Upping the ante against the WHO-sponsored efforts to bring down tobacco farming in the world, International Tobacco Growers’ Association chief executive Antonio Abrunhosa said such regulations would only bring hardships to farmers in the tobacco growing countries such as Brazil and India, instead of getting the desired results.

“Five of the eight biggest tobacco growing states are not a part of the treaty. Hence any dream of reducing the production of tobacco will just remain a dream. That will never ever happen,” he said referring to the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties (FCTC).

With the efforts of the district administration and support of NGOs, Jhabua was declared a smoke-free district on Sunday. Jhabua collector Dr Jayshree Kiyawat declared it smoke-free.

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PEOPLE who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers c

In comparison to the national percentage, Tamil Nadu has fewer people using tobacco products, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey India 2009-2010.

Death rates from cancer are "set to fall dramatically" by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK.