Illicit trade in 5 key industries reaches Rs 7.97 lakh crore, time to instil fear: Centre
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.
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.
The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), a non-profit organisation representing the cause of millions of farmers and farm workers involved in commercial crop cultivation in the country, appealed to the global farming community to come together to oppose the the World Health Organization's (WHO) agenda, 'Grow Food Not Tobacco', which advocates for the replacement of tobacco farming with alternative crops.
On further investigation, it was revealed that the said packets were thrown inside the jail over the wall from outside Jail.
The budget was completely silent on any tax revisions on bidis or smokeless tobacco, which are consumed by most Indian tobacco users. It is pertinent to mention here that cigarettes account for only 15 per cent of tobacco users in India. There are reports which establish that cigarette smokers switch to bidis when cigarettes become exorbitant; this is equally detrimental to health. For public health professionals this negligible tax increase on cigarettes in the Union Budget and leaving taxes on other tobacco products unaffected was a major disappointment
Agricultural exporters are expected to get huge orders worth $1 billion at the upcoming Indus Food Fair to be held in Hyderabad on January 7-8 and organised by TPCI
Tobacco use is a global epidemic that kills six million people annually. Approximately one person dies every six seconds due to tobacco, accounting for one in 10 adult deaths.
