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Big Tobacco Targeting School Children as Young as Eight in India, Finds Study

The Wire Staff 31/05/2019

Nearly 37% of children in the country start smoking...

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Tamil Nadu Bans E-Cigarettes, Prohibits Online Sale Too

A Tamil Nadu government order has banned the manufacture,...

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With Roman Law Doctrine, India Moves to Stub out Tobacco Industry Rights

Aditya Kalra 31/01/2018

The government is pushing the SC to apply a...

Tobacco-Funded Organisation Refuses to Answer if its Funder Will Stop Making Cigarettes

Anoo Bhuyan 28/01/2018

The Wire first reported on the Philip Morris funded...

A man smokes next to a cigarette advertisement hung on a tree at a marketplace in New Delhi, India, May 3, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Health Professionals Slam Karnataka HC’s Decision to Reduce Pictorial Warnings on Tobacco Packaging

The Wire Staff 17/12/2017

The Karnataka high court struck down the rules that...

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India Threatens Philip Morris With ‘Punitive Action’ Over Alleged Violation of Anti-Smoking Laws

Aditya Kalra 18/08/2017

The letter sent by the health ministry revealed how...

Marlboro cigarettes. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Why Increasing the Size of Warnings on Tobacco Products Is a Step in the Right Direction

Sohini Chatterjee 19/04/2016

Gentle nudges are a better way of limiting tobacco...