Animal rights organisation PETA has written a letter to the city civic body seeking permission to put up advertisements on garbage trucks saying 'Meat Trashes the Planet.'

In the letter to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sought permission to place sidewards ads on Mumbai's garbage trucks reading, 'Mea

Govt wants large cigarette cos to admit that they lied to public about the dangers of smoking
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The Justice Department wants the largest cigarette manufacturers to admit that they lied to the public about the dangers of smoking, forcing the industry to set up and pay for an advertising campaign of self-criticism for past behavior.
As part of a 12-year-old lawsuit against the tobac

Viveat Susan Pinto / Mumbai July 21, 2010, 1:16 IST

Chocolate major Cadbury will join the group of companies which yesterday pledged they would not advertise their food & beverage products to children below 12 years.

Seven major food and beverage (F&B) companies today announced a common commitment towards responsible marketing to children. The signatories include Coca-Cola, General Mills, Kellogg

Mumbai: Seven major food and beverage companies have signed a unique pledge committing themselves to responsible advertising and marketing to children. This is the first such self-regulatory pledge in India on the lines of the one in the European Union.