Bihar Health minister Mangal Pandey stated that 1,75 crore people from Bihar use chew some form of tobacco, despite the Bihar government’s steps to discourage the practice. Speaking at a national consultation on ‘Effective Implementation of Measures for Control of Smokeless Tobacco Use in India’ jointly organised by the health department and the National Institute […]
The continued effort of union health ministry goes in vain to prevent the entry of electronic cigarette or e-cigarette companies into India as a latest survey has found that 36 brands have been selling the devices illegally in the country since the last three years. An e-cigarette is a handheld electronic device that simulates the experience […]
Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan (brand ambassador of Pan Masala) told Indian authorities that he was “cheated” by a mouth freshener (Pan Masala) company that had employed him to promote its brand. His appearance in a surrogate advertisement of an Indian pan masala brand had raised question on him. Brosnan stated that he was “cheated” by […]
