On 31 May 2005 (World No Tobacco Day), the Health Minister of India informed the media that the Ministry of Health would ban depiction of any form of tobacco use in films and teleserials with effect from 1 August 2005. Predictably, this announcement triggered a storm of protests from the film industry and sections of the media. (Editorial)
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/ban-tobacco-use-films-and-television-represents-sound-public-health-policy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-srinath-reddy
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/monika-arora
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/national-medical-journal-india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-policy
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/media
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cinema
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tv
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
