.... moving towards a tobacco free india

July 29, 2010: New Delhi:- Reflecting the disappointment and grave concern felt by public health advocates over the Centre's decision to defer the new pictorial health warnings on tobacco products, the Health For the Millions (HFM) Trust has moved the Supreme Court. Acting on a petition from HFM, the Supreme Court earlier directed the Centre to ensure implementation of the pictorial health warnings. These were to come into force from June 1, 2010. However, the Centre on May 17 issued a...

July 31, 2010: Delhi:- In view of increasing tobacco use and its serious health hazards, a study has recommended that information on the hazards of tobacco use and cessation should be formally made a part of the medical curriculum in India.

The study 'Tobacco Control and the Training of Health Care Providers' released Friday emphasises that there is an urgent need to integrate tobacco control into public health and the Medical Council of India (MCI) should be responsible for developing a...

Controlling the epidemic of tobacco among women is an important part of any comprehensive tobacco control strategy. World No Tobacco Day 2010 will be designed to draw particular attention to the harmful effects of tobacco marketing towards women and girls. It will also highlight the need for the nearly 170 Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to ban all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in accordance with their constitutions or constitutional...

 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 316 OF 1999

Murli S. Deora (Petitioner)  Versus Union of India and Others (Respondents)

O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

Fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of Constitution of India, inter alia, provides that none shall be deprived of his life without due process of law. Then - why a non-smoker should be afflicted by various diseases including lung cancer or of heart, only...

Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (Display of Boards by Educational Institutions) Rules, 2009

NOTIFICATION:
New Delhi, the 19th January, 2010

G.S.R. 40(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 31 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (No.34 of 2003), and in supersession of the Prohibition on Sale of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products around...

MOHALI: April 5, 2010:-  District health officials are going to issue a notice to liquor baron and Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya for smoking in a public place, thus violating the anti-tobacco act.

During the match between Kings XI Punjab and RCB at PCA stadium in Mohali on Friday, Mallya was caught on camera, puffing.

Recently, district health officials had served a notice to Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne for smoking inside the stadium. Before Warne and Mallya, Kings...

JAIPUR: April 3, 2010:- One-fifth of the Rajasthan assembly members are scheduled to participate in an exclusive anti-tobacco sensitisation workshop for MLAs. During the one-day session on Saturday, the MLAs will be provided information about confronting the menace of tobacco abuse in their personal life and society.

"Forty MLAs have so far confirmed participation in the workshop, we plan to have sessions for all the members of the assembly" said Rajendra Singh, programme manager, Rajasthan...

Last year 'Tobacco Free India Coalition'  in association with 'Burning Brain Society (BBS),' had instituted an annual award for effective action against tobacco. The list of winners of the first edition of the "Tobacco Warrior Awards" are likely to be announced by TFI Coalition in May 2010. The awards shall be given to individuals and organisations contributing their bit to save a million lives lost every year to tobacco in India. 

Currently tobacco kills nearly 5.4 million people per...

"Tobacco Free India Coalition" is a non-profit group of 'Civil Society Organisations' working on the issue of preventing death, disease and damages caused by tobacco use and abuse. Any organisation or individual who;

[1] believes in the objectives of TFI Coalition
[2] believes in the necessity to "Phase-out" tobacco
[3] believes that there is an urgent need to 'control and end' the harmful consequences resulting from tobacco use, and;
[4] is not associated with any tobacco...

This article by Hemant Goswami was published in the magazine "Health for Millions," November 2009 Issue. 

TOBACCO INDUSTRY – THE CORPORATE PLOY 

“Marketing”- that is the buzzword for every business in today’s consumer-driven market ridden with cut-throat competition. But unlike other businesses, the tobacco industry faces little dilemma about retaining the existing customers during their lifetime. The addictive nature of tobacco does the job for them. The greater challenge for the...