India and the global battle against tobacco on OTT platforms
1 year, 7 months ago

India and the global battle against tobacco on OTT platforms

Hindustan Times  

Last World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2023, India took a momentous stride in combatting the grave consequences of tobacco consumption. Tobacco use causes debilitating diseases such as cancer, lung disease, cardiovascular issues, and stroke, claiming a staggering 1.35 million lives annually in India alone. Introducing groundbreaking regulations, any film featuring tobacco use was mandated to incorporate a warning and In the last few years, in the absence of any regulation on streaming platforms, tobacco companies turned to streaming web series, movies, and other content through product placements and showing key actors smoking or vaping. While focusing on OTT platforms is crucial, India must also address rampant, indirect tobacco marketing on social media channels like Facebook and Instagram, primarily carried out by tobacco companies through brand extensions. India can become a global exemplar in tobacco control efforts by regulating OTT platforms as meticulously as films and TV.

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Surrogate tobacco ads are contributing to India’s cancer burden, zero-tolerance approach needed: experts
1 week, 1 day ago

Surrogate tobacco ads are contributing to India’s cancer burden, zero-tolerance approach needed: experts

The Hindu  

Despite India having strict laws prohibiting both direct and indirect advertising of tobacco products, the tobacco industry continues to find ways to keep its brands visible: a 2021 report by the World Health Organization found that one-third of countries worldwide, including India, still struggle with comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. Harish Bijoor, a marketing expert, criticises this …

Stakeholders call for inter-State collaboration to implement tobacco control policies
1 week, 2 days ago

Stakeholders call for inter-State collaboration to implement tobacco control policies

The Hindu  

Tobacco regulatory stakeholders have called for greater collaborative efforts between States in implementing effective tobacco control policies and enforcing existing regulations. The recent National Consultation on Tobacco Product Regulation, organised by the National Tobacco Regulators Forum at Jipmer, in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, brought together policymakers, health experts, and representatives of regulatory bodies. The consultation featured …

Why Health Ministry has ordered IPL to ban surrogate tobacco, alcohol ads
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Why Health Ministry has ordered IPL to ban surrogate tobacco, alcohol ads

India Today  

India's Health Ministry has written to the Indian Premier League and the BCCI, ordering a complete ban on tobacco and alcohol The Ministry said that the event, which is linked to health and fitness, contradicts itself if it directly or indirectly promotes tobacco and alcohol on any platform. India is facing a rising burden of various non-communicable diseases like heart …

Two decades after India’s public smoking ban, challenges persist in tobacco control
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two decades after India’s public smoking ban, challenges persist in tobacco control

The Hindu  

In 1999, Justice K. Narayana Kurup of the Kerala High Court delivered a landmark verdict banning smoking in public places, declaring it a violation of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. This judgment laid the foundation for stricter tobacco control policies in India, influencing the Supreme Court’s ruling in Murli S. Deora vs. Union of …

The Tobacco Trap: Why tobacco control missteps worry India's doctors
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Tobacco Trap: Why tobacco control missteps worry India's doctors

India Today  

India, home to over 300 million tobacco users, faces a daunting public health crisis driven by addiction, disease, and policy shortcomings. As Professor Ravi Mehrotra from the National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research points out, “One reason why we have a higher number of tobacco users as compared to many other countries is because of our huge population.” More …

The Tobacco Trap: How flawed policies are undermining India's fight against addiction
3 months ago

The Tobacco Trap: How flawed policies are undermining India's fight against addiction

India Today  

In 2023, India became the first country in the world to mandate anti-tobacco warnings on Over-The-Top streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Despite early adoption of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and enacting the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act in 2003, India remains one of the world’s largest consumers of tobacco, with almost …

Govt proposes non-skippable anti-tobacco ads on OTT platforms
6 months, 1 week ago

Govt proposes non-skippable anti-tobacco ads on OTT platforms

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: 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 platforms. "The Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Amendment Rules …

Health ministry proposes mandatory 'non-skippable' anti-tobacco spots on OTT platforms
6 months, 1 week ago

Health ministry proposes mandatory 'non-skippable' anti-tobacco spots on OTT platforms

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: 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. According to the draft norms, all films of Indian and foreign origin irrespective of their CBFC certification status published …

Kicking the habit of smoking: Exploring safer alternatives for tobacco cessation in India
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kicking the habit of smoking: Exploring safer alternatives for tobacco cessation in India

Hindustan Times  

The fight against tobacco addiction is a critical public health endeavour, with a profound impact on the lives of millions and in India, despite concerted efforts, the prevalence of smoking remains alarmingly high, posing significant risks to individuals’ health and placing a burden on the healthcare system. Kicking the habit of smoking: Exploring safer alternatives for tobacco cessation in India …

Beyond the puff: Exploring safer alternatives for India's tobacco endgame
8 months, 1 week ago

Beyond the puff: Exploring safer alternatives for India's tobacco endgame

India Today  

India, a country full of vibrant colours, rich traditions, and diverse cultures, faces a hidden danger that silently takes lives, one puff at a time. The government must consider tweaking these policies to introduce scientifically proven alternatives for tobacco and smoking cessation. ALTERNATIVES FOR SERIOUS SMOKERS Imagine a world where alternatives exist — safer havens for those desperate to break …

The tobacco epidemic in India
9 months, 4 weeks ago

The tobacco epidemic in India

The Hindu  

Tobacco is the most widely recognised preventable cause of disease and death in the world. The status of tobacco use in India The Global Adult Tobacco Survey, the Global Youth Tobacco Survey, and India’s National Family Health Survey capture the status of tobacco use in India. The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2003 has 33 sections governing the production, …

WHO asks governments to protect children from tobacco industry interference
9 months, 4 weeks ago

WHO asks governments to protect children from tobacco industry interference

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The WHO on Thursday called for the need to protect children from the interference of the tobacco industry after a data revealed that around 11 million adolescents were found to be various tobacco products in the Southeast region. On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, WHO claimed that the youths across the world were demanding that the …

India's Tobacco Crisis: 1% GDP lost, 49% young adults smoke, per KPMG report
10 months ago

India's Tobacco Crisis: 1% GDP lost, 49% young adults smoke, per KPMG report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, May 24: India’s growth story has amazed economists and financial experts. A report by KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services report titled Human-Centric Approach to Tobacco Control has revealed that India loses precious 1% of the GDP every year due to diseases and early deaths from tobacco use. India ranks second globally in tobacco and it is the highly …

You Really Think People Start Smoking By Watching It On Screen? Kerala High Court On Plea To Ban Smoking Scenes In Films, Serials
1 year, 2 months ago

You Really Think People Start Smoking By Watching It On Screen? Kerala High Court On Plea To Ban Smoking Scenes In Films, Serials

Live Law  

"Do you really think people start smoking by seeing it on the screen," the Kerala High Court orally remarked today while hearing a plea against display of tobacco smoking scenes in films and tele-serials. The plea further stated that a large number of Malayalam movies were released incorporating smoking scenes depicting the use of cigarettes and tobacco products contrary to …

Health Ministry denies compromise on OTT smoking rules
1 year, 5 months ago

Health Ministry denies compromise on OTT smoking rules

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday denied The Hindu’s report on weak enforcement of anti-tobacco warnings for TV shows and films streamed online. “A reputed news publication has recently made a claim that the Union Government has reached ‘an uneasy compromise’ with OTT streaming services on adding smoking warnings to their content,” the Ministry said in a …

OTT services, govt. reach uneasy compromise on smoking warnings
1 year, 5 months ago

OTT services, govt. reach uneasy compromise on smoking warnings

The Hindu  

Over-the-top streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video reached an uneasy compromise with the Union government on adding smoking warnings to their content, according to minutes of a meeting with the industry obtained by The Hindu, and a review of smoking warnings on different platforms. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had on May 31 …

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari calls for immediate curb on smoking scenes in OTT programmes
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari calls for immediate curb on smoking scenes in OTT programmes

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Smoking scenes have become a trend in programmes on OTT platforms, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has said in Parliament and called for immediate action to curb the propagation of tobacco on online curated content. Taking part in a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the Cinematograph Amendment Bill on Monday, he said actors, directors, scriptwriters and the audience …

Tobacco control: Study finds significant association between implementation of policies and prevalence
1 year, 8 months ago

Tobacco control: Study finds significant association between implementation of policies and prevalence

The Hindu  

A qualitative evaluation study aimed at better understanding the implementation of tobacco control policies has revealed that there is a significant association between the implementation of policies and prevalence of tobacco use in India. “Besides, tobacco product The study was presented at a national consultation on tobacco control policies held in the city on Thursday, July 6. U.S. Vishal Rao, …

Reconsider the smoking rules for OTT platforms
1 year, 8 months ago

Reconsider the smoking rules for OTT platforms

Hindustan Times  

Picture this: You are engrossed in a series streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime or engrossed in a Joe Rogan episode on Spotify when suddenly, an intrusive audio-visual blast disrupts your viewing experience with an anti-tobacco message. In a recent notification, it asked OTT platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings before films and TV shows and static warnings in frames that …

Will the govt’s new anti-tobacco messaging mandate ruin your OTT experience? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 9 months ago

Will the govt’s new anti-tobacco messaging mandate ruin your OTT experience? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

On May 31st, the Union Health Ministry issued a notification making it mandatory for over-the-top streaming platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings as seen in movies screened in theatres and on TV. Critics have said that this move could disrupt the audience’s viewing experience, throttle creativity, and is an act of overkill that infringes on the right to freedom of expression. …

Tobacco rules for OTT counterproductive, infringes freedom of speech, says IFF
1 year, 9 months ago

Tobacco rules for OTT counterproductive, infringes freedom of speech, says IFF

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s notification on May 31 requiring OTT streaming platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings before films and TV show episodes that feature them — as well as static warning messages in shots of content featuring tobacco use — infringes on the freedom of speech of creators, the New Delhi-based Internet Freedom Foundation said in a …

OTT players, lobby groups to address anti-tobacco rules
1 year, 9 months ago

OTT players, lobby groups to address anti-tobacco rules

Live Mint  

New Delhi Reeling under pressure from the government to include anti-tobacco disclaimers across their content, the video streaming platforms are working with industry lobby groups to find amicable solutions to navigate the challenging guidelines. The idea, one senior executive said, is to request that future titles may include such warnings instead of going back to content already made, a move …

Health Ministry notifies new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms
1 year, 9 months ago

Health Ministry notifies new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms

Firstpost  

The Union Health Ministry has notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms. “If the publisher of online curated content fails to comply with the provisions of sub-rules an interministerial committee consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, shall take action suo motu …

OTT platforms mandated to show anti-tobacco warnings
1 year, 9 months ago

OTT platforms mandated to show anti-tobacco warnings

The Hindu  

It’s now mandatory for over-the-top streaming platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings as seen in movies screened in theatres and TV, as per a Union Health Ministry notification on May 31 amending the rules under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2004. Prominent health warnings Meanwhile, as per the notification, released on World No Tobacco Day, publishers of online curated …

Despite ban, e-cigarettes remain major health challenge in India: Study
2 years, 1 month ago

Despite ban, e-cigarettes remain major health challenge in India: Study

India Today  

A new study indicates that e-cigarettes remain a major public health challenge in India despite bans from the government, which were aimed at protecting youth from vaping-related harms. The study conducted by researchers from The George Institute for Global Health aimed to "examine educated young adults’ e-cigarette-related attitudes and behaviors and their support for various e-cigarette control policies." Greater education …

Ban advertisement of tobacco products: Health experts to govt
2 years, 9 months ago

Ban advertisement of tobacco products: Health experts to govt

Firstpost  

On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, they also asked the Centre to ensure that tobacco control law and policies are made stronger and implemented effectively New Delhi: Health experts and celebrities have urged the government to put an immediate ban on On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, they also asked the Centre to ensure that tobacco …

India Cracked Down on Tobacco Smoking But 'Paan Masala' Brands Still Enjoy Celebrity Endorsement
2 years, 9 months ago

India Cracked Down on Tobacco Smoking But 'Paan Masala' Brands Still Enjoy Celebrity Endorsement

News 18  

Despite the widespread awareness of the associated harms, tobacco usage continues to be one of the most serious health challenges in India. India actually faces a more acute health burden due to smokeless tobacco products such as gutka, paan, paan masala, khaini and zarda. Dual Burden of Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco in India Tobacco use contributes to over 9.5 per …

Pass Cigarettes And Other Tobacco Products (Amendment) Bill And Make India, A livelier And Less Smoky Place
3 years, 9 months ago

Pass Cigarettes And Other Tobacco Products (Amendment) Bill And Make India, A livelier And Less Smoky Place

Live Law  

As a member of World Health Organisation community, India observes 'World No Tobacco Day' on May 31 every year to highlight the colossal health risks associated with the use of tobacco. So let's use this Day as a launching pad to pass Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill " Amendment Bill" and make a livelier and less smoky India. The …

Tobacco giant placing ‘stealth adverts’ on Facebook and Instagram, bypassing social media rules
3 years, 11 months ago

Tobacco giant placing ‘stealth adverts’ on Facebook and Instagram, bypassing social media rules

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s third-largest multinational tobacco …

Government announces new guidelines for OTT, social media platforms in India
4 years, 1 month ago

Government announces new guidelines for OTT, social media platforms in India

India TV News  

Government announces new guidelines for OTT, social media platforms in India In a press conference on Thursday, the Indian government issued new guidelines for social media platforms as well as OTT streaming platforms. In a press conference on Thursday, the Indian government issued new guidelines for social media platforms as well as OTT streaming platforms. "Social media platforms upon being …

Curbs on tobacco products will help the fight against Covid, boost the economy
4 years, 5 months ago

Curbs on tobacco products will help the fight against Covid, boost the economy

Hindustan Times  

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed us to adapt to a new normal, retrospect on underlying behaviours towards health and shun old harmful habits that are detrimental to one’s health and that of others. In India, an estimated 1.3 million deaths are accounted for as due to the use of tobacco A recent review of studies by public health experts convened …

‘War on tobacco: think ahead of industry’
5 years, 5 months ago

‘War on tobacco: think ahead of industry’

The Hindu  

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, a head and neck cancer surgeon from Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital has been a vociferous critic of tobacco use. Dr. Chaturvedi talks to The Hindu about why the Centre’s move to ban Electronic Nicotine Delivery Devices was essential, and his concerns about the government’s failure to curb tobacco usage through smoking and chewing. The latest results from …

Banning e-cigarettes ‘historic’ move: U.S.-based advocacy group
5 years, 6 months ago

Banning e-cigarettes ‘historic’ move: U.S.-based advocacy group

The Hindu  

India has become a leader in the global fight against a youth e-cigarette epidemic by taking a “historic” decision to ban such nicotine and tobacco products, a U.S.-based top advocacy group has said. President of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Matthew L Myers said India’s decision to ban the sale, manufacture, import and advertising of e-cigarettes nationwide was a “bold effort” …

India bans production and import of e-cigarettes in 'public health move' pending final session in November
5 years, 6 months ago

India bans production and import of e-cigarettes in 'public health move' pending final session in November

Firstpost  

India has 106 million adult smokers, making it a lucrative market for firms such as Juul and Philip Morris. India’s cabinet on Wednesday banned production and import of electronic cigarettes, a public health move that is seen dashing the expansion plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International. But India has 106 million adult smokers, second only …

India Announces Widespread Ban Of E-Cigarettes
5 years, 6 months ago

India Announces Widespread Ban Of E-Cigarettes

NPR  

India Announces Widespread Ban Of E-Cigarettes Enlarge this image toggle caption Manish Swarup/AP Manish Swarup/AP The Indian government announced Wednesday a sweeping ban on electronic cigarette products. The Cabinet approved the ordinance, which prohibits the manufacture, sale, storage and Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, called the ban a "quantum …

The puzzling ban of e-cigarettes in India: Restrictions will do more harm than good – Firstpost
5 years, 6 months ago

The puzzling ban of e-cigarettes in India: Restrictions will do more harm than good – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Policy should be viewed as tuner knobs, dialling up and down policies based on their success, instead of on-and-off switches. Trawling through the literature on the harm caused by ENDS, one can find a broad consensus that ENDS not only pose significantly less potential harm to users, it also helps smokers reduce usage. It adds that e-cigarettes “contain fewer numbers …

Regulate but don't ban E-cigarettes: Traders to govt
5 years, 6 months ago

Regulate but don't ban E-cigarettes: Traders to govt

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 13 With over 100 million smokers in India, regulations and education can be the key to provide safer alternative to tobacco smoking. Though Indian government has been planning to ban E-cigarettes in India, experts and the traders have been demanding that instead of banning these products, regulation can be the key which could help Indian get over …

Opinion | India’s vape ban only deprives smokers of safer options
5 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | India’s vape ban only deprives smokers of safer options

Live Mint  

The world has embraced electronic cigarettes, commonly known as vapes, and other electronic nicotine delivery systems as harm-reduction alternatives to combustible tobacco used in cigarettes. That is surprising given that the country bears 12% of the global burden of tobacco users, has 40% of its adults exposed to passive smoking, and also has the dubious distinction of showing the lowest …

India's health ministry reportedly proposes a ban on the production, import of e-cigarettes
5 years, 7 months ago

India's health ministry reportedly proposes a ban on the production, import of e-cigarettes

Firstpost  

This deals a blow to US-based Juul Labs Inc, which is hoping to launch its e-cigarette in India. India’s health ministry has proposed a ban on the production and import of electronic cigarettes, documents seen by Reuters showed, potentially jeopardizing the expansion plans of big firms like Juul Labs and Philip Morris International. “E-cigarettes and similar technologies that encourage tobacco …

U’khand HC Asks Centre To Decide In 6 Mths On Nicotine, Tar Content Labelling On Tobacco Products [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

U’khand HC Asks Centre To Decide In 6 Mths On Nicotine, Tar Content Labelling On Tobacco Products [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Provision making it mandatory lying dormant for 12 yrsObserving that law should not be permitted to remain dormant without any public interest, the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday directed the Centre to consider within six months whether the Section 7 of The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, which makes it mandatory for manufacturers to indicate nicotine and tar …

Survey reveals reduction in tobacco usage
7 years, 8 months ago

Survey reveals reduction in tobacco usage

The Hindu  

Improved awareness and better enforcement has resulted in a reduction of tobacco use among youth in the country. According to the second Global Adult Tobacco Survey, released last week, tobacco use has reduced by 17% among adults since 2010. Since 2010, several measures have been taken, both at the national and state level, to curb the country’s enormous tobacco epidemic, …

Government releases new pictorial warnings for tobacco products
7 years, 11 months ago

Government releases new pictorial warnings for tobacco products

India TV News  

Replacing the existing images, the Health Ministry has released a new set of pictorial warnings for mandatory display on packets of cigarettes, bidis, and chewing tobacco with effect from April 1 this year. According to the public notice on the Health Ministry's website, the government notified the new health warnings on October 15, 2014 and issued a notification dated September …

GST Council meet: Tax tobacco at 40%; proposed 26% will only incentivise the 'factory of death'
8 years, 4 months ago

GST Council meet: Tax tobacco at 40%; proposed 26% will only incentivise the 'factory of death'

Firstpost  

The GST Council’s proposal on 20 October 2016 for 26 percent GST rate on tobacco will be seriously injurious to health. A study estimated that nearly 10 percent of minors use tobacco primarily because tobacco industry targets children as their new consumer base! As per estimates, the total money spent on diseases attributable to tobacco use alone is in the …

National Family Health Survey: India drinks and smokes less now
9 years, 2 months ago

National Family Health Survey: India drinks and smokes less now

The Hindu  

The preliminary findings from National Family Health Survey released last week have given anti-tobacco campaigners a reason to smile. According to the NFHS-4 data, in the 13 States surveyed, tobacco use among men has fallen from 50 per cent in 2005-06 to 47 per cent in 2015. Plain tobacco packaging The public health community has been demanding implementation of ‘plain …

tobacco industry needs hundreds of thousands of India's youth to start using tobacco-India TV News
9 years, 11 months ago

tobacco industry needs hundreds of thousands of India's youth to start using tobacco-India TV News

India TV News  

Sunita Tomar, face of the powerful anti-tobacco campaign launched by health ministry with involvement of World Lung Foundation, passed away in Mumbai early on Wednesday morning. Sunita's cancer was caused by the misinformation spread by tobacco industry that that it would improve her dental health. Soon after the ad-campaign, the then Union Minister of Health, Dr Harsh Vardhan declared that …

The ways of tobacco companies
11 years, 1 month ago

The ways of tobacco companies

The Hindu  

For several decades, tobacco companies across the world vehemently denied and blatantly deceived and misled people about the dangers of smoking. In a second major move, four American companies and the U.S. government recently reached an agreement on the “corrective statements” that the companies would advertise. Besides stating the facts about smoking, they would admit to deliberate deception, in Despite …

India slips 23 places in pictorial campaign against tobacco
12 years, 4 months ago

India slips 23 places in pictorial campaign against tobacco

India TV News  

New Delhi, Nov 15: India has been ranked 123 among 193 countries in an international biennial report on pictorial health warning campaign against use of tobacco products - slipping 23 places behind its 100th rank in 2010. The ‘Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report' was released at the World Health Organisation 's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control conference in …

World No Tobacco Day: Command and control
12 years, 9 months ago

World No Tobacco Day: Command and control

The Hindu  

A cigar has “…a fire at one end and a fool at the other.” - Horace Greely With all the gory statistics related to smoking at our disposal, it would be hard to disagree with the above statement, yet, fools or not, men and women in countless numbers choose to continue consuming tobacco products. Despite the proposals in the World …

印度香烟包装将印警示图案-英语点津
15 years, 9 months ago

印度香烟包装将印警示图案-英语点津

China Daily  

India has begun printing pictorial health warnings on cigarette and other tobacco products, including photos of diseased lungs and gums, as part of efforts to cut smoking, officials said Monday. "We hope the gory pictures on the packaging might deter people from consuming tobacco," Sutapa Biswas, executive director of the Cancer Foundation of India, told the reporters. Smoking and chewing …

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