Sort by:
Date added |
Date Published |
Most Viewed
Headlines Tagged with India — 5,675 headlines found
2
Views
[India] Army officer fined for smoking in Assam
Colonel Parveen Heech was first spotted smoking by Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Chand Jain and then again in the office yesterday where 'no smoking' was written in bold red letters, they said. The Jorhat district Tobacco Control Cell (TCC) then fi
Apr 13, 2013
Zee News (in)
added
Apr 26, 2013 23:02
8
Views
[Asia, India] Misleading Advertisements of Tobacco Products
Smokeless Tobacco Association, raising questions on whether Gutkha was a food product and also implying that Gutkha was less harmful than smoking forms of tobacco and that Food Safety Regulations were discriminatory in nature. To counter the misinformatio
Apr 26, 2013
Press Information Bureau-Government of India (in)
added
Apr 26, 2013 06:48
3
Views
[Asia] Indian film-goers exposed to 14 bn images of tobacco use: HRIDAY Study
Indian cinema-goers are exposed to 14 billion images of tobacco use in Bollywood films each year, says a study, calling for measures to deal with this exposure. The study, undertaken by Delhi-based NGO HRIDAY in collaboration with Imperial College London
Apr 22, 2013
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
added
Apr 26, 2013 05:31
2
Views
[Asia, India] Bollywood shows more smoking
Top grossing Bollywood films deliver about 14.3 billion separate tobacco images to audiences — in terms of numbers of images multiplied by numbers of viewers, many more than the estimated 920 million images delivered by Hollywood films, a study has found.
Apr 26, 2013
Deccan Chronicle (in)
added
Apr 26, 2013 05:27
3
Views
[India] Anti-tobacco group slam Mamata for 'smoke joke'
An anti-tobacco group on Thursday expressed shock over West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's joke asking people to smoke more, so more revenue could be garnered to compensate investors of the collapsed Saradha financial scam. "This is a great dis
Apr 25, 2013
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
added
Apr 25, 2013 13:45
5
Views
[Asia, India] West Bengal smoking tax to aid 'duped investors'
The leader of India's West Bengal state has announced a new tax on cigarettes to raise money for thousands of investors allegedly duped by a private company ... Banerjee ... joked that because the money was going to a good cause people should smoke more.
Apr 25, 2013
BBC Online
added
Apr 25, 2013 10:55
2
Views
[Asia] Indian film-goers exposed to 14 bn images of tobacco use
Indian cinema-goers are exposed to 14 billion images of tobacco use in Bollywood films each year, says a study, calling for measures to deal with this exposure. The study, undertaken by Delhi-based NGO HRIDAY in collaboration with Imperial College London
Apr 23, 2013
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
added
Apr 23, 2013 12:28
15
Views
[India] Cops cashing in on tobacco
As in the case of alcohol, Keralites’ addiction to tobacco products is a great source of revenue for the police these days. The police have recovered over `33 lakh from October 2012 to February 2013 in the form of fine for violating Control of Tobacco Pro
Apr 19, 2013
New Indian Express (in)
added
Apr 20, 2013 17:16
5
Views
[Asia, India] Public health dept. to continue snuffing out tobacco advertising
After removing boards advertising tobacco products at various shops in the city, the Department of Public Health will soon extend its drive to the suburbs and municipalities around the city. In a special drive, the boards have been removed from points o
Apr 20, 2013
The Hindu Online (in)
added
Apr 20, 2013 11:46
2
Views
[India] 'Without curbing creativity, films should highlight tobacco menace'
Film director and member of the Film and Television Producers’ Guild of India Ramesh Sippy said the law had made the industry the “scapegoat”. Sippy was speaking at a discussion on Wednesday between members of the film fraternity and the ministry of hea
Apr 18, 2013
Hindustan Times (in)
added
Apr 18, 2013 16:55