Ban on tobacco advertising not enough The best policy for the government is to sufficiently alarm people, to launch massive awareness campaigns, and to put a disincentive to the tobacco industry.
Putting Out The Fire Those who stop smoking experience positive health changes that are detectable within days, but it may take years for the medical risks in ex-smokers to drop to the levels enjoyed by those who have never smoked.
Becoming tobacco-free Make a list of the reasons why you want to quit smoking. Keep the list on hand so you can look at it when you have a nicotine craving.
Cracking on smoking in schools, colleges As part of its efforts to deter students consuming tobacco products, Karnataka will appoint 130 officials from various departments to take action against students smoking or consuming tobacco products.
A Chinese man smoking a cigarette is silhouetted in Xiamen, China’s Fujian province, on Wednesday. China has an estimated 350 million smokers, about one quarter of the population. PTI
Is the State Government justified in derecognising 2,215 primary schools which were teaching in English medium after obtaining permission for Kannada medium?
Over 3.5 lakh students are affected by the decision.
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