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More No-Tobacco Days demanded in India 

An Indian anti-smoking group at a conference here is lobbying to garner support for more No-Tobacco Days in the country.

Every year, May 31 is observed as an international No-Tobacco Day but Aligarh-based Students' Movement Against Tobacco and Smoking (SMATS) says Indian students miss activities on the day as most schools in the country are closed for summer vaccations.

SMATS is consulting hundreds of delegates and organisations at the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health here to garner support for declaration of suitable national no-tobacco days in India and other countries.

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