Staff

· Jun 08, 2017 · 12:02 pm

Lab notes: ‘Light’ cigarettes are causing the most common type of lung cancer

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· May 23, 2017 · 05:30 am

Home ministry blocks foreign funds for NGO that supported health ministry's anti-tobacco drive

Menaka Rao

· Apr 21, 2017 · 07:45 am

Anti-tobacco messages in films and TV shows are effective, but need better implementation: Study

Scroll Staff

· Feb 10, 2017 · 03:07 pm

Uttarakhand High Court’s ban on alcohol is as flawed as the Supreme Court's order on national anthem

Gautam Bhatia

· Dec 09, 2016 · 12:45 pm

India has the third-largest cigarette packet warnings in the world, finds report

Scroll Staff

· Nov 10, 2016 · 12:49 pm

GST rates: Why the proposed 26% sin tax on tobacco will make no dent in sales

Pankaj Chaturvedi

· Nov 03, 2016 · 05:45 am

Like Pierce Brosnan, Indian celebrities should steer clear of surrogate advertising too

Akshat Malik Pankaj Chaturvedi PC Gupta

· Oct 24, 2016 · 02:30 pm

NITI Aayog opposes proposed ban on FDI in tobacco sector

Scroll Staff

· Jun 09, 2016 · 05:54 pm

World No Tobacco Day: Schools may put up anti-tobacco messages to warn children about its effects

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· May 31, 2016 · 07:19 pm