if the health ministry has its way, you may no longer be able to chew your favourite pan masala. As the health ministry ponders over a recommendation to ban the production and sale of all chewable tobacco products, the Rs 1400-crore " pan-zarda-gutka ' industry has gone into a tizzy. The industry says that the ban would mean a loss of millions of rupees in revenue and jobs to tobacco farmers and workers. "Imposing such a ban would require a great deal of caution and a
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/eschew-tobacco
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/government-india-goi