Central Tobacco Authority Being Planned (June 08, 2006)
Federal Minister of Health Anbumani Ramdoss said that a Central Tobacco Authority (CTA) with unprecedented powers to implement the provisions of the Tobacco Act is being planned and revealed in the next couple of months.<More>

Smoking Ban in Bollywood Movies (June 01, 2006)
After months of debate and indecision, the Health and the Information and Broadcasting Ministries seemed to have decided that smoking in movies is definitely bad for India and have proposed a series of measures.<More>

Increased Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Addiction (April 14, 2006)
A recent study found that peer pressure; surrogate advertisements of cigarette and alcohol companies, and movies are influencing high school and pre-university youth in the 15-18 age group to abuse tobacco, drugs, and alcohol.<More>

Bollywood Promotes Smoking (January 30, 2006)
A World Health Organization (WHO) study has shown that the Hindi film industry’s support for smoking tobacco usage has increased.<More>