In total, the GoM on rate rationalisation will propose tax rate tweaks on 148 items to the GST Council. The GoM report is expected to be discussed by the GST Council on December 21.
The law enforcement agencies have seized heroin and foreign-origin cigarettes valued at Rs 5.67 crore and apprehended several smugglers from different places in Mizoram.
Import of cigarette lighters: The prohibition has been imposed on pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable or refillable, if the price per unit is less than Rs 20.
World No Tobacco Day 2023: In Southeast Asia Region, India leads in acres of land under cultivation and tobacco production, followed by Indonesia. Tobacco is also grown in Bangladesh, DPR Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
The researchers tested the cardiac impacts of inhaled e-cigarette aerosols solely from the main two ingredients in e-liquids (nicotine-free propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin) or from flavoured retail e-liquids containing nicotine.
Coffee can jumpstart bowel movement within minutes of consuming it. This of course does not mean that adequate water intake is not essential for your overall health.
A picture of BTS member Kim Taehyung aka V smoking at the Grammys 2022 has been viral on the internet and has divided the fans. After his moment with Olivia Rodrigo as a part of their skit, V's controversial image from the musical awards night has got people talking.
On No Smoking Day, awareness is spread about the ill effects of smoking so that people can quit. Additionally, those whose near and dear ones are addicted to tobacco can also help them by extending their support in quitting the life-threatening habit.
Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria.
A policeman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly inflicting burns on a one-and-a-half-year-old girl with a cigarette butt and thrashing her mother in Chhattisgarh's Balod district, police said.
Industry chamber FICCI's arm on Monday said several cases of seizures by enforcement agencies of smuggled imported cigarettes reported in the last few months indicate a spike in cigarette smuggling during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
In the video, Sunil Grover can be seen making cigarettes by using ingredients like cadmium, acetone (from nail polish), candle wax, ammonia (from a bottle of toilet cleaner), arsenic (poison) and nicotine (from a bottle of insecticide).
World Health Organization (WHO), in its recent advisory, revealed that people who smoke cigarettes or possess tobacco in any form are at a higher risk of getting infected with the coronavirus.
For the findings, the study examined data on children who were at high risk for abuse and neglect -- either because they had been referred to a child protective service or lived in conditions associated with the likelihood of maltreatment or both.
Following the Union Budget 2020-21's proposal of an increase in the National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD) on cigarettes, the Federation of All India Farmers' Association (FAIFA) on Sunday said that the hike would adversely affect the livelihood of tobacco farmers in the country and urged the government to roll it back.
The Union Budget for 2020-21 has levied a national calamity contingent duty (NCCD) on cigarettes and tobacco products which is negative for companies like ITC and Godfrey Phillips, according to Reliance Securities.
Pakistan has put a complete ban on advertisements of tobacco products including online ads. A Pak government official said such actions were pending for a long time.
The government on saturday raised the excise duty by way of national calamity contingent duty on cigarettes, tobacco products.
Cigarette smoking may not only be harmful to the lungs but also lead to poor mental health, according to a study. The researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel surveyed more than 2,000 students enrolled at Serbian universities with differing socio-political and economic environments.
Smoking is injurious to health. But it can be for your pocket also if one is not careful.
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