Tobacco Restriction

The Union health ministry has proposed mandatory display of "non-skippable" anti-tobacco health spots of at least 30 seconds and audio-visual disclaimer on ill-effects of tobacco use for 20 seconds on OTT platforms as soon as one starts streaming them. The ministry recently released draft amendments for anti-tobacco rules for over-the-top (OTT) platforms. According to the draft norms, all films of Indian and foreign origin irrespective of their CBFC certification status published and released on or after September 1, 2023 will have to display anti-tobacco health spots of minimum 30 seconds duration each at the beginning and middle of the movie. It also proposed displaying anti-tobacco health warnings as prominent static messages at the bottom of the screen during the scenes that show use of tobacco products in all content. "The Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Rule

Prices range between Rs 280 and Rs 290 per kg and are predicted to surpass Rs 300 per kg in Andhra Pradesh market

Speaking about this in the House, Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao warned that cigarettes cannot be sold to people under the age of 21 years from now on

New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on tobacco.

The state has integrated the livelihood of women self-help groups engaged in producing organic face masks with the process of imposing the penalty

Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said to the two governments and civic bodies of the city to implement the law

The Delhi city government's decision comes after Bloomberg Philanthropies failed to disclose its funding

In the past few years, government has taken several measures to curb tobacco consumption - which kills more than 900,000 people each year in India