Tobacco  

Makers of the upcoming Telugu movie iSmart Shankar have recently received a notice from the joint director of Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Department in Bengaluru over alleged violation of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (COTPA) Act

China, the smoking giant looking to regulate use of e-cigarettes, has over 300 million tobacco smokers already, which is nearly a third of the world's total smoking population
 

“If tobacco farmers are to be encouraged to switch to alternative crop, a stable policy needs to be devised,” said BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao

A pilgrim from Tamil Nadu on his visit to Tirupati temple was manhandled by Tirupati check post security personnel after he defied rules and carried gutkha despite instructions.
 

Ajay Devgn, who is seen in advertisements of a pan masala brand, has been requested by a fan, who is a cancer patient, to refrain from endorsing tobacco products.
 

Thousands of doctors write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enforce ban on e-ciggarettes despite the claims that the e-ciggarettes are a safer bet. Doctors allege that such claims are misleading and that Tobacco companies want to hook a new generation on nicotine under the allure of safe smoking.
 

The study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, expands overall knowledge of the effects of tobacco smoke on cardiac function in nonsmokers.

In 2013, the manufacture, storage and sale of chewable forms of tobacco, including gutkha and pan masala, were banned by the Tamil Nadu government