Do sin taxes really help society?
Large sodas, alcohol, and tobacco are just a few things governments around the world want to keep us away from.
Large sodas, alcohol, and tobacco are just a few things governments around the world want to keep us away from.
Textiles and apparel alone had an illicit market size of Rs 4,03,915 crore in 2022-23, accounting for over 50 per cent of the total illicit market.
Tobacco kills 13 lakh people every year in India, said Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav on Tuesday said the development of the nation is closely linked to the health of its young population, and urged everyone to pledge to resist and quit tobacco.
The advisory was issued jointly by the secretaries of the Union Ministry of Education and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The order has been issued by the DM by virtue of powers vested under section 163 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Observing Head & Neck Cancer Day, a cancer centre in the city hosted an ingenious interactive health campaign titled ‘Have more Tea, no more Puffs’ to emphasize the toxic effects of tobacco consumption and to propagate healthy habits.
At a time of increasing commercialization, it is only to be expected that the role of education as a means of bringing social change has been getting less attention and in fact has been marginalized.
The main objective is to make educational institutions across the nation comply with the ToFEI guidelines of the Union Health Ministry for safeguarding minors and youth from tobacco use, it said.
Increased consumption of tobacco and related products are driving head and neck cancer cases in India, said health experts on Sunday.
