GANGTOK, June 1: In a landmark development towards converting itself into the healthiest state in India within the next five years, Sikkim was declared as a

As a part of its smoke-free campaign, the Delhi government will soon be installing nicotine meters in offices across the city to detect the presence of the chemical in atmosphere.

The first nicotine meter

BHUBANESWAR: While tobacco use continues to predominate global health concerns, growing percentage of women among the consuming population has added to the alarm. They have become targets for the tobacco companies and industries, which have started to design strategies and products like lite, slim and flavoured to attract women.

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Vadodara: Believe it or not

Srinagar: Apart from seeking the display of gory images on cigarette packs, the Jammu and Kashmir Voluntary Health Association (JKVHA) demands tax to be increased on cigarettes to discourage smoking.

Vidya Krishnan

Neha Gulia, a 24-year-old from Delhi, has been smoking for eight years.

Pune In two years, the Food and Drug Administration has been able to collect a mere Rs 25,000 as fine from those who violated the ban on smoking in public places in the district. If this doesn

NEW DELHI: Members of civil society and health experts have expressed concern over the delay in implementation of the notification for new pictorial health warnings for all tobacco products which was to be brought in next month by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.

Liffy Thomas and R. Sujatha

NGOs and State government have played a pivotal role in taking home the message about ills of using tobacco

Smoke free: Several buildings are becoming

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will take necessary steps in implementing the law prohibiting smoking in public transport, said BRTA Chairman Aiyub Rahman at a programme yesterday.

To protect children, women and non-smokers from the bad effects of smoking, non-smoking logos must be fixed compulsorily on the public vehicles, he said this at a view-exchange meeting organised by Banglad