The World Health Organization (WHO) reports, smoking makes people more vulnerable to Covid19, but still people are not quitting the habit finds Crisil report. Bengaluru: Crisil Ratings says cigarette sales have risen seven to nine percent equating to 83 billion sticks this fiscal year. A study from Lancelet says people saw the pandemic as an opportunity […]
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The legal ban on the sale of tobacco to minors has not prevented it. Minors continue to buy tobacco. Ludhiana: The hands that should be holding toys, books and pencils are seen holding boxes with a cancer warning. There are several small tobacco stalls in the city where minors are not only sold cigarettes and […]
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Crackdown by the government and heavy fines have brought down the number of tobacco violations. By Niket Nishant The number of violations registered under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), has reduced from 1,46,832 to 2,084, data compiled by The Softcopy shows. In 2016-17, Karnataka topped the list of violations registered and penalised […]
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Karnataka has seen 3,892 ischaemic heart diseases last year. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, April 12, 2019 Smoking is dangerous to health and young people should be made aware of the health problems caused by it. Karnataka has the highest number of ischaemic heart disease cases – 3,892 reported cases in the year 2018-2019, according to […]
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